Category: Labels

Labels that highlight the best of the genre balancing innovation and strong technical mastery of the limitations inherent on chip platforms.

  • Systems Check Detroit comp released

    • 1.Baron Knoxburry · wizzy does it
    • 2. Anti-Cheat· Cool Sky
    • 3.Baron Knoxburry· Drizzbln ][
    • 4.iSv· fin
    • 5.Matt Moffitt (SBX 8000) · Shift Me Softly
    • 6. environmental sound collapse · sunday morning (live May 15th, 2009)
    • 7.Yatagarasu · Alone with FrHiends
    • 8. Anti-Cheat · Another Chiptune!
    • 9. Matt Moffitt · Digits
    • 10. Baron Knoxburry · Xombies Running Free
    • 11. environmental sound collapse · gone
    • 12. iSv · tek
    • 13. Lissajou · beautifulemberley
    • 14. +Matt Moffitt · Calculater
    • 15. + Yatagarasu · Shot in the Face
    • 16. + Baron Knoxburry · blink on the brink

    + Promo CD bonus track

    via Systems Check Detroit – Select Start Records.

  • iqtu – Rollie Poley Years released

    28Another release from the ever so loved II:

    Rollie Poley Years is dedicated to days in preschool where finding and trapping small bugs was my primary occupation. Because of this, it is my most playful work, moving quickly over melodic ideas like a young child searching for worms in the dirt. The emphasis on lightly crunched distortion and heavily layered mono synths creates a game-oriented sound palette. The 9-song EP wraps into a 14-minute circle, ending with a very different version of the first track that leaves the listener with the taste of sparkling rainbows and happy clouds.

    01 srs ending
    02 mose
    03 strategy5
    04 ummies
    05 nide righter
    06 bugeyes
    07 ans
    08 dinosaur document
    09 sparkling rainbow shit

    Even though some of the tracks on  this album are arguably non-chip, you’ll find a lot of chip like elements and a general lo-fi atmosphere which is very likeable. Well worth a check out!

    via II » Blog Archive » Rollie Poley Years

  • Lil’ Bits!

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    Tiny Cartridge has news of the US release of PictoBit: The second-best DSiWare game, Art Style: PiCOPiCT (right under Art Style: Hacolife), is finally available in North America as PiCTOBiTS. It is imperative that you purchase this addictive puzzler, if nothing more than for its YMCK remixes of classic NES/Famicom songs:

    “Super Mario Bros. Part 5” by YMCK
    “Super Mario Bros. Part 4” by YMCK
    PiCOPiCT’s “Ending” (Credits) song by YMCK

      Make sure to read my PiCOPiCT review, too.

      And a positive review of Reformat the Planet. In other bits:

      • Neil Baldwin has updated his Duty Cycle Generator blog, this time with background and audio of the game Ferrari Grand Prix.
      • Little-Scale has provided a new “Chip Tune Music Uploader” the idea is to avoid ugly media fire or similar download sites.  But seriously kids, get a website!
      • Finally, VORC has upped a new demo video of 8-Bit Prophet

    • Vegavox 2 by Alex Mauer

      29Alex Mauer returns with his third NES album.  Having had a few days to sit down with the ROM and play it, that the concept of a album on a  cart has come to full fruition. The tech on the cart allows you to drop your virtual needle on any track, and listen as it seamlessly plays through the album. One could imagine Mauer doing a cart tour, just by mailing his cart to various chip events around the world. The music and artwork are sparse yet intricately woven, delicate as a spiders-web. Our friends over at II have posted a copy of the rom, tracks, NSFs, and its worth every bit of your bandwidth.

      Buy it here!

      via II » Blog Archive » Vegavox 2.

    • ‘Springtunes’ Out on UBIKTUNE

      ubi008mC-Jeff writes:

      As the cold and gray of winter ebbs, the majesty of nature changes inexorably to spring. The change in the environment brought about a lightness in the hearts of our musicians, who got together with their Spectrums to craft you 9 new musical pieces to help you celebrate the return of spring. Meet, Springtunes on Ubiktune!

      Ah spring time, when a young mans thoughts turn to love. Failing love, he resolves to make some killer chiptunes on this spring comp featuring the likes of C-JEFF, FACTOR6, and more. Available in mp3, pt3, sqt in order to better define your decidication, so you have no excuse not to download this now.