Tag: disasterpeace

  • Kind of Bloop: An 8-Bit Tribute to Miles Davis

    kindofbloop[Editors Note: Seems like they have already reached their goal, but have said else where that anyone donating will get a copy of the cd.. so consider this a preorder?]

    Excerpt from the man behind the project, Andy Baio: “What would the pioneers of jazz sound like on a Nintendo Entertainment System? Coltrane on a C-64? Mingus on Amiga? For years, I’ve wondered what “chiptune jazz” would sound like, but there are only a tiny handful of jazz covers ever made.

    To satisfy my curiosity – and commemorate the 50th anniversary of Miles Davis’s “Kind of Blue” – I’ve asked five brilliant chiptune musicians to collaborate and reinvent
    the entire album in the 8-bit sound.
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  • Midweek Round-up with the II Comp. and more

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    Fortress of Baditude

    The Winter II Records com is out and its a doozy. It features the following tracks:

    01 Disasterpeace – Bird Season
    02 ok ikumi – white plains 96
    03 The J. Arthur Keenes Band – Stoic
    04 Fighter X – Winter Death
    05 Evil Wezil – Icebreaker
    06 Zan-zan-zawa-veia – Khei-moni
    07 Animal Style – Ancient Accumulator
    08 µB – ice flower
    09 iqtu – ice palace dub
    10 Derris-Kharlan – Shiva
    11 temp sound solutions – the last of all that lasts
    12 failotron – hullamzoret
    13 oxygenstar – the lazy gnome

    On top of that is news of two hot commercial releases:

    Spamtron – Never Say Die!

    Blast off into Spamtron’s world of fast-paced robot action with Never Say Die!, an eighteen-track thrill ride full of spammy wonderment! Experience tracks never before heard in one beautifully presented package. Spamtron takes chip music to the next level. No n00bs!

    Mommy Was An Asteroid – Morphballs 3″CD-R

    wots space-punk speeding thru space to do? …the only musical instrument afforded in such tight quarters is the beloved 21st century gameboy micro of course, so have gameboy will travel and hear ye my musical love-poem to a broad 8n a spacesuit called Samus!

  • Best Release

    There were “loads” of releases this year, but it seems that for every great one, there where 12 “eps” of questionable quality. A truly great release must withstand repeated listening, have overall top grade quality, and be presented in a cool manner. Here are some of the best releases of the year.

    minusbaby – Saudade for Beginners

    Lowbit renaissance minusbaby started what seems to be an ambitious cycle of records with Saudade for Beginners. Playful melodies intertwine with complex voicing and awesome artwork in one of the more personal and heartfelt releases of the year.

    Disasterpeace – Level

    II music label head Disaterpeace maintained a consistent vision and  artful composition and pulled it all together with thoughtful sound design and masterful use of the limitations inherent in the genre.

    Trash80 – Icarus

    Trash80 similarly transcended the restraints of the chip sound, and used studio production to enhance, not overwhelm the glorious chip sounds. “Missing You” was perhaps the breakup track of the summer, but all the songs were great tracks of their own, and could’ve carried any release by their own accord.

    stu – atari solo

    Is there any artist in chip music who is synonymous with the chip they use as much as stu? Pushing the chip to its limits, then forcing it farther, stu redefines the concept of what exactly these limitations are, and how they are no barrier in the hands of a masterful musician.

    Chromelodeon – The Final Recordings

    Its initial release was so small, and sold out the only night it was on sale, II should be thanked heartily for giving the rest of our saps a chance to hear the biggest band you never knew. Dino Lionetti’s awesome compositions are matched by a bevvy of talented musicians and masterful production in a great blend of chip rock hybrid sounds. The band is sorely missed, but this impressive document will live on.