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  PAX East 2011: Three Days of Chiptune Concerts Await You!

  March 11, 2011 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on PAX East 2011: Three Days of Chiptune Concerts Await You! Share this PAX East 2011: Three Days of Chiptune Concerts Await You!

  

  If you rolling into PAX East today, then hopefully you managed to find your way to the MAGFest-hosted Jamspace for the first chiptune concert of the 3-day event. Boston8Bit has gathered all the local talent as well as those flying in for the event for 3 days of festivities, including not only three days of concerts featuring Bit Shifter, Glomag, and our very own Zen Albatross, but also a presentation on the history of chip music and a Q&A session to be held tomorrow, Saturday, March 12, 2011. The concerts will be held daily in the jamspace from 11am-2pm EST (sorry if you already missed today’s performance), with Zen Albatross’s presentation scheduled for tomorrow at 10am.

  Hit the jump for the artist roster for each of the three performances, and be sure you get over to the jamspace to hear these sets if you’re at PAX East! (more…)

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  Blip Fest Tokyo Announced: Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka As Honored Guest Performer!

  March 30, 2010 | Audun Sorlie | 6 Comments Share this Blip Fest Tokyo Announced: Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka As Honored Guest Performer!

  

  I had the pleasure of attending my first Blip Fest last year as they expanded their event to be held overseas for the first time in Denmark. Having been a longtime fan of chip music, I always wanted to see these people live and talk to the masterminds behind the many Game Boys and other consoles used to create their heavenly sounds. As we all celebrated with Danish beer and drunken Hally all through the night, hints at further concerts around the world were dropped.

  And today, Blip Fest announced their next show, to be held in Japan! As with the Europe concert, they will bring in various chiptune artists from around the world, and as of now you can expect Bit Shifter, Hally and YMCK with NOCARRIER on graphics to mention a few. Most interesting out of the announced names, however, is Hip Tanaka, the man responsible for the Metroid soundtrack and many other Nintendo classics. It looks to be like an amazing event, and all names aren’t even revealed yet! It is scheduled to take place at Koenji High, Tokyo on September 4th and 5th.

  For more info go to Blip Fest Tokyo.

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  Get Your Bleep On: Blip Festival 2009 Recordings Online At Free Music Archive

  January 27, 2010 | Joshua Kopstein | 1 Comment Share this Get Your Bleep On: Blip Festival 2009 Recordings Online At Free Music Archive

  

  For three chilly days in the frigid month of December, the 4th Annual Blip Festival brought an energizing warmth to The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY; and with it, a massive international gathering of artists, musicians and fans, all celebrating their passion for the purity and power of lo-fi visuals and sound. Anyone who attended will tell you that there is no substitute for being smack dab in the middle of the largest chipmusic event in the entire world. But there is hope yet for the poor souls who couldn’t make it, because the fine folks over at The Free Music Archive are providing us with the next best thing: High-quality live recordings of 11 performances from Blip Festival 2009, with more on the way.

  Originally broadcasted live on the air by local independent radio station WFMU, this extensive collection now available on Free Music Archive features the complete recorded performances of nearly a dozen Blip Festival artists, including Nullsleep, Bit Shifter, minusbaby, Je Deviens DJ En Trois Jours, Chromix, Trash Can Man, Psilodump and much more. Now you can re-live your favorite Blip moments, share them with family, friends and foes, or simply keep yourself sated until Blip Fest ’10.

  Were you part of the exuberant rabble that attended this year’s Blip Festival? Which were your favorite acts? Share your most memorable Blip Fest experience in the comments below.

  [Photo by Benjamin Mason]

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