TRUE CHIP TILL DEATH • fighter x

Fighter X - ST

By Peter Swimm, on December 18th, 2009

The third album by Fighter X, now working together as a duo; Nick Walthew and Jack Waterman (previously known as Circles.) With twice the power behind an astounding 18 track punch, the newfound duality of Fighter X is a force to behold!

1. First Strike
2. Time to Die
3. PWRCLB
4. Sparking!
5. Tri-Beam
6. Neurad Specialty
7. Trident
8. Thrill Ride
9. Intoxicate?
10. Flash Product
11. Disco Tripper
12. Sound the Alarm
13. Taiko Child
14. Ravestorm
15. Psycho Video
16. Iron Will (feat Spamtron)
17. Already
18. Ascension

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In the News • hardware • software

TCTD micronews for 2009-12-07

By Peter Swimm, on December 7th, 2009

Skrasoft Pokey synth model updates: http://skrasoft.com/blog/?p=207 #
Green GameBoy backlight looks really nice: http://blog.gg8.se/wordpress/2009/12/06/green-gameboy-backlight/ #
Music MediaMix Market recap includes Saitone Julliehally sightings.. http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/12/sound_current_yokohamas_mediam.php #
The Blip Festival illustration the New Yorker made might be the best nonscene commercial work ive seen all year: http://tinyurl.com/ygatx37 #
Superbrothers has some sort of new.. game?: http://attractmo.de/blog/superbrothers-sword-sworcery/ #
NTRQ Edit window: http://dutycyclegenerator.com/index.html#NTRQ-Video-3http://dutycyclegenerator.com/index.html#NTRQ-Video-3 #
RT: @Nullsleep: New Nullsleep x Videogramo t-shirts available soon – http://bit.ly/5ngQD5 #
RT: @blipfestival: On the Blip Blog: BlipTalk with Fighter X: http://bit.ly/5Nha5L #blip09 #
ChipFlip: Cracking the c64 in Argentina: http://chipflip.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/c64-in-argentina-crack-the-crack/ #

Chipmusic • Live Events

Blip Festival Partial Lineup Announced

By Peter Swimm, on October 20th, 2009

The first round of artists for the 2009 Blip festival have been announced. There is also a chance to get some special gifts for donating to the Blip Festival via a new kickstarter page.

The artists announced so far:

Chipmusic • Labels • Releases

Apathy Passion Vehemence – Fighter X

By Peter Swimm, on July 16th, 2009

Rollicking Chipthump from CrunchyCo (Update your site!). Bit Shifter Approved.

Over 17 minutes of soothing, low bpm LSDJ material, with an uplifting end. I made all of these tracks within 2 days… I hope you all enjoy the Apathy Passion Vehemence release from Crunchy Records.

via Forums | 8bc.org – Online Chiptune Media Sharing.

Chipmusic • Labels • Music Artists • Releases

Midweek Round-up with the II Comp. and more

By Peter Swimm, on February 11th, 2009

Fortress of Baditude

The Winter II Records com is out and its a doozy. It features the following tracks:

01 Disasterpeace – Bird Season
02 ok ikumi – white plains 96
03 The J. Arthur Keenes Band – Stoic
04 Fighter X – Winter Death
05 Evil Wezil – Icebreaker
06 Zan-zan-zawa-veia – Khei-moni
07 Animal Style – Ancient Accumulator
08 µB – ice flower
09 iqtu – ice palace dub
10 Derris-Kharlan – Shiva
11 temp sound solutions – the last of all that lasts
12 failotron – hullamzoret
13 oxygenstar – the lazy gnome

On top of that is news of two hot commercial releases:

Spamtron – Never Say Die!

Blast off into Spamtron’s world of fast-paced robot action with Never Say Die!, an eighteen-track thrill ride full of spammy wonderment! Experience tracks never before heard in one beautifully presented package. Spamtron takes chip music to the next level. No n00bs!

Mommy Was An Asteroid – Morphballs 3″CD-R

wots space-punk speeding thru space to do? …the only musical instrument afforded in such tight quarters is the beloved 21st century gameboy micro of course, so have gameboy will travel and hear ye my musical love-poem to a broad 8n a spacesuit called Samus!