Aug 29, 2009, 2:34am
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cred: i am 8bit "8-bit music is definitely the punk of electronic music." - Ary Warnaar, Anamanaguchi BWR TH NVSN is currently underway and to celebrate the homecoming of Luke, Ary and the 'guchi bros I've arranged a lil' mixtape for ya'll with some of my favorite 8bit covers, tunes and a special track from Anamanaguchi. I've found that over the past few years many folks raging hard at Anamanaguchi shows, myself included, haven't the slightest idea of what 8bit music is or even [...]

[Note: This is the very first article from our new contributor Andy from Dainty Records- we're glad to have him here at A Future in Noise! ] Chiptune. 8-bit. Nintendocore even… You've heard of it - it's that music that sounds lik e it's been made on a GameBoy or, in some cases, actually has been made on a GameBoy. It's dance music that riffs on old school computer games. It's lo-fi diy electronica made [...]
May 8, 2009, 2:35pm
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We talk about 8-bit tunes a lot on this site, most of them falling under the category of bitpop. For reference, here's the Wiki definition of what bitpop is. Bitpop is a type of electronic music, where at least part of the music is made using old 8-bit computers, game consoles and little toy instruments. Popular choices are the Commodore 64, Game Boy, Atari 2600 and Nintendo Entertainment System. Everyone seemed to love that Blink-182 vs Jay-Z mash a few days back so I thought I'd put together a [...]