8static is this Saturday June 8th!

To start the party, NO CARRIER, one of the founders of 8static, will continue his workshop series on live visuals and game hardware. A veteran Philadelphia hacker and visualist currently residing in New York, NO CARRIER will teach us how to create visuals for the Nintendo Entertainment System! The workshop follows with our 60 minute open mic, and then our headliners:

First Act: Storm Blooper started as a regular at our open-mics, started playing small shows around Philadelphia, and now rightfully takes the opener 8static slot! All grown up? Don’t count on it. Storm Blooper keeps his sense of humor. Direct, fun, and batteries fully charged, these are Gameboy tracks to keep you dancing!

Second Act: The high-speed chip pop of Kentucky! Kentucky? Damn straight! Solarbear writes for Gameboy and what comes out is fast, melodic, and caffeinated. Get ready to spill some Kentucky all over the stage and into the crowd. This act is a lot of fun to watch!

Final Act: Hailing from Paris, France, we are excited to present the headliner Ultrasyd! Gaining momentum after a European tour and a veteran of Blipfestival 2011, Ultrasyd writes insistent and hypnotic music with a demoscene-meets-house sound. Get ready for some french house music through the Atari ST, Gameboy, and other vintage computers!

After party: After the last act, we continue the party one block down at the Institute. The legendary DJ Cutman will be spinning the best video game remixes ever!!!

It’s been beautiful outside since last 8static, but time for us to converge once more indoors for an amazing show on May 11th at PhilaMOCA!

8-bit pimp & chip-hop pioneer, A_Rival is coming out from the Bay Area and starting off his mini-tour at 8static to support his new album, TRUTHCANNON. This means all new tracks debuting live at our show! Come listen at the show or tune in to Arecibo radio to get a preview before anyone else! A_Rival has composed music for high profile releases like “Street Fighter X Megaman” and “Super Street Fighter II Turbo: HD Remix”.

Long-time 8static friend, Inverse Phase will be making his 8static debut this month! Inverse Phase is the man behind the legendary Nine Inch Nails tribute album, “pretty eight machine” and video game composer for games such as shuttle scuttle & super smash land. He will be hitting us with a few surprises this show, don’t be surprised if some of audience winds up on stage participating during he set!

Philadelphia’s own Saint, of cipher prime studios, will be treating us to all new, vocal-based, jams. Last time he jammed out with an entirely improvised set, it’s always exciting to see saint perform and bring us something new!

Stopping off at 8static as part of his east coast tour, we have Watabou from Detroit playing a miniset to start off the show! Don’t be surprised to find him off stage in the audience, screaming into the mic during he set. Watabou always brings an energy to the show like no other!

On visuals we have Radionarcotix coming all the way down from Portland, Maine to make his 8static debut! Looking forward to seeing his visuals combined with our three video game composers at this show!

Ever wonder what a POKEY sounds like? Or how the 2a03 differs from the SID?? What the hell is a VRC6? Well Inverse Phase will also be hosting our workshop this month and answering those questions for you! He explaining and demonstrating the signature sounds of different chipsets and clarifying all the mystery many seem to have about those sounds!

If that isn’t enough A_Rival for you, He will also be blasting tracks at our after-party! Join us upstairs at The Institute Bar down the block and hear him DJ some rad grooves!! Also don’t forget, as an 8static patron your bill will be 10% off!

Admission will be a sliding scale of $7-$10. Those that support 8static with a $10 admission fee will receive a special sticker exclusive to this month’s show! Spread the word and get your friends to join us at another amazing 8static at PhilaMOCA!!!

RSVP at our Facebook event: Invite your friends here!!

Spring is here, time to leave your homes & come to the next 8static on April 13th at PhilaMOCA! We’ve got another fantastic show of national acts planned for you this month!!

First we have the legendary Br1ght Pr1mate returning from their winter hibernation in Boston. After playing such big events as MAGFest 11 and PAX East, it will great to welcome back to a more intimate environment at 8static! The duo, composed of intricate LSDJ dance jams with soulful female vocals, are potential future superstars in the scene. Having crafted a special Star Trek-themed set for our Tuesday Tune-out series (complete with costumes and new songs!), they will be bringing all that hard work to show at 8static proper! Animal Style will be sharing his custom visuals for their set.

