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Chipmusic • Labels • Releases

AndaruGO- MegaDoomer

Taking the place of the third artist from the expanding Cincinnati scene to be featured on Pxl-Bot, AndaruGO delves into the world of trance and dirt for his debut release, ‘Megadoomer’.

Starting with the title track, a dirty and gritty convulsion, AndaruGo then goes on to start as he’ll continue throughout the rest of the release on ‘Hokutou’, fist-pumping grime-inducing trance-esque chip sonnets. Featuring as many truly jaw-dropping moments as you can possibly fit into six tracks, from the pure trance breakdown into the schizophrenic melodies on the climax of ‘Shark War’ to the slow downed swagger moments of ‘Zawarudo’, this release showcases the exact reasons why the developing chiptune scene in Cincinnati is such an exciting one; it creates dance-floorable tunes with a mission statement of “defy the conventions”.

Rolling through the epic ‘Ur Heart A-splode’ it’s difficult to not imagine it in a live setting, with its pumping bass and drums leading you by hand through the debris it creates. This release is definitely a flare signal to all that AndaruGO means business, though whilst most debuts sound exactly like that, this debut sounds like the transition into something greater released through and through.

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Chipmusic • Live Events • Show Listings

Club Microwave @ The Nerdist Theater in Meltdown Comics, Hollywood!

Club Microwave Special Edition 2011
@ The Nerdist Theater (inside Meltdown Comics)
7522 W Sunset Blvd,
between La Brea and Fairfax
7pm on November 13th
Cover $8 online/$10 at the door

$8 Online Tickets: http://nerdmeltla.com/tickets/index.php?event_id=82

Featuring:

Jim Cuomo (USA/Australia/France) Legendary chip music composer from the 60’s-the 90’s, most notably the Defender of the Crown game music score!

Virt! (Los Angeles) World Famous Chipmusic composer and keyboard performance God!

1000 Needles (Los Angles) New to the chip Rock scene, but ready to make a statement with their chip infused pop rock gems!

DJ Mike Haggar (Metro City) A staple of Club Microwave since 2003, spinning the best Chipmusic/Micromusic/IDM/Electro dance music all night long!

Venue Website:
http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/

Chipmusic • Labels • Releases

505 – Pokey Love

Pokey Love is a compilation of 505?s chiptunes created on Atari XL/XE. The tunes were composed between the years 2002 and 2011 – whenever a wave of Atari 8-Bit attraction striked again. While the Pokey sound is certainly not the technically most brilliant, it has a clean, sweet and uniquely limited sound – taking you back to a 1980s childhood escorted by the little Atari.

via 505 – Pokey Love | Pause.

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