Announcing a new archive project at TCTD, PULSEWAVE///RIP. 15 years ago today, I started the first of many many monthly chiptune events in NYC, leading to things like The Blip Festival and many sister events in cities throughout the world. After such a long time, a lot of the content has fallen off the internet. This project seeks to be a place to recap past events, collect missing content, and provide a place for curators, artists, and fans to write and interrogate memories and feelings from this community. Have a story? Let us know!
SOUNDSHOCK is back! This is FM FUNK TERRROR!! — the collective vision of zinger, C-jeff and Tsuyoshi Shimokura, and the definite FM experience of 2012.
X4 is a concept album set in the oceans and skies. Its story immediately precedes that of FX3.
The album is free, and I am not expecting or asking for payment, although I appreciate donations — the proceeds will go toward software I need for my one-man indie game project.
Unlike the previous albums, which were written as “soundalikes” using sampled chip sounds, FX4 consists of machine code that can run on a real NES system. It was written in Famitracker, available for free at famitracker.com.
The NSF format files are here: biglionmusic.com/v-fx4.zip
If you don’t have NES transfer hardware, the NSFs can be played using VirtuaNSF (virtuanes.s1.xrea.com/vnes_dl.php — scroll to the bottom), or dozens of other players for PC, OS X, iPhone, Android, etc.
23 high-quality NES-style chiptunes on a 33 1/3 180 gram audiophile 12″ vinyl. Includes digital download as part of purchase.
PRE-ORDER NOW and grab one of the 100 blue or green coloured vinyls. Also includes a poster of the cover album art by Maxime Trépanier!
This Thursday (December 15th), Jake ‘virt’ Kaufman will be guest-hosting Noise Channel. TrueStar will be knee deep in finals and research papers, so he has offered to host the show while she tries to pass all of her classes.
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