Category: Labels

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

  • Crunchy Records Comp 2008 is out

    Picked this up at Blip Festival, great tracks all up in it. More info:

    CrunchyCo.com Presents: The Crunchy Records Compilation 2008!
    This year we’ve compiled an astonishing line-up of CrunchyCo artists and guest artists from around the world. A limited hard copy of the disc is currently being distributed for free at Blipfest, and for those of you who don’t get your hands on a hard copy, you’ll be happy to know that the entire album is available for free. The downloadable version features five bonus tracks not available on the hard copy. Special thanks goes out to all contributing artists, the wonderful cover artist Francis Coloumbe, and everyone else who made this year’s compilation come to life. Enjoy!

    You can view Francis’ amazing video of him creating this artwork here:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mm3NlTVlgc
    Track List:

    01. Phlogiston (Norway) – Kevlar
    02. Fighter X (USA) – Hypergiant
    03. Syphus (England) – Galactic Olympics Opening Ceremony Theme
    04. Sabrepulse (Scotland) – Lighspeed Disco
    05. Nordloef (Sweden) – Operation Blackout
    06. Firebrand Boy (Scotland) – Rollox Heights
    07. Disasterpeace (USA) – Club Wolf
    08. McFiredrill (USA) – Jondrive
    09. Dunderpatrullen (feat Wiklund) (Sweden) – Taekwondo Princess
    10. JW86 (Indonesia) – Brain Drain Sunday
    11. Alex Mauer (USA) – Epileptic Connie
    12. Saskrotch (USA) – Found
    13. Maru (Japan) – Marufana Low Times
    14. Circles (USA) – Stage 4: Shadow Man (Shadow Blade Remix)
    15. Goto80 (Sweden) – Bluestam3prv
    16. CCIVORY (USA) – Club Bit
    17. Fighter X (USA) – Megaforce (The Afterlife Touch)
    18. Leeni (USA) – Vampyrs Mixdown
    19. A.R.Y. (USA) – Fried Moonlight
    20. Spamtron (feat Alex Mauer) (USA)- Cosmic Morning
    21. Shirobon (England) – WE LIK BRK (retouched)
    22. Wiklund (Sweden) – Fantasy Flight
    23. USK (Japan) – See Me Rock
    24. McFiredrill (USA) – Wxconfig
    25. Circles (USA) – JellyBones
    26. Syphus (England) – Gluesniff
    27. Venn & Euler (USA) – Wagering Lights

    Grab it here

  • New Saitone out Tommorow

    And is available for streaming now at his website. You can also view this trailer:

    Order at VORC RECORDS.

  • Announcing the 2008 TCTD Awards

    Handcarfted using only the finest child labor.
    Handcrafted using only the finest child labor.

    As 2008 comes to a close, the staff at TCTD takes time to take stock and acknowledge the best and brightest achievers in the International Chip Community. TCTD is pleased to announce that we are accepting nominations for the following Categories.

    Please email all one paragraph or less nominations to:

    2008@truechiptilldeath.com
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  • 8bitpeoples: 2 New Releases from NYC’s Finest

    minusbaby + baby = null(sleep, rocking)
    minusbaby + baby = null(sleep, rocking)

    After what seemed like an internet eternity (like 3 months?), the netlabel/posse 8bitpeoples are back in a big way with two (2) new releases from Nullsleep and minusbaby to whet your appetite for their imminent Blip.08 performances.  Get them here.

  • Steve – “STEVE” Out on Kittenrock

    Steve is hijack free.
    Steve is hijack free.

    This release is chipstyle done right. Taking the feel of early 90s chip stuff like the genesis or snes, and combing it with mega hot electro it is both dancing and kicks some hinder.

    From Kittenrock