Project: OchoBites classic hip-hop and 8-bit sounds
DJ Mel "DN3" Raymond scored the Mega Ran In Language Arts browser game developed by Lunar Giant Studios, whose soundtrack is available through Bandcamp. The composer's new chiptune-influenced beat tape Project: OchoBites delves into nostalgia for a prior golden age of hip-hop and console gaming.
Pico Pico Cafe hosts Rockman Chiptune workshop
Pico Pico Cafe of Kichijouji, Tokyo will host a chiptune sound workshop on May 6, designed to teach Mega Man style Famicom music composition. NSF Music Collective members Hally, Bun and Robokabuto will be presenting in anticipation of their June LCR (Live Communicated Rockman) music event in Shibuya.
Underbelly Beats & Remixes by Dj Cutman on Bandcamp
GameChops netlabel founder Dj Cutman has shared an album of beats and remixes created for the gaming culture channel Underbelly. "Mario 2 in 48 Hours," featured in the Nintendo 48 Hour Film Challenge, and arrangements of music from Mega Man, GoldenEye and Metroid are available for "name your price" through Bandcamp.
ThePlasmas' Holy Whiplash honors Castlevania 1 & 2
Mauricio Plasma of the ThePlasmas cover band, based in Valparaiso, Chile, has previously released albums arranging hard rock covers of themes from Little Nemo: The Dream Master and Mega Man. Holy Whiplash, a new nineteen-track tribute album, honors the music of 8-bit Nintendo action titles Castlevania 1 & 2.
Bit Brigade & Minibosses streaming live from Rockage
Game cover band Bit Brigade is playing Mega Man 2 rock covers today, from start to finish, to a speedrun of the game. The event, along with music performances by Slime Girls and the Minibosses, is taking place on stage at the Rockage 2.0 annual retro gaming festival in San Jose, currently streaming live on TwitchTV.
Prof.Sakamoto's Feb 9 Music Show live on Ustream
Professor Sakamoto's February 9th installment of Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show has been archived on Ustream. The latest show broadcast from Tokyo features two hours of live keyboard arrangements, including music from NES titles Castlevania II, Goonies II, Mega Man 2, Final Fantasy II and R.B.I. Baseball.
Radlib and The C-Men releases on 8bitpeoples
The Blip Festival's 8bitpeoples chip music netlabel has released two new albums, available for free download. Radlib's 2 Le Chip 2 Quit offers FM synthesis remixes of Bit Shifter, Trash80, cTrix and Minusbaby tracks, while The C-Men don their moniker Poke-1,170 for MSX Console compositions on their album Virtigo.
Piko Piko Detroit collective meets Kickstarter goal
The Piko Piko Detroit collective, organizing live events to foster chip music and pixel art appreciation in Michigan, has met its Kickstarter funding goal to support Creative Commons album releases. Music tracks from three Piko@Lab compilations featuring local artists are streaming on SoundCloud.
Chiptopia the Best of 8 Bit Weapon & ComputeHer
Chip musicians Seth and Michelle have released Chiptopia: The Best of 8 Bit Weapon & ComputeHer. The sixteen-track compilation, covering over a decade of game-inspired electronic music creation, is available to stream in full and purchase in your file format of choice through Bandcamp.
GameChops publishes NESterYears by bLiNd
OverClocked remixer bLiNd has published his first full-length remix album, a collaboration with Dj Cutman's GameChops netlabel. NESterYears offers eleven arrangements of well-known NES game tracks (featuring Final Fantasy, Castlevania and Metroid) available to stream in full on Bandcamp.
Professor Sakamoto Earthbound Ustream archived
Famicom keyboard player Professor Sakamoto joined game cover artist Hyadain to perform music from MOTHER and Earthbound live over Ustream. Archived videos from the Hobonichi Live show, which feature composers Keiichi Suzuki and Hip Tanaka joining in the arrangements, have been uploaded to YouTube.
A_Rival scores Street Fighter X Mega Man
Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the Mega Man series, Capcom is releasing a freeware PC download on December 17, pitting the Blue Bomber against Street Fighter characters in eight NES-styled stages, designed by Seow Zong Hui. Music for the officially licensed game is by A_Rival of the chip-hop album 8-Bit Pimp.
Best of 8bitcollective torrented for posterity
The Best of 8 Bit Collective (2006 - 2011), an 18-gigabyte archive of 8000 chip music files, has been uploaded through the Legit Torrents site for future generations to enjoy. These are all the songs posted to 8bcollective during its five-year run, licensed under Creative Commons, that had ten or more favorites.
