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Chip Music, Demoscene

Zöta Zatisfaction: Ubiktune Presents Zeta Force

August 8, 2011 | Audun Sorlie | 1 Comment Share this

<a href="http://zabutom.bandcamp.com/album/zeta-force">Zeta Force by zabutom</a>

The famous Swedish chiptune extraordinaire zabutom has been chipping it up with the best of them for over a decade now, having been part of demoscene groups like Share and Enjoy, Fadeout, Fyllece as well as others. His music isn’t just limited to electronic releases, he has also toured the world with his music, appearing at Blip Festival in New York City in 2008, placing him in the elite of chip music talents. But despite his fame and experience, zabutom has yet to release his very own full length album.

Ubiktune has luckily come in to save the day by finally releasing an all new album by none other than zabutom. Having been in various degrees of production for over 10 years, the album is an 16-bit space journey oozing of melody and voyageristic atmosphere. Despite being described as a 16-bit release, it is as if the Swedish tech-wiz used all the best elements of MSX, Amiga and SNES, showing shades of old Konami Kukeiha Club, Zuntata and of course filled with demoscene arpeggios to craft one of the coolest chiptune albums so far this year. It is not to be missed for any demoscene, chiptune or retro shooter game fans, a true must have.

Available at: Bandcamp ($5)
Chip Music

Ubiktune Releases Unforgetable RushJet1 Album: Forgotten Music

May 24, 2011 | Audun Sorlie | Comments Off on Ubiktune Releases Unforgetable RushJet1 Album: Forgotten Music Share this

It seems Ubiktune, the chip music label run by the talented C-Jeff, are unable to release anything other than fantastic music. The outlet has kept its catalog stronger than any other with back to back releases of Tree of Knowledge and Equilibrium recently but at Ubiktune, the good things never stop coming. Already they are presenting us with another fine release, RushJet1’s Forgotten Music.

RushJet1 is already one of the most well known and highly respected chip musicians and deservedly so, taking part in high profile releases such as Chiptuned Rockman and releasing his very own albums on 8bitpeoples with the amazing 2007 release Out There being a fan favorite. Now, he is gracing Ubiktune with a 30 minute album consisting of songs and melodies that have been sitting on the shelves that finally have been finalized and completed, as well as some re-imagining of some older songs to update the sound and compositions. The result is one of RushJet1’s finest outings, with all new material along with some songs that keep a sense of familiarity for his long time listeners, creating a great all around feeling to the album.

The gem is released under the pay-what-you-want donate system, so be sure to listen and throw a few coins RushJet1’s way.

Available at: Ubiktune
Chip Music

George & Jonathan Want Us To Have ‘THE BEST CHRISTMAS’

December 25, 2010 | Joshua Kopstein | 3 Comments Share this

Did anyone wake up to the jazzy-fresh Christmas present that George & Jonathan left for us under the Internet Tree last night? If not, it’s time to wake up and smell the yule log, because Philadelphia’s funkiest chiptune duo have gifted us with THE BEST CHRISTMAS, a mix of new material and kickin’ holiday jams lovingly crafted in Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya’s Pxtone Collage tracker.

In the true spirit of the season, the 9-track EP is available as a free download, and will likely make all the other gifts you got this year look like lame sweaters and tube socks. So pull up an HD fireplace on YouTube and enjoy G&J’s latest, and if you’re on the East Coast, don’t you dare miss them when they headline the chiptune showcase at MAGFest on January 15th. DJAAA!
Chip Music, Indie Music

Midnight Orphans: New & Unreleased Music From Disasterpeace

July 16, 2010 | Joshua Kopstein | Comments Off on Midnight Orphans: New & Unreleased Music From Disasterpeace Share this

Famous for his mind-meltingly elaborate progressive rock-style compositions, Staten Island’s Disasterpeace, aka Rich Vreeland, takes a different approach on Midnight Orphans, a free collection of musical loose ends written between 2006 and 2010. Trading in frantic time signature changes and epic lo-fi orchestration for smoothed out downtempo electronica with nuggets of chiptune flavor, Vreeland delicately assembles melancholy moods with each precarious melody and emotive wave of ambience. The result is a diverse but somehow cohesive selection of tracks that shows a refreshingly different side of the Disasterpeace repertoire.

It’s available for free on Bandcamp. Keep an eye out for his upcoming full-length, Rise of the Obsidian Interstellar.
Chip Music

Nullsleep Collapsed Desires Tour Recordings Now Online

June 30, 2010 | Joshua Kopstein | 1 Comment Share this

World-renowned chiptune artist Nullsleep has returned to New York after scouring the countryside with post-cyberpunk industrial dance-noise during his earth-shattering Collapsed Desires U.S. tour. After overloading synapses in eight cities from coast to coast, Null is offering recordings of the performances from each tour stop on his Bandcamp website. Each city has a different setlist and can be had as a digital download for $8. Nullsleep has been offering free music for over a decade via the 8bitpeoples netlabel. If you like what you hear, go to his website and donate to support future efforts.

Download: Nullsleep – Collapsed Desires Tour Recordings
Chip Music

Noisewaves Debut EP Now Available On Pterodactyl Squad

May 31, 2010 | Joshua Kopstein | Comments Off on Noisewaves Debut EP Now Available On Pterodactyl Squad Share this

Michigan-based chip/post-rock duo Noisewaves are making a strong first impression with their debut EP, recently released for free on chiptune netlabel Pterodactyl Squad. Combining the NES’s 2A03 sound chip with soaring guitars and ambience, Noisewaves’ hybrid sound swells with tender euphoria. Highly recommended to anyone who has ever spent an evening sitting in an empty room listening to Do Make Say Think and Explosions in the Sky (I know I have).

Download: Noisewaves – Self-Titled

Also Recommended: Depreciation Guild • Failotron • Anamanaguchi
Doujin, Game Music

Contra 4: Rocked ‘N Loaded Now Released!

March 5, 2010 | Audun Sorlie | Comments Off on Contra 4: Rocked ‘N Loaded Now Released! Share this

2 months late but who cares?! It’s finally here and ready to ship out. We’ve done plenty of coverage on this CD in the past, with artist interviews and updates on it’s progress along the way. Originally scheduled for release at MAGFest, the production company did a printing mistake and therefor, the team had to switch pressing companies and find a comparable price range.

In case you aren’t totally up to speed on the project, this is a full arrange album of the Contra 4 soundtrack, featuring Andreas “Snappleman” Kotsamanidis, Tony “Prince of Darkness” Dickinson, Dan Behrens from Metroid Metal and ARMCANNON, Marcos “Braincells” Pascoli and Jake “virt” Kaufman, the original composer of the soundtrack! Other awesome contributors show up as well.

You can order this CD at Rocked N Loaded.com for $12.