If I really like an artist I'll buy a physical CD, otherwise I don't care enough to do so.
2 Mar 15, 2013 7:53 pm
Re: What else are you listening to? (81 replies, posted in General Discussion)
snesei wrote:
Purity Ring
They are flawless.
3 Mar 11, 2013 7:27 pm
Re: What else are you listening to? (81 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I also tend to gravitate towards Electronic, OP. I listen to a lot of Moombahton and Electropop but like most people I listen to lots of other crap too.
Been listening to Justin Bieber's acoustic album a lot recently, a good bit of Sigur Rós, some Chairlift and Britney Spears.
Another Castle wrote:
Robyn
Yes!
4 Jan 7, 2013 6:29 am
Re: Just released my first album! It's called Defying Gravity (13 replies, posted in Releases)
I actually love this. And all the tracks are the perfect length.
5 Jan 7, 2013 6:22 am
Re: Chip Scene owns band camp (73 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I quite like bandcamp, as a consumer, that is. A lot of the music is free and you can listen in full before deciding to download.
6 Aug 13, 2012 8:20 pm
Re: When Pop Superstars Flirt With Chip (79 replies, posted in General Discussion)
chunter wrote:
If you don't mind, how did you learn about us, both the chipmusic.org board and the style of music making?
A few months ago some friends & I were talking about 8-bit music and I decided to look more into it because I really liked how it sounded. I found lots of sites about it, learned more and downloaded a lot of chipmusic. I found this site on one of my later searches.
7 Aug 13, 2012 7:41 pm
Re: When Pop Superstars Flirt With Chip (79 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Well I'm glad I was able to get a discussion going.
I also didn't know that those songs weren't at all chiptune. But y'all would know better than me, I don't make chipmusic. It just sounds very similar to the chipmusic in my library and it's definitely the most chippy sound both Madonna or Britney have ever recorded, and way more chip-sounding than 99.9% of big pop today.
HANDGUN FANTASY wrote:
Chip sounds have been in the mainstream for years now, with acts like Crystal Castles going off.
I seriously doubt we'll be seeing arps and noise kicks and shit being used by lady gaga or katy perry, however.
That's what I mean, Crystal Castles are, compared to the Madonnas and Britneys of the industry, nobodies. Their use of chip sounds isn't going to influence the pop music industry.
boaconstructor wrote:
Nadia wrote:I didn't mean any disrespect to either artist, in fact I own 22.5 hours of Britney Spears music. She's everything.
BRITNEY IS THAT YOU???
Haha, Britney's fans care more about her career than she does, since 2007. She definitely wouldn't own an entire days worth of her own music.
minusbaby wrote:
I just want to hear cool shit from cool people.
Russellian wrote:
I dont' see a reason to think that the music you're making is any better than the music that makes thousands (maybe millions) more than you're making. Clearly they're doing something right, regardless of how artistically lazy they are.
Yes! Well put.
8 Aug 13, 2012 2:07 am
Re: When Pop Superstars Flirt With Chip (79 replies, posted in General Discussion)
SketchMan3 wrote:
Edit: Also, what is "lazy vocals"? The average vocals I've heard in chiptune weren't any less lazy than anything in a comparable mainstream pop/rock/metal/hip-hop song. Subject matter is pretty much the same, melodic style is pretty standard. Being able to hold a note for more than 0.5s without having to do intense meditation =/= laziness.
Edit edit: Also, of course there are shining exceptions to the standard in all cases.
By lazy vocals I just meant 'weak' or 'supported'. Neither Britney nor Madonna have stunning vocal ranges and 'lazy' seemed like the best word to sum up the combination of their tones, elements of 'talk-singing' and digital assistance. I didn't mean any disrespect to either artist, in fact I own 22.5 hours of Britney Spears music. She's everything.
Frostbyte wrote:
I'd be okay with that. Maybe I'd be able to make a living off what I love instead of having to go into a field in not as passionate about. That would be nice...it's be my job to write lsdj music!
That would be a considerable plus, potential recognition for chip artists who deserve it. Although again, like with dubstep, the current big pop producers may just adapt to the new genre, and leave a lot of people in the dust.
SketchMan3 wrote:
Well, storms bring rain, don't they? Water the flowers, man... gotta water them flowers... even if a few trees get blown over in the process...
Nice analogy!
9 Aug 13, 2012 1:53 am
Re: When Pop Superstars Flirt With Chip (79 replies, posted in General Discussion)
SketchMan3 wrote:
Ukulele is still cool to me even though Train came out with "Hey Soul Sister" and Tiny Tim existed. Any underground scene that wants greater recognition and gets it is inevitably going to have to weather this storm.
True, but should it really be considered weathering a 'storm'? Surely if chiptune does break the mainstream like dubstep did, some good, even amazing content will come of it. Not everyone who jumps on the bandwagon can get it wrong, can they?
10 Aug 13, 2012 1:34 am
Topic: When Pop Superstars Flirt With Chip (79 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Of course I mean when their writers and producers flirt with Chip and they lay down some lazy vocals which are then layered over said Chip.
Queens of Pop Britney Spears and Madonna have both fairly recently done so, recording over pretty much entirely chipmusic instrumentals. Both songs in question were reserved for the deluxe editions of their respective albums no doubt due to their experimental nature.
Britney's Bloodshy & Avant produced 'Trouble' (2008):
Instrumental: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oz6wgoCkK8
Madonna's MDNA Bonus track 'Best Friend' (2012):
[Partial] Instrumental: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYZ4X8WyVQA
Thoughts? Are the vocals too polarizing? Or is the chip itself lacking?
Personally I love Trouble, it's sooper.
Britney ['s producers] has been know to be a trendsetter, being one of the driving forces behind dubstep's explosion into the mainstream (See: Hold It Against Me), and she or others could potentially do the same with chiptune someday. Would such dilution ruin the genre? Or would you welcome the influx of new content?
11 Aug 13, 2012 1:11 am
Re: DOWNSTATE BEAT TAPE TH▲NG. (24 replies, posted in Releases)
The link is broken for me? I really wanna hear this.
12 Aug 13, 2012 12:59 am
Re: A Pixel Art Drop Box (1,052 replies, posted in Graphics, Artwork & Design)
Ayye minusbaby, love that cover & back cover! Perfectly simple.
13 Aug 13, 2012 12:51 am
Re: Welcome to CM.O! (Introduction Thread) (676 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Victory Road wrote:
your avatar scared me because i thought it was static until just now
that is all.
Heidi Montag's essence could never be truly captured in a static avi!
14 Jul 26, 2012 2:45 pm
Re: Welcome to CM.O! (Introduction Thread) (676 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Parallelis wrote:
Nadia wrote:Hi, I'm Jess. I like Chipmusic a whole lot so decided to join this website.
hey i'm jess as well. but with an 'e' at the end. welcome to cm.o!
I sometimes have an 'ica' at the end, but never an 'e'. Thanks! 
15 Jul 22, 2012 7:14 pm
Re: Welcome to CM.O! (Introduction Thread) (676 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Hi, I'm Jess. I like Chipmusic a whole lot so decided to join this website.