Kickstart Chiptography's Blip Tokyo 2012 portraits
Marjorie Becker of Chiptography has launched a Kickstarter project to fund a collection of photographs documenting the Blip Festival Tokyo 2012 chip music concert. Backer rewards include Chiptography postcards, archival prints and the Blip Festival | New York City | Five Years e-book.
Hey, listen, GameChops' Triforce of Bass on Bandcamp
Dj Cutman's game-inspired netlabel GameChops has posted a collection of three Zelda remix EPs to Bandcamp, dubbed "The Triforce of Bass." Skyward Step by dj-Jo, Zelda 'n' Bass by Mykah, together with Bagu and the Riverman by Dj Cutman & Spamtron are available in your file format of choice for "name your price."
Decades Passed Telefuture Mixtape
Retro futuristic netlabel Telefuture has posted a one-hour mixtape to SoundCloud, featuring contemporary artists who continue to employ the signature sounds and audio aesthetic of the 1980's. The compilation, featuring Mr. Nissness, is available to stream in full through The New LoFi promotional website.
Neurobit's 5 Attempts To Synq The Elements
Dutch artist Bas Welling (Neurobit) returns with a new digital release, free to download courtesy of the Lowtoy netlabel for 8-bit audio and circuit bending. The five-track EP "5 Attempts To Synq The Elements" offers live, improvised soundscapes, engineered through the use of lo-fi technology.
4mat's fifth album trailer features "Sans Titre"
The fifth album by chip musician Matt Simmonds, who performed at the Blip Festival concert in New York last year, will feature the track "Sans Titre." Hear an excerpt of the song in the new trailer for the music collection, which follows the releases of Decades, Surrender, Legacy Trails and Origins.
Blip Festival Tokyo 2012 partial lineup announced
The partial lineup has been announced for the 2012 Blip Festival Tokyo chip music concert. The show, announced today as the last installment of the Blip Festival event series for the foreseeable future, will be taking place at the Koenji High venue on October 20 and 21, 2012.
2.5D's MOtOLOiD Chiptune Festival bound for Ustream
Studio 2.5D's MOtOLOiD chip music party will take place on July 28 in Tokyo. The live performance will feature Rokko Chan Soundtracks arrangers Saitone, Omodaka and show producer Hige Driver, along with Sexy-Synthesizer, Xinon, Hally and VJ KEI. Join the live Ustream from 6:00 to 10:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time.
Extras by 4mat on Bandcamp
Game composer and chip musician Matt Simmonds has added Extras to his 4mat Bandcamp account. First released a year ago, the 17-track album contains songs for demoscene productions and extra tracks, composed between 2006 and 2011. Extras is available in your file format of choice for "name your price."
4mat releases Guru EP
Game composer and chip musician Matt Simmonds has released the latest EP in his series of 4mat albums. The six-track collection is streaming in full on Bandcamp and can be downloaded in your file format of choice, with the added inclusion of a single bonus track, for "name your price."
Adrien Dufond designs Famicase web visualizer
French illustrator Adrien Dufond has designed an interactive online visualizer for Meteor's collection of fictitious 8-bit Famicom cartridges, featuring background music by Tomohiro Nagasaki. My Famicase Exhibition has been organized by game culture shop owner Satoshi Sakagami annually since 2005.
1H1D!!! Kyoto chiptune compilations on Bandcamp
DJ Master Kohta of Kyoto game culture shop and chiptune venue Cafe la Siesta has posted five chip music compilations to Bandcamp, published between 2009 and 2011. 1H1D!!! Honto ha ichijikan ijou!!! volumes 1 through 5 feature music by Kohta, BEN, Longfi, Richiter, Big Brother, NNNNNNNNNN and other artists.
Atari's Greatest Hits free today on iOS
Atari is celebrating its 40th birthday by releasing a collection of 100 games, available for free download today for iPhone and iPad. Atari's Greatest Hits includes Pong, Missile Command, Asteroids and Centipede. All games will remain free to play until you remove or uninstall the app.
Flavortron shares Game Boy rave classiqs
Retrofuture netlabel Telefuture has released a split album by Plain Flavored and Spamtron, featuring Nintendo Game Boy music composed using Little Sound DJ. Titled "Ultim8 Rave Classiqs, Vol. 1," the seven-track Flavortron album is available to download in mp3 format for "name your price."
