C418 – Minecraft Volume Alpha (Original Soundtrack) [10th Anniversary Reissue] – LP – ‘Earth Confetti’ Colour Vinyl [NOV 7]

LP – Indies Exclusive Limited 10th Anniversary ‘Earth Confetti’ Colour Vinyl Edition. Only 500 copies in this pressing (2025 Reissue).

Marking the ten year anniversary from its original vinyl release and following a mammoth Minecraft year, that saw the release of the global box-office-topping A Minecraft Movie starring Jack Black and Jason Mamoa, Ghostly International are making an ultra-rare Earth Confetti vinyl variant of C418s legendary video game soundtrack available for the first time at UK retail.

Minecraft is a dreamscape, a limitless world where anything is possible. Minecraft is a tool, a means of bringing the imagination to life. Minecraft is a community, a platform on which inventive minds of all ages can share their creations and ideas. Minecraft, of course, is also a game, the most popular and best-selling video game of all time. Originally created in 2009 by Swedish programmer Markus ‘Notch’ Persson, this cultural phenomenon speaks volumes of our current zeitgeist’s love for virtual spaces, but its unprecedented success couldn’t be pinned on one factor alone. Countless layers of thoughtful artistry flow through Minecraft‘s singular experience, not the least of which is its transportive soundtrack.

Minecraft Volume Alpha is the work of German composer and musician Daniel Rosenfeld. Using C418 as his moniker, Rosenfeld crafted the sweeping soundtrack and vibrant sound design which helped breathe life into Minecraft’s voxel-based universe. Fans and critics were universally enamored with his beatless, nuanced electronic pieces upon release. Popular gaming site Kotaku named it among The Best Game Music of 2011, calling the music ‘remarkably soothing,’ and The Guardian has compared Rosenfeld’s delicate piano and sparse ambient motifs to legendary artists Erik Satie and Brian Eno. In an interview feature with C418, Polygon distilled Volume Alphato its essence: “It’s not bound by the retro aesthetic of Minecraft’s graphics. It transcends them. The album is an attempt to uplift the combined game / music experience into the sublime.” But for all of the critical praise, C418’s crowning achievement has to be his insatiable fan base, the seemingly endless swath of players and listeners who treat his music like gospel. They are exactly who this physical release of the Minecraft soundtrack was conceived for, though Ghostly hopes to bring Rosenfeld’s music to a whole new audience as well. As any cursory listen of the touching sounds will reveal, this isn’t a record meant solely for lifelong gamers and MineCon diehards; anyone in love with ambient, neo-classical, or minimal music needs to hear Volume Alpha.

Tracklist:

A1. Subwoofer Lullaby
A2. Living Mice
A3. Moog City
A4. Haggstrom
A5. Minecraft
A6. Clark

B1. Mice on Venus
B2. Dry Hands
B3. Wet Hands
B4. Sweden
B5. Cat
B6. Danny