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On the FMA: Blip Festival

By Peter Swimm, on January 19th, 2010

Free Music Archive: 2009 Blip Festival on your FMA.

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:

In the News

TCTD tweets from 2009-10-12

By Peter Swimm, on October 12th, 2009

LSDJ updated to v3.9.f http://www.littlesounddj.com/lsd/latest/CHANGELOG #
Nullsleep Pixels via the excellent Malobit Russian Chip blog http://malobit.ru/2009/10/pikcha-decade/ #

In the News

TCTD tweets from 2009-08-26

By Peter Swimm, on August 26th, 2009

RT: @8static: Information on September's 8static and ReadyRun gallery opening on http://8static.com/ Get psyched! #
RT: @enso_gfx: Photo: Flier I did for this show, in which I am also doing visuals. http://tumblr.com/xgk2ujm6l #
Nullsleep: he's HOT. His music is hot, but he is hot http://bit.ly/33Hw6X #
RT: @ItsSaskrotch: a promo mix of the new kkrusty release on handheld heroes is up! sept. 1st http://myspace.com/handheldheroesmusic #
RT: @8bitsf: Kotaku Talk Radio feature on @8bitSF artists at about 56:00 – http://tobtr.com/s/669608 #

In the News

TCTD tweets from 2009-08-19

By Peter Swimm, on August 19th, 2009

RT @2PProductions GOING AWAY PARTY. New 2pp videos (including the 30min follow-up "Reformat the Planet 1.5") @ this month's Pulsewave http: #
RT: @Nullsleep: Hally completely tearing the roof off the place in Kyoto. Feel the power, never die. http://tmic.fm/ou8oei90ixx #
RT: @Nullsleep: Hally singing live vocals over 90s techno composed on X68000. Minds blown. http://tmic.fm/ou8o9tbksp5 #
RT: @Nullsleep: dj p.k.g. just dropped one of Hally's first X68000 songs from 1995. Hally is horrified. http://tmic.fm/ou8o9nwtiy5 #
RT: @Nullsleep: KAZ a.k.a. HIGE playing a killer Famicom DJ set including Naruto's A.I. Bomb. http://tmic.fm/ou8oj1zd9yt #
Hey Kansas, looks like you are getting a chip music radio program on KJHK http://tinyurl.com/lutsj4 #
RT: @minusbaby: @Nullsleep & I made our only appearance as “Wily Weeps” at Remote Lounge in NYC on 08/02/2003 http://bit.ly/YDvDB #
In case you where on the fence about DIGITAL ELF, here is a nice review: http://bit.ly/FpZmD #
Behind the scenes of the 8Bp demo "Shaping Reality" http://bit.ly/1ajbev #
It looks like the DS-10 Elvis tribute is happening. God help us all. http://bit.ly/148qbv #

Chipmusic • Live Events • Tour Diaires

My first day at Blip Europe by glomag

By 8bpEurope09, on July 26th, 2009

My spider-sense is tingling...

Aalborg, DK 072309

Chip musicians were arriving all day on Friday like flies attracted to shit. Luckily there was a very large spider present to capture us all (see picture)

Sweden is well represented here amongst performers and attendees. Jonas from Microdisko (the best drinking partner ever,) had helped promote the event. He found us at the hostel in the early afternoon and we headed over to the venue for sound checks. Another nice surprise: Divag, who I had met years ago at a show in Paris made it up here as well with his girlfriend. Psilodump showed up during sound check as did Covox.

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