We don't know what exactly possessed Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start to name themselves after Konami's famous code, but we're sure that it helps people remember their band name. It also helps bloggers looking for any excuse to write about Contra.We expected their music to be mostly chiptunes and 8-bit homages -- or, given the manliness of the Contra series and the Contra 4 website, something in the same vein as Team America's "America, F*** Yeah" (NSFW) -- but their songs lean more towards indie rock. There's a stack of downloadable MP3s available for you to sample at the band's site, and they're actually quite listenable!
We've pasted a music video from one of UUDDLRLRBAS's tracks off their Worst Band Name Ever album past the post break for you. While the song won't make beating Contra/Gradius/Jackal any easier, it's not bad!
"I'll Thank You Later":
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11-13-2007 @ 10:44PM
Bluebreaker said...
I would have named my band "30 Lives" and left it at that. I wonder what the radio DJs would call them when they announce their songs?
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11-13-2007 @ 11:25PM
Brello said...
That was like a Macintosh ad, except much much less annoying. That name is a nightmare for anyone not familiar with the Konami code, though! Plus, they should have totally put select in there for some 2 player action. What kind of band plays alone?
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11-14-2007 @ 2:20AM
Xian B. said...
Deftones' last album also featured a track titled "uuddlrlrabselectstart." They're cooler than these guys, too. I like when gaming culture seeps into odd places.
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11-14-2007 @ 6:49AM
rach said...
upCdownCleftCrightCabc+start are way better
(check out http://www.myspace.com/upcdownc)
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11-14-2007 @ 10:28PM
Lita said...
4. upCdownCleftCrightCabc+start are way better
(check out http://www.myspace.com/upcdownc)
You beat me to it =[
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11-30-2007 @ 1:53AM
Boogier said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2MmHgMX6jQ&feature=related
A polar bear doing a dance of the code...not bad.
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