Mr. Pacman

Mr. Pacman is an "8-bit hero gangsta rock" [1] band from Denver, Colorado. Desribed as a performance art project as well as a band, Mr. Pacman's live shows include martial arts fighting with monsters, outrageous 1980s retro-futuristic outfits, and their signature Commodore 64-inspired rock. The band started out as a film school project by Denver native Avery Rains in 2001, who would rap over Commodore 64 video game music. After one such performance, some Japanese exchange students remarked, "Mr. Pacman is awesome!". The name stuck. Since then, the band has expanded to 4 members.

Starting in 2002, Mr. Pacman has been named among the Top 10 Underground Bands of Colorado list by the Denver Post, placing 7th that year, and 5th in 2003 & 2004 [2].

Contents

1 Members 2 Discography 2.1 Turbotron EP (2002) 2.2 7" vinyl split with Magicyclops 2.3 Star Hustler (2003) 3 External links

Members

• Mr. Pacman - Vocals, keytar
• Silver Ghost - Commodore SX-64, vocoder
• White Tiger - electronic percussion (prefers not to be called a drummer)
• Anarchy Dragon (formerly known as Cockroach 3030) - guitar

Discography

Turbotron EP (2002)

1. Intro
2. Turbotron
3. Pacman Rap (Shout-out by Wesley Willis)
4. Neurotica
5. Be the Zero
6. O.P.A (Original Party Animal)
7. Welcome to the Future (Sucks)
8. The End
9. Girls That Go Boom (featuring Ozzy Osmond)

7" vinyl split with Magicyclops

1. Mr. Pacman- Baby's on Fire (Brian Eno)
2. Magicyclops- Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band)

Star Hustler (2003)

1. Gangsta Pac (Contains a sample from the movie Colors )
2. (rock) Star Hustler (with Magicyclops )
3. Pacman Densu (feat. Monotrona )
4. Lifeless
5. Pacman Power
6. Be the Hero* (feat. Sara Thorpe; a Fischerspooner-like reinterpetation of "Be the Zero")
7. Turbo Attack!
8. Mr. Pacman International
9. No Ghosts!*
10. Luxury Car*
11. Pacman Birthday (feat. Monotrona )
12. The Ninja
13. Paxcercise* (feat. Bebe & Serge ; based on "Deflektor" by Ben Daglish )
14. (porn) Star Hustler (feat. Sara Thorpe & Claudine)
15. Let's Go! (various video game samples)
16. Songjacked

(*Indicates a video for the song is included in the disc)

External links

• http://www.mrpacman.com/ - official website
• http://www.myspace.com/mrpacman - official blog
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mrpacmanplayaz/ - official Yahoo! Groups newsletter