And Then There Was Chiptune

As you may have realised most of the songs are down! =( Yes, it sucks, but we're gonna get them uploaded again.

Okay, I love video games, Love 'em! And so what's this post about, you ask? The fusion of my two favorite things music & video games! And it's all old-school. I'm talking NES, Commodore 64 and a little Gameboy for good measure. I can't tell you how much I adore this type of music, full of nostalgia! And even if you aren't into you games... You will still love it! Great techno/dance/electronic music nonetheless. Oh, this genre is reffered to as Chiptune (lil bit of trivia for ya'll).

So here's a few little known of artists who produce some excellent works of chiptune.

First up, here's a couple of tracks from Belmont. I gotta say 8-bit Touch is a great up-beat example of this ground-breaking genre, gotta love the robotic voice repeating "8-b-i-t" over and over again! And Electro Messiah is much less of chiptune and just an awesome mix.

Belmont - 8-Bit Touch (Right-click & save!)



Belmont - Electro Messiah (Remix) (Right-click & save!)



Up next is some crazy-ass shit from PDF Format. Monster Dinosaur really feels like your playing on a NES or some shit. Although, it's only a minute and a half long =(.

PDF Format - Monster Dinosaur 64 (Right-click & save!)



Well really, I was inspired to post about chiptune because of this track. It keeps stepping up a level on the noise after each segment of the song, getting crazier, louder and plain-fuckin-awesome each time. Imagine Mario on speed. Musical ecstasy, yum!

Henry Homesweet - OkiiRobo Navigation System (Right-click & save!)



Now go find a Retro gaming system!

-T7E