Aydan Appreciates: ‘Theia’ by Trash80
Trash80, aka Timothy Lamb, is a name that all of us recognize vaguely or with familiarity. Whether you’ve been a long-time fan since his first few tracks, or just now discovering him through the latest...
View ArticleAydan Appreciates: ‘Four Elements’ by uraboroshi
The name uraboroshi should be relatively fresh in the minds of us ChipWINners; their ChipWIN debut was on Volume 5, with the explosive and frenetic ‘Greed Palace’. The track essentially defies genres...
View ArticleAydan Appreciates & Interviews: ‘Void’& Nanode
The chipmusic community has gotten the rare opportunity to watch an artist truly expand technically and stylistically in Nanode. Beginning under the alias Metatronaut, Nanode released his first...
View ArticleAydan Appreciates: ‘Chip Songbook Vol. 7’ by Yoann Turpin
You like jazz? I sure do. Jazz music is the foundation for numerous music genres nowadays, including progressive, funk, swing, world fusion, and… chipjazz. Of course, the one that’s likely the most...
View ArticleAydan Appreciates: ‘Kintsugi’ by Calavera
A lot of the chipscene is based in either the Americas, Europe, or Asia. So many talented artists come from these four continents that we often forget about good ol’ Australia. With the recent influx...
View ArticleAydan Appreciates: ‘Crunk Witch’ by Crunk Witch
Crunk Witch, an eclectic and eccentric geeky duo from Maine, is known for their heavy bass, explosive vocals, phenomenal production, and chipmusic-influenced style. They’re also known for touring...
View ArticleThe Unicorn Princess Royally Reviews ‘Hue’ By MYRONE
Happy March, folks! Spring marches forward and the month is quickly coming to an end. Between the extra hour, change of sunlight, and good music, I’m feeling pretty good. This month, I wanted to share...
View ArticleClover Chain Reacts To: Kubbi –‘Taiga’
My introduction is going to be a bit of a gushy personal disclaimer. Sometime in mid-February of 2015, I was chilling out at home browsing Bandcamp, skimming ‘videogame’ tags and fan accounts, my...
View ArticleAydan Appreciates: ‘Snö’ by Ujico*/Snail’s House
We all love our chipmusic here on the blog. Many of us are familiar with the various kinds of hardware, software, and their unique sounds, be they the NES, the Genesis, the Game Boy, or some other kind...
View ArticleHoodie Highlights… Kubbi in 2018!
Hey y’all! =) For this month’s interview, I’m reprising a 2014 blog chat that I had with a very talented Norwegian friend of mine whose music you’re very likely familiar with. Unsurprisingly, the man...
View ArticleClover Chain Reacts to: Knasibas –‘CRY’
Knasibas has been my friend for awhile now, and I’ve been a fan of his music for even longer. In case you haven’t heard of him, he’s a chiptune/bitpop genius who has been featured on Tracked and...
View ArticleThe Unicorn Princess Royally Reviews ‘workplace ergonomics’ by nmlstyl
Happy June, folks! This month on the blog, I display to you all a modest delayed reaction on a spring release that I enjoyed recently. ‘workplace ergonomics’ was released on April 23rd, 2018 by Philly...
View ArticleClover Chain Reacts To: Chiptunes4Autism – Volume 3
A little over a month ago, Chiptunes4Autism released their highly anticipated ‘Volume 3: Forces of Neurodivergence’ compilation. Spanning around an hour and a half, the album is part of an ongoing...
View ArticleAydan Appreciates: ‘started commuting’ by Ello Costello
Hey there, ChipWINners. It’s been a few months since I’ve written an article due to some extremely time-occupying life events, but I’m happy to be back now! At the end of May, Cheapbeats released an EP...
View ArticleThe ‘Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 7’ Roster
And the roster for ‘Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 7’ is… -insert ridiculous over-the-top drumroll likely composed by Adam Lankford here- V.7 album artwork by Nate Horsfall of lightningarts.com. Yes, he is a...
View ArticleChiptunes = WIN: Volume 7 [Tracks 31-40]
Hey there, familia. How’ve you been? Myself, I’ve been digging these here tracks on this compilation. Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 7 by Chiptunes = WIN I, too, am going to go ahead and skip what could be a...
View ArticleAydan Appreciates: ‘Closed System Blues’ by Bit Shifter
The last thirty or so days have been enormous for fans of chipmusic. Between a new boaconstructor EP, ChipWIN: Volume 7, a new Chunderfins LP, and various other new albums, we’ve been gifted with a...
View ArticleAydan Appreciates: ‘Dizzy Knight Original Soundtrack’ by Norrin Radd
Hey, all you chipfans out there! It’s been a hot minute because a lot of HUGE things have been happening in my life [Editor’s note: congrats to Aydan on getting married! ], but I’m back with an OST...
View ArticleAydan Appreciates: ‘Digression’ by Snesei
Hey, ChipWINners! Long-time fans of ChipWIN may remember, on our very first compilation, a track called ‘Button Mash’ by a Detroit-based chipmusician named Snesei. With its high-energy percussion and...
View ArticleAydan Appreciates: ‘Rikki & Vikki OST’ by RushJet1
From my earliest days on FlashFlashRevolution in 2008, I was intimately familiar with a few of RushJet1’s compositions. ‘Almost There’ and ‘Fighting for Control’ are two pieces that I remember fondly...
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