Poster by MisBUG!
Here's the Facebook event page. Now details:
Ultrachip returns for two more days of live chiptune & chip-related happenings, featuring local, national & international artists. It's all going down in Edinburgh at the Forest Cafe, 19th & 20th August 2011, and it's entirely free to attend.
The event runs 8pm - 3am both nights, plus there are afternoon events on the Saturday. Details:
FRIDAY 19th AUGUST
Live music:
Stevens - www.myspace.com/stevenosurname
Spazrammer - http://microraves.tumblr.com
Cerebral Scars - http://cerebralscars.wordpress.com
an-cat-max - https://8bc.org/members/an-cat-max
Edward Shallow - http://edwardshallow.bandcamp.com/
HarleyLikesMusic - www.youtube.com/harleylikesmusicuk
Wolves That Byte - www.myspace.com/wolvesthatbyte
Plus open mic hour 8-9pm!
Live visuals:
Euan McKenzie - www.suitcase76.com
Robert Motyka - http://weedogdesign.co.uk/
DJs:
James CDK - http://calmdownkidder.com/
LastKnight - http://soundcloud.com/lastknight
SATURDAY 20th AUGUST
Live music:
nordloef - www.nordloef.com
DS-10 Dominatör - www.ds10dominator.com
We Are The Future - www.myspace.com/lylatcore
Comptroller - www.cmptrllr.co.uk
Gasman - http://matt.west.co.tt/
Sycamore Drive - http://sycamoredrive.bandcamp.com/
Theremin Hero - http://thereminhero.com/
Plus open mic hour 8-9pm!
Live visuals:
RetchyvSmash - www.retchyvsmash.com
LastKnight - https://twitter.com/lastknightuk
DJS:
Akimbo Divine - http://akimbodivine.wordpress.com/
SATURDAY AFTERNOON EVENTS (12-5pm)
Workshops:
1pm: Making music with the Nintendo DS (DS-10 Dominatör)
2pm: Visuals: A Practical Approach (LastKnight)
3pm: Tracking From Scratch: creating a Spectrum chiptune in 1 hour (Gasman)
Games/Devices:
Play 'Super Mario Bros' using a theremin on a nice big projector screen, courtesy of Theremin Hero!
Take part in THE WORLD'S FIRST 16-player game of Faceball 2000 for the original Game Boy. Assuming we can get enough parts together...
Other games TBC
Chip market:
Tables! Chip-related goods! Music, merchandise, old consoles and associated paraphernalia. Browse, buy, be happy.
IMPORTANT FINAL BITS
There will be alcohol onsale at night, so the live music in the evening will be 18+. Sorry about that. People of all ages can attend the Saturday afternoon events though.
If you have any queries, get in touch via ultrachipfestival AT gmail DOT com.
Last edited by Comptroller (Aug 9, 2011 2:47 pm)
But some allow deposits so I can hopefully book soon without fear of places running out of room. It's the getting there from near Brighton that costs the dollah 