SI #32 This is Rei Sega | Super Monster Party

Sentimental Illness

There have only been a few bands/artists that have taken the video game music business and made it their own. I have the honor of hosting Rei from Super Monster Party today and it's gotta be a great thing to experience. How many get to do this?
I should say that I greatly enjoyed speaking to Rei, but we did have a plethora of real audio and video issues, plus he was stuck near a political parade and I spilled my coffee and had connection issues. It was a complete mess, so our conversation is as good as the editing. I hope you enjoy what we put together for you.
Lastly, remember that Super Monster Party has a new album called ' Rage Quit,' which came out in November of 2024 and it's a blast. So....
It's time. Let's get to this. Ladies and gentlemen, put your pixels together for Rei Sega of Super Monster Party. Let's go!
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Time Codes:
1:00 Who is Rei Sega and what is Super Monster Party?
3:30 Discovering the thrash
7:00 Inspired by Marvel comics
9:30 Stumped by the Atari Jaguar
12:00 Hooked on Sonic the Hedgehog
15:00 What was the musical trigger?
17:00 Rei loves Prince and Elvis
19:00 Forgetting your problems on stage
22:00 Singing about what you know
25:00 Testing your musical friendships
28:00 Making the music with other session musicians
30:00 Constantly creating new ideas
32:00 Playing his music on Guitar Hero and PC
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