The whole chiptune genre is really quite simple-it's a matter of using old video-game bloops and bleeps in place of standard keyboard sounds. And it's been taking off as bands have gone off in different directions with the basic premise. Crashfaster plays an industrial version of chiptune. Glowing Stars were the indie-rock types in the scene. (And guitarist Matt Joseph Payne's solo material has gone into art-rock territory). Anamanaguchi are like the instrumental-pop version. But relative newbies Slime Girls, who hark from San Juan Bautista and Hollister, play a bit more punk, ska and surf than the other chip bands. They show serious creativity in a niche scene.
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The whole chiptune genre is really quite simple-it's a matter of using old video-game bloops and bleeps in place of standard keyboard sounds. And it's been taking off as bands have gone off in different directions with the basic premise. Crashfaster plays an industrial version of chiptune. Glowing Stars were the indie-rock types in the scene. (And guitarist Matt Joseph Payne's solo material has gone into art-rock territory). Anamanaguchi are like the instrumental-pop version. But relative newbies Slime Girls, who hark from San Juan Bautista and Hollister, play a bit more punk, ska and surf than the other chip bands. They show serious creativity in a niche scene.
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20990 Homestead road, Cupertino, CA 95014
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