via [palmsounds]
November 22, 2011 by abulafia
analog filter built into a gameboy
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May 2, 2011 by abulafia
elements of chip music
a really fantastic, in-depth look at the nuts and bolts of chiptune music from the guy who made the chipophone. i dig chiptune, but i don’t think i ever appreciated all the in and outs.
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August 12, 2010 by abulafia
chiptune documentary – reformat the planet
documentary about the 2006 blipfest. dvd has just been announced, available aug. 24th
REFORMAT THE PLANET is a feature length documentary which delves into the movement known as chip tunes, a vibrant underground scene based around creating new, original music using old video game hardware. Familiar devices such as the Nintendo Game Boy and Nintendo Entertainment System are pushed in new directions with startling results.
Using New York as a microcosm for a larger global movement, “Reformat the Planet” maps out the genesis of the first annual Blip Festival, a four day celebration of over 30 international artists exploring the untapped potential of low-bit video game consoles. With floor-stomping rhythms and fist-waving melodies, trailblazers of the chip tune idiom descend upon Manhattan to pen a new chapter in the history of electronic music.
The trailer features music by Nullsleep (“Salvation for a Broken Heart”, “On Target”), Martin Galway (“The Neverending Story”), and Random (“Micawber’s Moan”), all composed on classic video game consoles.
via [joystiq]
Reformat the Planet 1.5 clip from 2 Player Productions on Vimeo.
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July 26, 2010 by abulafia
kvee – nameless chiptune
it sounds to me like the name of this is eskimo summer.
kvee – nameless chiptune from kvee on Vimeo.
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June 17, 2010 by abulafia
1-bit symphony
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February 26, 2010 by abulafia
Obsolete?
The music itself is composed using some of the oldest and rarest computers in the world such as the WWII code-breaking machine Colossus Mark 2 Rebuild, and the 1960’s Elliott 803 largely used for mathematics and some of the more commonplace machines such as the BBC Micro. With over thirty machines studied and utilised within the music, it is a combination of both sounds from the internal sound chips and the external electro-mechanical sounds. In addition to this, the piece also utilises such items as the early non-electrical mechanical adding machines.
The project was comprised of twelves pieces of music and accompanying visuals and culminated in two performances at the prestigious Bletchley Park Mansion on March 20th and 21st, 2009.
The project attracted widespread media attention and has been featured on BBC New 24, BBC Look East, BBC South Today, New Scientist Magazine, Dazed & Confused Magazine, Games TM Magazine, Future Music, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Suffolk, BBC Three Counties and covered on several news websites including The Register, MacWorld, bit.tech, Slashdot, The IET, IT Pro and several more.
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February 18, 2010 by abulafia
starfox chiptune greatness
Starfoxy from Brendan Byrne on Vimeo.
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