Author: Peter Swimm

  • “Fade to Fall” EP released

    Birdleaf III: The Return
    Birdleaf III: The Return

    Hemlock Records has released their First Compilation EP “Fade to Fall”.  The label, featuring some of the guys behind 2 player productions has undertaken an ambitious concept “offer(ing) six unique interpretations of the transition from Summer to Fall”.

    The tracks mostly from artists in the NYC area definitely evoke similar themes and styles, and standout tracks include Starscream’s emochip rock, A.R.Y.’s pitch bending madness, and Go Motions crisp post chiptune rock. A good example of the New Blip City style, and a promising tease for releases to come.

  • Binary Alchemy by Northern Dragons

    Starpause sent us the link to the Northern Dragons demo that received 5yh place at NVScene 2008

    The hand drawn style and lofi synthesis give the track a nice ambience. Will need to check out the other entries to see what made them place higher!

  • Depreciation Guild is playing CMJ

    And they get a nice write up on a college news website.

    The heart of Rock and Roll
    The heart of Rock and Roll

    The article itself is mostly a collection of their press clippings, but isn’t it refreshing to see something about chip artists that don’t obsess over the console part of their sound, or makes the (musical style) meets (retro game character at (name of relevant musical event) formulaic pun.

  • CCS64 Now Supports the Hardsid4u

    Floppies? No stinkin' floppies.

    According to the Hardsid Yahoogroup, the C64 Emulator CCS64 now supports the Hardsid4u.

    ” I”ve not been reading the list for a while, just noticed my email
    address is bouncing. I don’t think this was mentioned yet though:

    I just noticed the new CCS64 emulator has support for hardsid4u! The
    v3.6 version has been out since August.    “

  • Micromusic Fresh from the QFS

    Blessed by the QFS
    Blessed by the QFS

    Micromusic has added new tunes to their online player.

    rockin’ new tunez presented and approved by the QFS:

    microjingle:
    ## : microjingle               by Receptors

    microtunez:
    ## : Jabdah Maskinoperatör     by Koto
    ## : Deep Chip                 by elektrobot
    ## : Up Down Left Right        by Johnny Humanoid
    ## : Life In The Club          by Uoki-Toki
    ## : DATADUBB000111            by MODEK
    ## : Have Gameboy Will Travel  by Receptors
    ## : pop love                  by .sylCMYK
    ## : Shower Day                by Bokkob
    ## : Bitboy                    by K.Katt
    ## : tila_en_stereo            by Rainbowdragoneyes
    ## : Yozora No Hoshi           by Kayama Yuzo, gwEm and Counter Reset
    ## : Legg’s Express            by Bobby Shakespeare
    (these tunez are from the april/may uploads)