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Robotic amore and double-sided chiptune melodies photo

It's Thursday! Have some chiptunes for no reason other than I love you!

Chiptune music house Ubiktune unleashed two fresh albums this past week. First up is the Valentine's Day-dedicated 7bit date: robot love by beek. More than a declaration of mechanical passion, it is a love letter to the sounds of old gaming computers like the Amiga and Commodore 64. You can cop the album for however much you wish to pay at the Bandcamp link below.

Second up is the Frank Zappa-ish The Wave by subPixel. This is a "double-sided" release of 12 tracks -- the first "side" is six songs performed with live instruments, while the other side is the same six songs arranged using the NES' VRC6 chip. Eventually, an iOS app will be released, allowing listeners to mix each song on the fly, going from live to chip and back. This album can be purchased for $3, or for a Lincoln, you can order a friggin' physical cassette, should you still have the means to play one of those relics!

As always, hit the jump for some music samples, especially of The Wave's dual nature.

7bit date: robot love [Bandcamp]
The Wave [Bandcamp]








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Chris Creo's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 18:09
Chris Creo
Hitchhiker: You heard of this thing,the 8-Minute Abs? Ted: Yeah,sure,8-Minute Abs. Yeah,the excercise video. Hitchhiker: Yeah,this is going to blow that right out of the water. Listen to this: 7... Minute... Abs. Ted: Right. Yes. OK,all right. I see where you're going. Hitchhiker: Think about it. You walk into a video store,you see 8-Minute Abs sittin' there, there's 7-Minute Abs right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick,man? Ted: I would go for the 7. Hitchhiker: Bingo,man,bingo. 7-Minute Abs. And we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8-minute folk. Ted: You guarantee it? That's - how do you do that? Hitchhiker: If you're not happy with the first 7 minutes,we're gonna send you the extra minute free. You see? That's it. That's our motto. That's where we're comin' from. That's from "A" to "B". Ted: That's right. That's - that's good. That's good. Unless,of course,somebody comes up with 6-Minute Abs. Then you're in trouble,huh? [Hitchhiker convulses] Hitchhiker: No! No,no,not 6! I said 7. Nobody's comin' up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes? You won't even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel. Ted: That - good point. Hitchhiker: 7's the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 dwarves. 7,man,that's the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea. It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time,baby. Step into my office. Ted: Why? Hitchhiker: 'Cause you're fuckin' fired!
Azzurus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 18:22
Azzurus
^The shit?
Thanks Mr. Poncealot, I always enjoy new chip music.
Tony Ponce's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 18:37
Tony Ponce
@Chris Creo

BAAAAA HAAA HA HA HA! This came out of fuckin' NOWHERE, but I don't care! Best scene from that movie!
Chris Creo's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 20:14
Chris Creo
It cuz 7bit, wtf is that 8bit is where its at
ninjapresident's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 21:05
ninjapresident
Love chiptune music. <3 Just found out about DJ Pie, and he's pretty good. A lot of his songs sound similar, tho.
jecht35's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2012 07:14
jecht35
I really like The Wave Album insta buy.
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