Sex Pistols impresario Malcolm McLaren writes about music created on vintage gaming hardware in the latest Wired. Calling the phenomenon "8-bit punk," he suggests the trend constitutes a new kind of folk art, self-conciously using techology for popular expression.
There's no mention of Dallas 8-bitters Treewave in the McLaren piece, but here's an old MSNBC story that gives them props.
Wow, I was under the impression that McLaren had died at least 20 years ago. (or was that Marshall McLuhan?)
Posted by: Stephen Silver at November 2, 2003 05:02 PMjuuuhuuu, mclaren will come back with a new album "spring 2004" called Fashionbeast
d.s.
Posted by: Dule at November 12, 2003 05:34 PMDear curious people,
You might be reading this words because you’re giving interest to Game Boy music & Chip music ...
Fortunately in the end the Web is a wonderful space to collect tight informations !
So if you would like to know the common denominator between Chip music, Game Boy, LSDj, Chip musicians, Role Model, Mark DeNardo, Puss, AdLib Sinner Forks, Bit Shifter, The Hardliner, Lo-Bat, Covox, (Glomag and Nullsleep as well), Ivry Sur Seine, and consequently Malcolm McLaren, Wired, 8-bit Punk, Rock 'n' Roll Gameboy, Wild Strawberries, Foxy Lady, Stephan Grieder, C-Men ... and the FashionBeast Party (Fashion Beast Party) ... amongst others ...
The answer is Boy Playground, a Lo-Tech trip to GameBoy Chip music, a worldwide project/album developed by Relax Beat from March 2002, and announced officially for the first time via the 12” Mini-Klik by Koro Osanago ...
Boy Playground, an introduction to Chip music:
http://www.relaxbeat.com/boyplayground.htm
Cheers,
Jacques & Thierry
http://relaxbeat.com
hm, there is no chance to hear a bit or a byte of the BOY PLAYGROUND CD, i would like to hear, before i try to buy.
d.s.
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