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REFORMAT THE PLANET Trailer
NYC Filmmakers 2Player Productions have spent the last three years documenting the underground Chiptune community, culminating in the release of their feature-length DVD, REFORMAT THE PLANET. Lots of great looking footage from BlipFest. I’m not even going to front like I know a lot about this project, I just stumbled upon the trailer and got so excited I needed to make a post. Not a want, a need to post on my blog. For more (actual) information, visit this post on motherboard by Zen_Albatross, or just watch the trailer:
AVAILABLE on DVD August 24th, 2010
PRE-ORDER TODAY!
http://fangamer.net/products/rtp-dvd
..::Official Selection::..
-South by Southwest Film Festival 08 (world premiere)
-Melbourne International Film Festival 08
-Penny Arcade Expo 08
-International Amsterdam Film Festival 08
-CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival 08
-Montreal Pop Festival ’09
-Fantastic Fest ’10
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REFORMAT THE PLANET is a feature length documentary which delves into the movement known as chip tunes, a vibrant underground scene based around creating new, original music using old video game hardware. Familiar devices such as the Nintendo Game Boy and Nintendo Entertainment System are pushed in new directions with startling results.
Using New York as a microcosm for a larger global movement, “Reformat the Planet” maps out the genesis of the first annual Blip Festival, a four day celebration of over 30 international artists exploring the untapped potential of low-bit video game consoles. With floor-stomping rhythms and fist-waving melodies, trailblazers of the chip tune idiom descend upon Manhattan to pen a new chapter in the history of electronic music.
The trailer features music by Nullsleep (“Salvation for a Broken Heart”, “On Target”), Martin Galway (“The Neverending Story”), and Random (“Micawber’s Moan”), all composed on classic video game consoles.
Bizarre but Awesome Making of MK1 Video
I’m not sure how i found this video, but it’s pretty interested / totally bizarre clip from a 1992 tv show “Games Master TV.” Pretty cool behind-the-scenes look at the making of Mortal Kombat 1, and the revolutionary techniques they used to make the most brutal fighting game of the time.
Later in the video, they get the actual actors of the characters play each other (in costume) in MK1. Sonya is a cheap bitch.
Tae K Remix: Star Fox 64 TKRMX
I’m proud to present to you the newest video game mash-up / remix album by the mastermind Tae K: Star Fox 64 TKRMX
If you’re not familiar with Tae K, you can read up on his work, if you’ve been to a Dj CUTMAN show and heard hip-hop acapellas over megaman and arcade music, then you’ve heard Tae K.
His newest mixtape takes the soundtrack from Star Fox 64 and mixes it with artists like Kanye, Notorious BIG, and Jaz-Z. Check the full tracklist below and head over to TKRMX to download.
TRACKLIST
01 Prologue [kanye west – power]
02 Opening [drake – over]
03 Incoming [birdman – money to blow ft. drake and lil wayne]
04 Sector X [dmx – no love for me ft. drag-on]
05 Star Wolf [notorious BIG – dead wrong]
06 Titania Macbeth [jay-z – izzo]
07 Bolse [t.i. – top back]
08 Mission Accomplished [dj khaled – all i do is win ft. t-pain, ludacris, rick ross, snoop dogg]
09 Andross’ Brain [gucci mane – freaky girl remix ft. ludacris]
10 Title Screen [P$C – i’m a king remix ft. t.i. & lil scrappy]
DOWNLOAD
TKRMX