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(175 replies, posted in General Discussion)

If anything this story has taught me that reverbnation is still a thing.

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(175 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Chiptune Justice Alliance™

I thought this mightve been about jarre using a zx or something.
But this is just as good!
You really captured that jarre sound. It's so good. I want oxygene!

bryface wrote:

bros and sros

wow.

741

(798 replies, posted in LittleGPTracker)

bleo wrote:

Hmmm dingoo DLAY SHOULD be there.... I left mine at home so I can't be 100% certain. I'm guessing it won't be available in tables, obviously. You did check in the pattern screen right? I'm guessing you have an old build.

Anyhow, all latest builds, including the dingoo are here:

http://hexawe.net/builds/

Thanks! I always wondered where they were.

742

(8 replies, posted in General Discussion)

4ZZZR in Brisbane supports the chip. Even on their Blues and Roots show.

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(798 replies, posted in LittleGPTracker)

So im really getting the hang of the pig these days, but one question.

On my dingoo i cant find the DLAY command. Is it not there? Also, where do i find the most recent dingoo build?

10k wrote:
celsius wrote:

As 10k is the co-owner of reocrd label "Sounds Legit" I'd expect no less tongue

This release is slightly less concerned with fidelity than we are for SL, but that is because I am the punkest fella in chiptune.

Go on, tell me I'm not. (I'll probably agree.)

Tru punx wars go!
(nah I'd lose)

There was a gig in brisbane where i was "godinpant" and rubijaq was rubijap

likeluke wrote:

it just seemed to me mildly implied from godinpants that the chip scene shouldn't take itself seriously at all, but i think i'm on the same page as he is/you are/the scene is.

I dont think i ever said we shouldn't take ourselves seriously at all.

i think i will agree with 10k that it could come down to cultural differences, Australia does have an attitude of needing to be able to make joke about yourself.

Probably this could branch off into it's own thread if you want to go deeper into chip behavioural studies.


Sorry for throwing your train off the rails triforce.

I will come to blip just to collect them all. I'll wear a disguise each time so I can buy every picture disc.

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likeluke wrote:

i don't think taking oneself seriously as a musician is a problem here. to say that "we know chipmusic is ridiculous" sort of keeps us in this "revenge of the nerds"-esque way of thinking of what we do; "yeah, this shit is really nerdy and not quite socially acceptable, so what?" why not take ourselves seriously enough to tell the world "this is actually a really awesome thing we do, all appearances aside"? instead of affirming--or straight up relishing in--the outsider nature of chip, we need to take ourselves at least SLIGHTLY seriously as musicians; otherwise, chip might as well be wizard rock or nerdcore. (no offense to wizard rock or nerdcore enthusiasts on the board.)

I think there's a difference between taking yourself seriously and taking your music seriously.
i take my music seriously, enough to spend a lot on it for vinyl/transport/instrumentation all that, to put my time and hardwork into it, to get in fights with my girlfriend over touring.
What i dont take seriously is myself when dealing with my music, based off album covers im half man, half whale. i wear home made godinpants t shirts and strange hats(not so much lately on that one). and i think the attitude is largely the same in a lot of other people.
i know 10k takes incredible pride in the production values of his music, ive seen mixing/recording going down. but on stage, its almost like the music is a vehicle for comedy in between and during songs.
abortifacient gets all dressed up in corpse paint and ken dole shirts, adamgetsawesome still uses a picture of himself as a cardboard robot, even anamanaguchi do some really hi-fi recording, and combine it with art from paul robertson, who himself does some amazing drawings that just cannot be taken seriously.

I think having that space really helps people engage with what you're doing, it makes things memorable and more enjoyable.

Imagine how much action i'd get selling the ab blaster.

BR1GHT PR1MATE wrote:

OH so i should probably tell everybody this because its kind of funny: i had a job interview today to be, i kid you not, an infomercial host. yeah, straight up BILLY MAYS HERE style. it pays pretty well too.

So i get through the 3rd interview, and they are like "ok, great, we like what we see. we think you have potential with us, but we'll need you attend our training program immediately, which is the 17th-23rd." im like, "17th-23rd?? ........sorry thats a bad fit, good luck with your interviews." and walked out.

TL;DR - BLIP > JOB

I'd have taken the job.

I withheld from posting here so far but have been keeping watch.
I think i have to agree with celsius' first response, what are you promoting? The first time i watched this when you posted it on 8bc months ago, i turned it off after a while because it didnt seem to go anywhere. Even now having listened an hour ago, i can't remember what your song sounded like. Only the zelda track.
Promoting your band might work fine to locals and venues in a "hey guys we exist" way, but internationally like this everyone will say "yeah that's nice, but why..." Remember that most of us can't see your band play, we don't know you or recognise you, we don't have the established relationship to expect anything from you, or to get excited for what will come.
It's kind of the attitude you see in "musician wanted" pages, "we have management with gigs and a recording deal lined up. oh by the way it's just me singing, i need a drummer, bassist, guitarist and maybe a saxophone"
I know you say you've been tracking for a while, but we don't know that, until that last post I hadn't seen any reference to existing music beyond the snip heard in that video, it just feels like you've spent more time promoting (this video, the promo photos, facebook) than you have been producing content to promote. Now, it might be that you've been locked up in a studio producing your finest work and when it comes out, we might all love it, but that this point it's like telling everyone i own a big tv when no one comes to my house.

Right now from whats in the video it does come across as gimmicky that you would make such big note of the chip factor, it seems to play a minor role in the track. If anything theres more wub bass going on than there is chip.
As for claiming it to be "8bit", adding a slash doesn't nullify a term, if i called myself punk/hardcore you would expect to see a reasonable representation of both. Unfortunately in that video i see little 8bit and not much dance?

I'm not trying to put shit on you, i just think you've jumped the gun, and need to think about what you want out of this, where you want to go with it, and why you're doing things the way you are.

edit:
I should also add that i think the chip scene (in particular in sydney really) doesn't really take itself too seriously. We all know it's ridiculous what we do, you guys seem to have taken what i'd call the "art school" approach and take your music quite seriously. I think this might be what's rubbing people the wrong way.