The Coral Re-Record Their Entire 2002 Debut Album as a Retro Video Game

13 Ago The Coral Re-Record Their Entire 2002 Debut Album as a Retro Video Game

The Coral have re-recorded their entire 2002 debut album in 8-bit retro video game format — listen to “Shadows Fall” below. The Merseyside band’s self-titled debut included singles like “Dreaming Of You” and “Goodbye,” and now they’re giving fans the chance to hear the songs like never before. Co-founder and bassist Paul Duffy has reworked the album in lo-fi style, with The Coral Caves Of Illusion – Debut Album Celebration set for release on September 5 via AV8 Records — pre-order it here.

He used the miniBit platform to create the album, driven by the question: “How do I make this sound like my favorite level of Sonic or Mickey Mouse’s Castle Of Illusion?”. Explaining how the project came about, Duffy said: “We were in the process of filming the documentary and James asked Nick Power (keyboards) if someone could make an 8-bit version of ‘Shadows Fall’ for a short scene where we appear as pixel characters.”

Nick said, “Duffy’s your man.” I’ve always been a bit of a gamer, so it was perfect for me. Everyone loved it so much that they suggested doing the entire first album in 8-bit. Now it’s all over the documentary.

The documentary in question is Dreaming Of You, directed by James Slater, which tells the story of the band’s formation and the making of their debut album. It premiered last month at the Sheffield Doc Fest.

The Coral have spent this summer playing several major shows, supporting Supergrass in Margate, Blossoms in Derby, Kaiser Chiefs in Leeds, and Elbow in Cardiff and Gloucestershire.

Their most recent album of new material was Sea Of Mirrors, their eleventh record, which featured appearances by Cillian Murphy and John Simm, as well as former member Bill Ryder-Jones.