TRUE CHIP TILL DEATH • June 2009

Chipmusic • Featured • Interviews • Retro Gods

Goto 80 interview pt 1

By lazerbeat, on June 29th, 2009

Picture : Karl Isakson

Ed: Lazerbeat provides another interview with musican/organizer/chiptheologian Goto80. Part I talks about Goto80’s background, his setup, and the futurepast of trackersoft.

LB – On your blog you mention your first release was “HARDCORETECHNO3” under the name “Polaxe” for the “Mayday – a Day in May” Demo which you wrote aged 12 on the Amiga. The release is dated on Pouet as 1993. How long had you been writing for at that time?

GT80 – Not for long, maybe a year or so.

LB – Do you recall the tracker you used? Was the Amiga your first machine?

GT80 – Me and my brother bought a Commodore 64 first, for gaming, and then got the Amiga500 and my brother showed me Noisetracker and gone were the days of gaming! Rather soon I moved on to Protracker and had a go with Startrekker and Audiosculpture as well as OctaMed to sequence my brother’s synthesizers. So my start was pretty much about samples and hardcore techno!

LB – Did you have any formal music training before this?

GT80 – Nope!
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In the News

Odds and Ends from Twitter 2009-06-27

By Peter Swimm, on June 27th, 2009

Apple Rejects c64 emu.. BOOOO!! http://bit.ly/XcDoN #
8-bit Prophet on Vinyl YAYY! http://bit.ly/s8cfy #
RT: @budmelvin: Got the date for my record release party set! July 26th – 4pm – should be time for me to get some promo done. #
Sunvox Running on the iPhone, for your Sampler/Synth/Modular Tracker needs.. http://tinyurl.com/l4zy3b #
RT: @daheardit: Computer Truck on Radio Aligre (mini-live) : http://aligrefm.org/index.php #
RT @4mat_scenemusic 4KLang – Softsynth for small demoscene productions, comes with VST and example source: http://tinyurl.com/m7htey #
RT @8bitpeoples would like you to know that http://www.8bitpeoples.com now offers EP downloads as ZIP files. So proceed to download like … #
New Depreciation Guild Song on Pitchfork http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/3683-the-depreciation-guild-dream-about-me-kanine #
YMCK Katamari remix #
Pseudo Gameboy Flash Game from the maker of BURN THE ROPE http://bit.ly/1cAowb #
New Sega Portable !?!?! http://bit.ly/WWtJR #
New DS-10 Soft http://bit.ly/n3bPm #
OT Reading: How obsessing over Twitter and TCTD can kill your creativity http://tinyurl.com/kpmjkx #
Now in Beta: #TCTD on esper.net. #

Amiga • Podcasts

TCTD Podcast #005 - Doskpop

By Random, on June 26th, 2009

“Tracked, cheezy, retro-futuristic synth pop influenced by italo disco” is one possible definition of doskpop, but it’s hard to say what exactly defines the genre. The name was invented by Lizardking, who also crowned himself the “King of Doskpop”. However, he was far from first composing this style of music. It’s arguably as old as Amiga music itself, and has it’s roots in other electronic music, like italo disco as mentioned.

This episode gives you a small representation of some of my favorite doskpop (and similar styles). Enjoy!

Click and listen online!
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Playlist:
1. Virgill – Interference.modd
2. Alf – Astroflux.mod
3. Misty & Daeron – Iridium.mod
4. Lizardking – Transatlantic.mod
5. Night Beat – Sinescape.mod
6. The Hardliner – Retro Attivo.mod
7. Jester – Stardust Memories.mod
8. Lizardking – Art of Chrome.xm
9. Mantronix & Tip – Voyage-Overload.mod

All tunes in this week’s episode can be downloaded in original .MOD or .XM format at www.modland.com.

Animation • Chipmusic • Live Events

Pulsewave June NES ROM invite

By Peter Swimm, on June 26th, 2009

NoCARRIER writes:

Click here to watch this month’s Pulsewave NES ROM invite on Vimeo.

Click here to download the ROM.

Art and code by me. Music by SLAW!

Chipmusic

Meneo I KNOW BASIC EP

By Peter Swimm, on June 26th, 2009

And the drought ends.. WITH HOT MENEO TRACKS.

From 8bit …..to…… supatit!

Our track BASIC has evolved into more than a gameboy track, grapping moments that picture influences from lo-fi electro to raggamuffin’ vocals and into acid techno.

With hand picked collaborations, we start with the massive bass London posse TOMB CREW, who we met at a Plat du Jour party here in Barcelona! They drop some latin reggaeton percusions and dancehall rhymes along an amazing rusty acapella from Voltaire’s Clek Clek Boom.

Also, we’re proud to feature a remix from Deadbots, a Berlin-via-Dublin bastard duo with blazing distorted melodies that make your heart pound like fat bastard: thx Paul & Nina. Enjoy now!

1 – Basic Love – Meneo’s 8bit Original
2 – Basic – Meneo’s automix
3 – I Know Bass – Tombcrew’s remix feat. Voltaire Clek Clek Boom
4 – I Know Basic – Deadbots

via ELECTROPICAL » I KNOW BASIC.

Goto 80 interview pt 1

Odds and Ends from Twitter 2009-06-27

TCTD Podcast #005 - Doskpop

Pulsewave June NES ROM invite

Meneo I KNOW BASIC EP

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