8bitpeoples
8bitpeoples is an artist collective and netlabel centered in New York City that focuses on chiptune aesthetics, which is heavily influenced by vintage videogames. 8bitpeoples was founded in 1999 by Jeremiah "Nullsleep" Johnson and Mike "Tangible" Hanlon. It is run by Johnson and Joshua "" Davis.
Many artists who have appeared on 8bitpeoples have also appeared on compilations on other labels, most notably Astralwerks' 8 Bit Operators compilation, a collection of Kraftwerk songs done in the 8-bit style. 8bitpeoples is also involved in the organization of the Blip Festival, which features 8-bit musicians, often including those on the 8bitpeoples roster.
They provide the vast majority of their releases for free via their website, including printable covers and inserts so that anyone can manufacture a hard copy of their releases.
Current members
- minusbaby
- No Carrier
- Nullsleep
- openBack
- Otro
- Random
- Trash80
- Twilight Electric
- x|k
Guest artists
- 505
- 8GB
- A.M.U
- Alex Mauer
- Amor Antiquita
- Anamanaguchi
- Animal Style
- AY Riders
- Binärpilot
- Bud Melvin
- Cheapshot
- Coleco Music
- Commie64
- Coova
- Cornbeast
- Counter Reset
- Damo
- David Sugar
- Divag
- Dma-Sc
- Doomcloud
- Dorothy's Magic Bag
- Drx
- exileFaker
- Firebrand Boy
- Frank Fitus
- Gijs Gieskes
- Glomag
- Gordon Strombola
- Goto80
- Gumshoe
- gwEm
- Handheld
- I, Cactus
- IAYD
- Jellica
- knife city
- Kplecraft
- Kris Keyser
- L-Tron
- Linde
- lissajou
- little-scale
- Lo-Bat
- M-.-n
- Manic
- Marcer
- Mark DeNardo
- Mesu Kasumai
- Mr. Spastic
- Paza
- Phlogiston
- Psilodump
- Receptors
- Role Model
- Rugar
- RushJet1
- Sabastian Boaz
- Sabrepulse
- Saskrotch
- she
- Sievert
- Snoopdroop
- StarPause
- Starscream
- Stu
- Tangible
- Tao
- Tet
- The 8bitpeoples
- The Depreciation Guild
- The J. Arthur Keenes Band
- The X-Dump
- Timbral
- USK
- Vim
- Virt
- Xinon
- Yerzmyey
- YM Rockerz
- Yuppster
- ZEN ALBATROSS
Compilations/Samplers
- Colors (8BP001)
- Axel F (8BP028)
- The 8bits of Christmas (8BP038)
- 8BP050 (8BP050)
- Blip Festival 2008: 32 Live Recordings (8BP100)
- Reformat: A Tribute To Bit Shifter's Information Chase (8BP118)
See also
- List of record labels
- Chiptune
- Bitpop
References
External links
- Official website
- Jonah Weiner (April 24, 2005). "Air On a Game Boy". New York Times. Archived from the original on Dec 14, 2014.
- Joel Johnson (December 3, 2006). "Blip Festival: 8-Bit is Enough". Wired.
- Tom Loftus (December 1, 2003). "Play That Funky Music, Game Boy". NBC News. Archived from the original on Feb 12, 2015.
- "Name That Chiptune: The Growing Niche of 8-Bit Music". Techcrunch. December 8, 2006.
- Kate Russell (June 15, 2007). "Webscape". BBC Click. 8BitPeoples.
- Andrea Appleton (June 29, 2007). "Chip Hop". The Tribeca Trib. Archived from the original on Sep 28, 2007.