Author: Peter Swimm

  • New Quarta330 Live Set

    Quarta330 has a new live setup up on archive.org. Chipflip writes:

    Quarta330 is a Japanese gameboy composer, who sticks out with his quirky and slow beats in hiphop/dub/step style (as mentioned earlier). He’s also one of the few chip artists that operates outside the “scene” – with appearances on Hyperdub and even Warp. So his music is not always easy to find free for download, which makes this live-set from Berlin even more interesting. It includes several songs that are new to me, and I like the development from melancholic melodies and quantised grooves towards a more skweee-ish playfulness. Maybe chip music has a future after all?!

  • Skrasoft Midi pokey PCB

    midipcbrev1The first revision circuit board came back for the Pokey MIDI synth. It is up and running wonderfully. Audio examples are the same as in previous posts, and I’ll put more together as the MIDI engine expands. This was all on a series of breadboards before, so it is nice to have it condensed down to a single printed circuit board. It is 4? by 3?, with MIDI in, power in, and a 1/4? line out.

    More info on the blog.

  • 8BITTODAY on the Scene.org Awards

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    8BITtoday has a nice write-up with videos of the scene.org awards.

  • Offworld on “Computermusic4kids”

    computermusic4kidsconsoleWhat is it? Verbiesen explains:

    ComputerMusic4Kidz is an interactive electronic music installation for kids, inviting them to explore the history and sound of classic gaming consoles…

    The installation mainly focuses on the sounds that can be produced with classic gameconsoles and enables children to create music using classic gameconsole soundsamples. By using an intuitive interface children can navigate through a visual library that contains a selection of gameconsoles produced between 1972 and 1990. By selecting a gameconsole they can produce music with samples that originate from the chosen gameconsole.

    Check it out

  • GM4A Indepth review of “Dawn Metropolis”

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    Excerpt:

    “Anyone that has even a passing familiarity with Chip Music probably knows Anamanaguchi. Ever since the NES-infused foursome busted their way into the spotlight of New York City’s chip music scene several years back, Anamanaguchi has quickly become one of the unofficial ambassadors of chiptune music around the world. The young ensemble of NYU’ers have continuously proven themselves to be one of the most effective fusions of Pop Rock and 8-bit electronic music to date. Their new album, Dawn Metropolis doesn’t stray very far from the original formula that launched the band’s popularity, but anyone who has heard Anamanaguchi knows that this is (for the most part) a good thing.”