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MAR10: Koji Kondo, Nintendo Mario Bros composer, talks music
Happy MAR1O aka “Mario Day” – which Nintendo is going forward with worldwide, various international date formats aside. Any day is a good excuse to talk about the musical invention of Nintendo composer Koji Kondo, whose tunes are as iconic as the games he scored.
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The Commodordion: 8-bit instrument made of taped-together C64s and floppies
Eat your heart out, Roland V-Accordion. Meet the Commodordion, an 8-bit chip instrument with bellows made of floppies and gaffer tape – and a surprisingly deep feature set.
Peter Kirn - October 24, 2022
DIY + Unusual Music Music tech Tech
BASTL Microgranny is back – in a limited Monolith edition with Bogdan Raczynski
microGranny 2 was discontinued – but it gets one last lease on life, in a very limited Monolith edition. It’s a “final form” for the beloved 8-bit, lo-fi granular sample instrument.
Peter Kirn - October 14, 2022
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SOMA has a new compact 8-bit noise synth and sequencer for 130€
Peter Kirn - December 4, 2021
DIY + Unusual Gear Tech
8-bit painting – watch a DIY light pen for the IBM PCjr
Peter Kirn - December 2, 2021
DIY + Unusual Motion Tech
Watch the 2006 documentary 8 BIT to see chip music and art at its peak – now online
Peter Kirn - October 11, 2021
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