[Episode 41] This month, barSILENCE is blasting off into the outer space battlefields of Defender 2000 on the Atari Jaguar.

Released in 1996, Jeff Minter’s Defender 2000 put a darker, futuristic spin on the arcade classic. It also featured an awesome, breakbeat and techno-infused soundtrack by Alastair Lindsay that was perfectly crafted for the new millennium.

Grab your ship and get ready to save some humanoids to this DJ-style mix of the techno tunes of Defender 2000!

Tracklisting:

00:00:00 - Intro and the History of Defender 2000

00:06:41 - Title Screen (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

00:11:45 - Level 1 (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

00:18:05 - New Song (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

00:24:54 - Level 3 (Boom Boom) (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

00:30:22 - Level 4 (Rescue Us) (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

00:36:53 - Level 5 (It’s a Dream) (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

00:42:41 - New Song 2 (Annihilating Rhythm) (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

00:50:24 - Outro & Final Tracks

00:52:32 - Bonus Level (Beethoven's 5th RMX) (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

00:54:59 - Hiscore (Defender 2000) [Alastair Lindsay]

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