Tag: II

  • C-Jeff – Electric

    c-jeff-electricPause continues to release high quality chipmusic. “Electric” by C-Jeff mixes chip sounds (mainly NES and C64 sounding) with guitars in a very impressive way, creating very powerful and emotional music in melodic prog rock style.

    Pause writes:

    The plot of Electric is the life of one man – from his naïve childhood, through happiness and darkness to the final light of heaven. This album is dedicated to memory of my father, Oleg Zhemkov, the great rock-musician whom I lost in spring of 2008. I miss you.

    via Pause

  • Odds and Ends from Twitter 2009-06-14

    • Rare Sabrepulse Interview http://pixelstopolygons.com/blog/?p=193 #
    • http://short.to/f0va #
    • Hot coverage of the jakartachip http://short.to/f0va #
    • offworld has some konami POSTchipjams. #
    • RT @micromusic EINDBAAS in de NL30 van Juni, pagina 6! http://twitpic.com/73so7 #dutch #utrecht #
    • nice hardsid mockup http://bit.ly/P8qKb #
    • RT @micromusic Just got the official news that there will be a 10 year The C-Men anniversary 6th of November in Atak, Enschede, NL. Dutc … #
    • The rad pixel art at the end of wall-e makes up for the terrible peter gabriel song #
    • Chromelodeon http://snurl.com/k3k2w and II Records profile http://snurl.com/k3k2w on TheStartScreen via @Nobuooo #

  • Phlogiston – Nectar “Double EP” out

    31New EP out, but only in FLAC format on Pause.

    Nectar is essentially two EPs in one. Croqel Adventure is the semi-sequel to Croqel – continuing the tradition of short, fun and pure NES tunes. Heat takes you back to an 80s vision of the future; you’re given a tour through a vast dystopian city where high tech low life roam the streets, and the differences between man and machine have been washed out.

    via Pause

  • Nonfinite – Southbridge released

    Nonfinite’s new album Southbridge is now for sale on II. Nonfinite - Southbridge

    Nonfinite’s sophomore release combines triumphant melodies with thought provoking harmony and infectious head-nodding beats. Nine genre-spanning tracks will keep you moving to the very last note! This album marks the inauguration of Chip-In, a program focusing on providing financial aid to hardware and software developers as well as event promoters within the chiptune community. 25% of all proceeds from this album will be going towards helping the people who make this community truly wonderful and unique!

    01 Assuagement
    02 Matador Pt. 2
    03 Dreamer’s Day
    04 FNH
    05 Give Up
    06 Intermission
    07 Look What You’ve Done
    08 Alien Concepts
    09 Despondent Hearts

    Cover Artwork by Rich Vreeland.
    Additional CD Artwork by Anthony Schmitt.

    Stream it for free on Nonfinite’s Bandcamp page.

    via http://www.iimusic.net/catalog/2009/05/southbridge

    Editors Note: I was given this for review the other day, but they uploaded and it got picked up by Random before i had a chance to publish. Here is my short review.
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  • 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