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1 Reply by Bit Shifter Yesterday 10:07 pm

Re: Pitchfork: Radiohead's Kid A & OK Computer as 8-bit Video Game Music (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)

To each one's own. I think the tradition of an artist doing a rendition of another artist's song is one with a pretty rich and far-reaching history. And like anything, it's possible to do it tastefully and well, and it's possible to do it poorly, crassly, or disingenuously. Instrumentation has nothing to do with that. I think a "welcome to chipmusic; covers prohibited" attitude is silly and shortsighted.

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2 Reply by Bit Shifter Yesterday 9:48 pm

Re: How is your local chiptune community? (119 replies, posted in General Discussion)

danimal cannon wrote:

Bit Shifter wrote:
They're probably out protesting the new legislation illegalizing assembly and dissent or whatever bullshit it is that's out-America-ing America right now.
When I was told what they were protesting against I didn't exactly agree. It was a sight though.
Apparently collegiate education is free-ish with high taxes, and while basic education is a right, advanced education I'm not so sure about. I probably got a shitty gist of it though

Yeah my understanding of what's going on up there is pretty minimal -- one article I read (OK skimmed) framed it as assembly for the purposes of protest as having now been deemed illegal, but I have no idea how skewed / exaggerated a viewpoint that was and I totally do not have the full picture.

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3 Reply by Bit Shifter Yesterday 5:19 pm

Re: NYC check-in thread (24 replies, posted in General Discussion)

15%-20%.

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4 Reply by Bit Shifter Yesterday 5:00 pm

Re: Pitchfork: Radiohead's Kid A & OK Computer as 8-bit Video Game Music (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I don't think covers are the intrinsic problem. If I'm in a rock band and we decide to cover a song we like by an artist we like, out of a genuine appreciation for the song and an interest in "trying it on," we'll do it for those reasons. And, if we have any talent / ability and we're lucky, maybe we'll even succeed at creating a unique reinterpretation that respects the original without being a straight clone of it. Swap out the guitars & drums (or whatever) for chipmusic gear and I don't see anything changing that equation.

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5 Reply by Bit Shifter Yesterday 5:14 am

Re: NYC check-in thread (24 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Not at all, I think this is a great idea. Sadly don't know much about temporary phone/data options. I'm sure temporary SIM card options must exist for GSM phones. And barring that I know of other visiting friends who've straight-up bought cheapo temporary cellphones at the Duane Reade drugstore chain. Might be worth sticking your head into any of the numerous T-Mobile / AT&T shops to see what options may exist.

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6 Reply by Bit Shifter Yesterday 5:03 am

Re: Pitchfork: Radiohead's Kid A & OK Computer as 8-bit Video Game Music (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)

@celsius & @spacetownsavior: Hear, hear.

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7 Reply by Bit Shifter Yesterday 3:42 am

Re: How is your local chiptune community? (119 replies, posted in General Discussion)

They're probably out protesting the new legislation illegalizing assembly and dissent or whatever bullshit it is that's out-America-ing America right now.

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