7 posts tagged “chiptunes”

wanna hld yr handheld, vol. 1

Oct 9, 2009
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8-Bit Operators • WANNA HLD YR HANDHELD, VOL. 1

Almost 2 full years in the making, the 8-Bit Operators’ “Wanna Hld Yr Handheld, Vol. 1” Beatles tribute focuses on the glorious avant-garde and electronic side of the Fab 4 with over 20 of the biggest international names in 8-bit chip music, all utilizing re-tooled, classic Game Boys, Ataris, Commodore 64s, Apple II, Nintendo Entertainment Systems and circuit-bent toys.

track 10 "because" by the depreciation guild is particularly beautiful. i should have gone to see them while i was in nyc.

edit: also enjoying track 16 "sie liebt dich" by herbert weixelbaum. hah.

NESynth iPhone App

Aug 12, 2009
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for the armchair chiptunes enthusiast.

NESynth iPhone App

DA CHIP!

Jul 10, 2009
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DA CHIP!

http://www.jedeviensdjen3jours.com/da...

The music of Daft Punk revisited on vintage Game Systems

DUTYCYCLE II video wrapup

Jun 10, 2009
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pixelh8's "obsolete" at bletchley park

Mar 7, 2009
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Bletchley's Colossus makes beautiful music • The Register

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/...

Bletchley Park's National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) has hooked up with "chip artist" Pixelh8, aka Matthew Applegate (pictured below), for a most unusual project - a musical composition in which the "instruments" are the museum's collection of vintage hardware. The work, entitled Obsolete?, features samples of over 20 venerable machines, including the Atari 800XL, Amstrad CPC464, BBC Micro, ICL Line Printer and, of course, the Colossus MK2 Rebuild. In case you're wondering just how you wrest music from such kit, there's a preview here. The beginning of the piece features a major input from Colossus, according to TNMOC.

so close yet so far. here's a chiptune performance i'd love to catch.