It’s been over a year since Note!‘s last show at 8static and he will be coming back this month with all new material for his upcoming album release (possibly available at the show!). Note!’s infectious & complex dance grooves will keep all of us on our feet during his set. We really look forward to having him back since our move to PhilaMOCA.

One of our most original sounding musicians is coming up from Washington, D.C. Dauragon has mastered the art of super-bass on the Gameboy with nanoloop. Deep, heavy beats with compelling grooves are just the start to his performance as his dark & somber melodies flow in you will be mesmerized by his sonic curtain. Definitely not something you wanna miss if you’ve never experienced his set before!

Joining us all the way from Chicago we are treated to a rare opportunity to experience a live set by Environmental Sound Collapse. E.S.C. will challenge your senses with dark, experimental compositions that are very uncommon lately in the chip music scene. E.S.C. will also be providing us visuals for the night. We welcome our longtime friend to his 8static debut and can’t wait to see what he brings for us!!

Our workshop is back this month with Animal Style giving us some pro-tips on how to solder. This is an ideal place to learn if you’ve been wanting to tackle some circuit-bending or mod your own equipment, so don’t miss it!

If that isn’t enough for you, Radlib is back at our after-party! Join us upstairs at The Institute Bar down the block and hear him DJ some 80′s tunes!! Also don’t forget, as an 8static patron your bill will be 10% off!

Admission will be a sliding scale of $7-$10. Those that support 8static with a $10 admission fee will receive a special sticker exclusive to this month’s show! Spread the word and get your friends to join us at another amazing 8static at PhilaMOCA!!!

RSVP at our Facebook event: Invite your friends here!!

We’ve got a big show planned for the next 8static on March 9th!! This month we are bringing you four national acts to shake off those February blizzards and celebrate our first anniversary at PhilaMOCA!

The legendary Nullsleep, will be returning to 8static! This scene pioneer should be no stranger to most of you, as he has been a major scene player since the classic chip music era. No one should miss this rare opportunity to see his live set! Nullsleep’s dark soundscapes and intelligent dance composition will break through to even the most skeptical listener. It’s an honor to have him back at 8static again after what feels like way too long!

We had to reschedule scene chameleon, Doomcloud‘s set last month due to the blizzard. But he’s back on the lineup this month and ready to go all-out! He may perform under many different monikers, but this time he will be completely redefining an existing one! Presenting his live debut of all-live hardware, NES dance music, you could almost call this Doomcloud 2.0! Don’t let the name or platform change interrupt your perception of what will be an amazing groove session as we close out the night in style!

We have two debuts at this 8static! First, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, we have Noisewaves! Consisting of a drummer, guitar player and an NES, Noisewaves’ music has a bittersweet post-rock influenced sound. They blew us all away at MAGFest 9, had the honor of playing Blip festival 2011 and more recently charmed the audience at Rochester chip fest!

Our other newcomer is coming out all the way from Portland, Oregon! Northwest chip scene player, Mechlo is not just a Gameboy musician. He is also known out west for his involvement with Portland’s chip music festival, Micropalooza & his popular video game podcast, A Jumps, B Shoots. This is a rare opportunity to witness some great music from across the country, don’t miss it!

On visuals we have beloved scene staple, Batsly Adams, cooking up some new eye candy for this show! And another fantastic after-party upstairs at The Institute Bar down the block. this time Radlib will DJ MOD files for us!! Also don’t forget, as an 8static patron your bill will be 10% off!

Admission will be a sliding scale of $7-$10. Those that support 8static with a $10 admission fee will receive a special sticker exclusive to this month’s show! Spread the word and get your friends to join us at another amazing 8static at PhilaMOCA!!!

RSVP at our Facebook event: Invite your friends here!!

Melt away that winter chill at 8static on February 9th!! This month we will bring you four amazing performers; all debuting new material live at this show!!

Scene chameleon, Doomcloud, may perform under many different monikers, but this time he will be completely redefining an existing one! Presenting his live debut of all-live hardware, NES dance music, you could almost call this Doomcloud 2.0! Don’t let the name or platform change interrupt your perception of what will be an amazing groove session as we close out the night in style!

