Category: Chipmusic

Toons from various consoles.

  • Firebrand Boy “PopNaive”

    PopNaive_LGPosted on 8bc, This is a online reissue of his earlier physical release. Good stuff!

  • Releases Aplenty

    ouchfireorigins_thumbBattle Lava

    August 7th I did a show with a local band by the name of Commodore84- it was their debut performance- and burned a couple (10) cdrs to sell to anyone interested, since last show I did before then, in Toronto, I was asked if I had anything to sell, but I didn’t.  So I tried to learn my lesson and have some hard copy material ready for some $$$.  In the end I only sold 3 copies.

    GodinPants

    I’m a stickler for a Devo Reference.

    Ouch, Fire

    Artists are now getting retrospectives before I’ve even heard of them. Sweet.

    Spaszaki!

    Casiocore, meaning its made on a casio, and you have to be into it hardcore.

    Nexat

    the tree tunnel e.p.  is 13 minutes of pure melody that is  influenced by a variety of musical genres such as: chiptune, synth-pop, shoegaze, and anthemic progressive rock.

  • STFUAJPGM Episode 4: Chiptune Live

    The ‘zine-erriffic STFUAJPGM has dropped a new episode focusing on the live chip music experience.  It features some nice live jams, Act 6 of its serial, a few faux Game Boy Camera pics and a couple of cool interviews.  Check it out!

  • Note Duration in Chipmusic Software

    Chipflip has an interesting essay on note duration, a potentially dry subject that is well worth the read if you are concerned about how casually you throw terms around.

    Due to a comment by Viznut, I’ve had quick look into music made with the PDP-1 (circa 1960). This was a popular machine in the early hacker culture that grew out of universities such as MIT. A few of the audio hacks are documented in MIT’s HAKMEM (1972). Writing this post, it gradually turned into a form of platforms studies or media-specific analysis, describing note duration on different trackers/hardware, and considering the compositional consequences of it. The scope of platforms here is limited, and comments about alternatives are appreciated.

    via CHIPFLIP.

  • August Demo Roundup

    Great Roundup of some of the notable Demo Productions over at 8bittoday:

    August is only half way, but has already brought us some fine 8bit releases. A game, some demos for obscure platforms, glitch art and some pixel graphics are covered in this small list of 7 productions.

    via 8bit today: