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Mixtape No. 14: High Voltage (Short)

Despite acid sounds, powerful basses, angry drums, screaming gameboys, epic melodies,
running robots, cyborg battles, scary aliens and space guns, we hardly believe that in this EP you will find something romantic.

Two from Coucou’s 18th release, I Against Me and Console Killer’s Voltage XX EP

Tracklist

I Against Me & Console Killer

  1. Console Killer — City
  2. I Against me — Casseopea Collidin’ Planet Heart

Voltage XX Split EP

Relevant Links:

COUCOU NETLABEL
Download the album

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Mixtape No. 13: Jul-B

Merry Xmas
A few more chiptunes for Xmas — from 8bitpeoples this time.

Tracklist

Various Artists

  1. yerzmyey — the 8bits of christmas – merry christmas! jesus holy, born so lowly
  2. vim — the 8bits of christmas – when a child is bored
  3. dma-sc — the 8bits of christmas – the first blip blop noel
  4. hally — the 8bits of christmas – xmas songs plastic sputnik arcade punk remix
  5. twilight electric — axel f – axel f (beverly hills robocop)

Jul-B

Previous 8bitpeoples episodes:

Remember Enzo and Bob?
Cold Boot

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Mixtape No. 12: Jul-A

Make the holidays a little more enjoyable with some chiptunes from the lovely and talented ComputeHer! You can find more from her on her website.

Many cultures have celebrations of the middle of winter. The vikings called theirs Jul (pronounced Yule) and it was combined with New Year’s celebrations.

Celebration of the Norse New Year; a festival of 12 nights. This is the most important of all the Norse holidays. On the night of December 20, the god Ingvi Freyr rides over the earth on the back of his shining boar, bringing Light and Love back into the World. In later years, after the influence of Christianity, the god Baldur, then Jesus, was reborn at this festival. Jul signifies the beginning and end of all things; the darkest time (shortest hour of daylight) during the year and the brightest hope re-entering the world. During this festival, the Wild Hunt is at its greatest fervor, and the dead are said to range the Earth in its retinue. The god Wotan (Odin) is the leader of this Wild Ride; charging across the sky on his eight-legged horse, Sleipnir; a very awe-inspiring vision. In ancient times, Germanic and Norse children would leave their boots out by the hearth on Solstice Eve, filled with hay and sugar, for Sleipnir’s journey. In return, Wotan would leave them a gift for their kindness. In modern times, Sleipnir was changed to a reindeer and the grey-bearded Wotan became the kindly Santa Claus (Father Christmas).

from Norse Holidays and Festivals

Tracklist

ComputeHer

  1. 8 Bit Weapon & ComputeHer — It’s a Chiptune Holiday! – Deck the Halls (Nos Galan)
  2. 8 Bit Weapon & ComputeHer — It’s a Chiptune Holiday! – Hanukkah (Festival of Lights)
  3. RIFFINFO_IART — Electric High EP – Kiss My Bits (ComputeHer’s Mashup Mix)
  4. ComputeHer — Modemoiselle – SysOp
  5. ComputeHer — Modemoiselle – Heart Beeps
  6. ComputeHer — Data Bass – Coco Kitty

ComputerHer Xmas CD

Relevant Links:

ComputeHer’s site
Norse Holidays and Festivals

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Mixtape No. 11: Cold Boot

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Part B of 8bitpeoples episode. Simple as that.

Tracklist

Various Artists

  1. Kplecraft — L 012 – zzzzz
  2. yuppster — simon – green lens
  3. Nullsleep — Electric Heart Strike – Destination Tomorrow [GB version]
  4. Snoopdroop — Artificial Flavor – Jelly Monster Attacks Town
  5. minusbaby — Derecha CD01 – Fuiste Fuerte
  6. M-.-n — Disco Dust – usabikch
  7. RushJet1 — Out There – Nebula
  8. minusbaby — Left CD01 – Something Happened When You Were Born
  9. Animal Style — TRENCHVENT – Cyboshellfish
  10. Divag — Gameboy Tunes – Test & Taste Me
  11. IAYD — Like A Phoenix CD1 – Decimating Atmospheres
  12. minusbaby — Left CD01 – A Few Years Later
  13. Animal Style — Open Air – Open Air


Part A

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Mixtape No. 10: Remember Enzo and Bob?

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Part A of 8bitpeoples, a chiptune label featuring some chiptune greats. The next installment in Chiptune Dixember.

From 8bitpeoples’ mission statement:

The 8bitpeoples first came together in 1999 as a collective of artists sharing a common love for classic videogames and an approach to music which reflected this obsession. Our primary interests were to provide quality music for free and most importantly to have fun. In the years since, we have grown in rank and expanded our goals.

Tracklist

Various Artists

  1. Bit Shifter — Information Chase – Chase Init_
  2. IAYD — Like A Phoenix – Like A Phoenix
  3. starPause — AKID EP – mother bones
  4. x|k — Nestek – Way of The Highway
  5. Coova and little-scale — Two Warriors – Standing Alone
  6. Binärpilot — Defrag – Goof
  7. Binärpilot — Defrag – Fuayfsilfm
  8. Skruvmejsel — Filesystems – Fiskmat
  9. Mr. Spastic — Lucid – Lucid
  10. IAYD — Like A Phoenix – Into Ashes
  11. Kplecraft — L 012 – 169
  12. Snoopdroop — Artificial Flavor – The Cherry Club
  13. Saskrotch — I’ll Have You Naked by the End of This ROM – Mustard
  14. Role Model — A New Fragrance – Boy Afraid

Reboot Cover A

Relevant Links:

8bitpeoples
Enzo Matrix
Bob

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Mixtape No. 9: C’era una volta il West (Short)

“Epic story of a mysterious stranger with a harmonica who joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.”1

Tracklist

glomag

  1. DaMaGe – Red Pixel Dust
  2. Roland & The Lamprey – The Ecstasy of Gold

C’era una volta il West

Relevant Links:

1Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) – IMDB
8bitpeoples

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