Local legend, Ro-Bear, will be bring us some all-new jams this time. Known for producing some of the most elegant and lyrical music on the Gameboy, we can’t wait to see what he has in store for us this show!

Ricky Brugal may be a new name to 8static, but he definitely isn’t a new face. Performing twice before in the past under Da Pantz, Ricky Brugal will making his 8static debut not only with a change in names, but also in style! His musical autobiography has changed pace to reflect his true-life experience and we look forward to seeing his performance!

Philadelphia’s Cutman may be better known for his chiptune and VGM remix work as Dj CUTMAN, but at this show he will be debuting his set of all-original music for the first time at 8static! Don’t be late as he will be opening the performance with his new jams!

Coming all the out from Seattle, we welcome demoscene player, Guybrush on visuals!! Formerly of Northern Dragons demo group, we are honored to have him make his east coast performance debut at 8static!! Aside from visuals, Guybrush will also be hosting our workshop, giving us a demoscene rundown and some examples of his work!

Our after-party upstairs at The Institute Bar down the block will be a special performance by, Dj CUTMAN, temporarily suspending his hiatus to hang with us!! Also don’t forget, as an 8static patron your bill will be 10% off!

Admission will be a sliding scale of $7-$10. Those that support 8static with a $10 admission fee will receive a special sticker exclusive to this month’s show! Spread the word and get your friends to join us at another amazing 8static at PhilaMOCA!!!

RSVP at our Facebook event: Invite your friends here!!

Winter is coming…
On January 12th we will celebrate our first show of 2013 in an appropriately dark & beautiful way.

A long time friend & supporter of 8static since inception, we welcome back Philadelphia’s coldwave giant, Void Vision, this month! You don’t have to be a fan of darkwave music to enjoy Void Vision’s haunting melodic synths, ethereal vocals & graceful execution of the genre. Void Vision’s use of vintage analog synthesizers & gear will bring you back to a part of of the 80′s that was mostly tucked away in underground music scenes. Some of her material has even been arranged on LSDJ especially for 8static! If you haven’t had a chance to catch this artist at previous engagements, prioritize this on your calendars now!

San Francisco’s heavy chip-scene player Crashfaster, will be returning to 8static with a vengeance. Some of you may have caught his solo performance two years ago & will remember his somber EBM / industrial influenced music with vocoder distorted vocals. Crashfaster now has expanded to include a guitarist, drummer & female vocalist to round out the live performance! Crashfaster will be rocking their heavier sound at MAGFest this year, we are proud to welcome them back to 8static on their east coast tour!

Emerging artist, SSD Engage, are a trio from Cincinnati, Ohio comprised of members of S.P.R.Y., Sp00ked & Disabletron. Fresh off the release of their new album, “Nostalgia Paradigm”, SSD Engage will be treating us to their compelling form of improvisational dance music, utilizing two gameboys & a drum machine.

Visuals are always an integral part of the experience we deliver at 8static. Which is why we are honored to celebrate the return of Austin’s, Party Time! Hexcellent!!! Anyone who attended Blip Festival 2011 or our 2nd anniversary show in 2010 can attest to her amazing visual work! Many may not consider the visualist when deciding to attend a show… This is the exception to that thought & a serious reason to not miss!

15 years ago, a boy had a dream to make his own Final Fantasy-style RPG, now that dream has come to fruition… Come to our workshop to experience indie-developer, Muteki Corporation’s, game series for iOS & PSN, “Dragon Fantasy”! A trilogy designed to take you through accurately represented vintage hardware-specs of the beloved 8-bit, 16-bit & 32-bit eras, respectively. They will have playable units for you to try and will share their inspirational development story of how tragedy led to a successful independent release and eventual support from Sony!

Come to our after-party upstairs at The Institute Bar down the block to hear Bay Area resident, DJ Mr. Smith, throw down some industrial tracks. As usual, your bill will be 10% off!

Admission will be a sliding scale of $7-$10. Those that support 8static with a $10 admission fee will receive a special sticker exclusive to this month’s show! Spread the word and get your friends to join us at another amazing 8static at PhilaMOCA!!!

Facebook event: Invite your friends here!!