Tag Archives: Philadelphia

ALBUMS, CHIPTUNE, MUSIC

Cheap Dinosaurs

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Cheap Dinosaurs’ self titled album propels chiptune forward with prog-pop cosmic bitscapes.

Cheap Dinosaurs, the live Chiptune supergroup consisting of Philadelphia’s finest chiptune musicians, including Animal Style, Chipocrite, An0va, and other talented musicians who don’t have websites. Cheap Dinosaurs brings precise arrangement and tight performance to their shows and recordings.

Their newly remastered album is available on Bandcamp, including a special Limited Edition Seed Paper Release,
Hand-made seed paper with screen-printed album art that you can plant under a thin layer of soil and blue lobelias will sprout and grow. How cool is that? Released on October 18th 2011 on Data Garden.

The album is available from Data Garden.

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CHIPTUNE, EVENTS, SHOWS

Live @ 8static, August 11, 2011

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The Chip Music Chronicle brings us another live Chipmusic show: 8static in Philadelphia. Videography by Chip Music Chronicle

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Watch the whole show here

GAME MUSIC, GAMING, MUSIC, NERDCORE

Black Materia: Final Fantasy VII

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I woke up this morning to the shock an awe of Black Materia, an original hiphop album by Random AKA MegaRan, exactly 14 years since the Japanese release of the Final Fantasy VII, the game that shattered perceptions and set the bar for storytelling and detail in RPG Games.

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Listening to the songs on BandCamp, I’m still in awe. Great production, appropriate use of samples and dope vocal tone, this is an all-pro album featuring additional vocals by Brentalfloss, MC Pennywise, Devastate, Ilyas (of Tanya Morgan), Maja, Phil Harmonic, Dale Chase, and more.

With lyrics that reflect the story and taking the point of view of different characters, this record is a nerdcore achievement. Other tracks, like “Crys of the Planet” boast poignet lyrics that extend beyond the scope of the game to a transmit a socially conscience message Listen on Bandcamp or Download the Free Version from NerdcoreNow.com

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All and all, this album is dope and a half. Support this killer team.