Kind of Bloop (original) (raw)

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Credits

beek / Chris del Camino
virt / Jake Kaufman
sergeeo / Sergio de Prado
Shnabubula / Samuel Ascher-Weiss
Disasterpeace / Rich Vreeland

Original songs by Miles Davis. Published by Songs of Universal OBO Jazz Horn Music Corp.

Who's responsible for this blasphemy?

Hi, I'm Andy Baio. Got questions? Hit me up on Mastodon, Bluesky, oremail.

What is this?

Kind of Bloop is a chiptune tribute to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, a track-by-track 8-bit reinterpretation of the bestselling jazz album of all time.

Launched as a Kickstarter project in April 2009, only two weeks after Kickstarter itself opened its doors, the album's production was funded by 419 backers around the world.

Kind of Bloop was released on August 17, 2009, on the 50th anniversary of Kind of Blue.

The album is perhaps best known for the out-of-court settlement involving its cover artwork, which led to a huge public outcry, press attention, and its ongoing citation in scholarly journals.

Kind of Bloop was made free to download in 2019 on the 10th anniversary of the album, and Kind of Blue's 60th birthday.

A 15th anniversary vinyl edition was announced in August 2024. Preorders are open now, with additional distribution in Canada and Europe, slated to ship in December 2024.