Tag: minusbaby

  • 8Bittoday Interviews Minusbaby

    minusbaby_article8Bittoday has an interview with Minusbaby, l’efant  belligerent of 8bitpeoples. They discuss his background, his reason for pixel pushing and some of the tools he uses to create his art.

    An excerpt:

    [8bit today] Instead of being restricted by limitations, you give the 8bit touch to it by mind. Could you tell more about your process of working?

    [Minusbaby] “Because I come from a sort of mixed media background on a several fronts (dependent on what was around and what I could afford) – computer, spray paint, lead, carbon, oil pastels, fake gold leaf, smoke, fire, ink and anything else – I felt that there was no reason for me to stick to traditional pixel art techniques. While I do follow a set of rules based on grids, aspect ratios and aliasing, everything else is fair game. For example, a Commodore 64’s palette is limited to sixteen colors. A few months ago, I made a Pulsewave flier using its palette along with darker versions of the original sixteen colors. While some purists have a tough time giving me respect, my color choices and disregard of the screen resolutions of the original consoles and computers set a personal precedent allowing me to do whatever I want, therefore avoiding boredom and inspiring growth. I am done being bothered by conservative crews who can’t cope. Besides, it’s fun to be naughty and break rules.

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  • minusbaby – O Que Não Tem Juízo

    oquenaotemjuizoFresh off his Best Artist win, minusbaby has upped a new rarities compilation.

    Tracks:

    01. 30 Seconds with October 15, 2003’s Migraine
    02. Depois de um Galão no Miramar
    03. El Paseo de las Hormigas
    04. April 25th, 2006
    05. Mushroom Giggles
    06. Sortijas Negras
    07. Trying All Day to Sleep All Night
    08. Ohmge Patume, Pocket and Aspirin
    09. A Palavra Não Foi Encontrada
    10. El Borracho Dobló por el Callejón
    11. The Stars, Fat Laces and You
    12. Desperté Dormido

    DOWNLOAD (15 MB)
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200906173907/http://minusbaby.com/ … (2009).zip

  • Best Visual Artist: minusbaby

    tctd_best_visual_artistPicking our favorite sorta rican pixel pusher was difficult in the face of all the other talented artists, but it seems he went above and beyond this year on expanding his visual vocabulary and sheer volume of output.

    minusbaby

  • Artist of the Year

    Oh my god! Its here for all the beans! Let’s DO IT!

    The Best Artist is an incredibly subjective category.  Being proficient on multiple levels is good, being synonymous with a  style, or simply executing at a high level, all important things.  Here are the innovators, the dominators, and the taste makers that are 2008’s Best Artists.

    minusbaby

    A multidimensional talent equally at home in art as in music, minusbaby had one of his most fruitful years with his various releases in music, art directing the Blip Festival, and taking his live performance to the next level. Always interesting, and ever moving,  he could be a candidate in this category for years to come.

    gwEm

    As a coder of Maxymiser and a tireless advocate for his platform, gwEm has justification enough to be here. But he is also an awesome musician and live performer who seems equally at home in the club as he would be behind a podium waxing philosophically about chip, and the worlds view thereof.

    Bud Melvin

    Mr. Melvin is one of those talented multi instrumentalists who has the ability to excel at whatever genre he is involved in, and we are lucky to have him in our scene. At times funny, profane, and groundbreaking, his style is laid back and deceptively simple at times, but still waters run deep. Able to blend many styles in his own unique voice, and a amazing live performer, Bud is one of my personal favorites, and one everyone should have at least a passing familiarity with.

    goto80

    goto80 is also one of the best voices in the scene, especially for his firm connection to chips demoscenes roots. As a musician, performer, or blogger, his style is a breath of fresh air, even on works that are now seemingly older than most musicians in the scene.  Able to bend and break the rules of chip composition with ease, he is perhaps most consistently inventive and fun musicians in the scene.

    stu

    No artist is better on his own platform (just ask him!) than stu. Atari Solo was a soliloquy to the decimation of expectations for the poor little atari sound chip and his live show straddled the line between absolution and obliteration. One of the most exciting and accomplished composers in the scene  shows signs of only getting better going into 2009.

  • 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.