February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

Revision 2012 Invitation (*26106)

mattwestcott

Download this MP3 Directly

Tagged As:

instrumental fawmtronica chiptune remix electronic demoscene

Liner Notes:

video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFtmqCjU6Wo

demo info (including download link to the original, for proper ZX Spectrum fans): http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=58668

This little project has pulled me away from regular FAWMing for most of last week, but at least the soundtrack counts as a new song written in February...

Revision is an annual festival of digital art (specifically, the 'demoscene', if you want a term to google) taking place over Easter weekend in Saarbrücken, Germany, and I was approached to create this piece to promote it. Creating things on vintage computers is a large part of demoscene culture (but not the main focus - there's plenty of cutting-edge new tech too), and so everything you see and hear here is produced by a 30Kb program running on a 1986-era Sinclair ZX Spectrum with 128K of memory. That's how we roll on the demoscene.

Incidentally, the soundtrack is an 8-bit remix of the 'theme tune' from last year's event, as heard here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3q4joN9W5ik#t=72s

Feedback:

Add a comment. Log in to FAWM or sign up first!

benjaminnolan 2 months ago

When did you start writing epic chiptunes?!

I really need to get that MIDI interface for my NES... :s
chasingandromeda 3 months ago

This is some yummy lo-fi goodness. Where the heck did I put my Commodore 64? And on top of all that crushed wonderment, it's freakin' danceable to boot!
balancelost 3 months ago

Haha, neato!
it's weird cos @girlsinuniform was telling me about this kind of music just yesterday and here it is. I find programming music like this fascinating and your results speak for themselves (as in, they are proper bo).
johnnycashpoint 3 months ago

well, ain't that frickin' awesome? Nice work, sir!
ianuarius 3 months ago

Awesome sounds and awesome tunes!
I especially liked the chord progression in the end half.
Gotta love those NES sounds.
terranoda 3 months ago

Wow, I really like this style but rarely hear it so well executed. Great job.
ego093 3 months ago

Oh wow - thanks for the blast from the past. Used to DJ with demos running on an Amiga back in the day. Fun to see what you're able to cram into 128K.
vomvorton 3 months ago

This is brilliant, I love the high pitched lead melody. The ending is really cool too, impressive noises pulled from intriguing sources
froley 3 months ago

I love the arpeggiator melodies from about the 1:00 mark. Really funky, with a very authentic sound. Great track.