8static

July’s 8static is almost here!

NO CARRIER — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:36:32 +0000

In just a couple of weeks, 8static is back with another killer lineup. In his first Philly appearance, Neil Voss will deliver some new hard-hitting Game Boy tunes. Void Vision is back again, with their unique chip synth-pop sound that everyone loves so much. Peter Swimm has been working on lots of fresh stuff since his last 8static show, and Da Pantz is ready to take main stage after numerous 8static open mics. VBLANK is here to light up your life, literally.

Make sure to come out early, because Animal Style is doing an advanced LSDJ workshop. If you’re never used LSDJ, make sure to check out the events page for a link to get yourself a copy now! He’ll be quickly covering the basics, but he’ll be covering some advanced stuff for people that are ready to take it to the next level. Don’t miss it!

Neil Voss, Blip Festival 2006, by x|k

Nullsleep’s Collapsed Desires tour hits Philadelphia June 12th!

NO CARRIER — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:02:34 +0000

The 8static crew has been busy reinforcing the walls at Studio 34 and putting up fliers warning children and the elderly to steer clear of West Philadelphia on June 12th. Nullsleep is coming to town, and we can only hope our new soundsystem won’t be sucked into the spacetime rift created during his set. Opening for Nullsleep will be Philadelphia’s brave Magoni & Chaffel, followed by NYC’s Starscream. They’ll have time to flee before Nullsleep takes the stage, but enso & NO CARRIER were naive enough to think they could withstand doing visuals the entire night.

Philly chip musicians at “TooManyGames”

elektropionir — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:51:21 +0000

If you are in Reading, PA on Sunday April 18th, 2010 definitely check out TooManyGames, Pennsylvania’s longest continually running gaming event. For $5 ($8 at the door) you get to play in the game room (with consoles new and old), take part in tournaments and get to come home with all the retro gear you crave. Of course you’ll also get your fix of chip music: Animalstyle, Cheap Dinosaurs, Ro-Bear, Chipocrite and X Hunters will be playing so check them out if you get a chance.

Music is their game – 8static in The Philadelphia Inquirer

NO CARRIER — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:23:05 +0000

If you missed it in the paper on Wednesday, make sure to read it online at the: Inquirer.

8static’s Sweet 16 on April 10th!

NO CARRIER — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:53 +0000

8Static is coming of age! For our Sweet 16 (ok, 16th show; not year), we’re taking a look at the super-high-tech world of 16bit consoles and their DOS brethren.

Music by Mark DeNardo, OxygenStar and Philadelphia’s own Animal Style with visuals by VBLANK. And dust off those OPL chips and DOS trackers for our monthly open mic!

Before the show, we’ll be seeing some work from the demoscene with Stephen Whittam, a.k.a. “Inspired Chaos.” The demoscene is a community built upon groups of programmers, musicians, and artists who create stylish audio/visual ‘demos’ to flaunt their skills and make their mark at one of many ‘demoparties’ that occur across the globe each year. IC will show how far things have come since the days when information moved at the speed of a copied floppy disk.

8static & Geekadelphia join forces for mega-fun FREE SHOW in March!

NO CARRIER — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:16:27 +0000

On March 13th we are having a totally free 8static! That’s right, FREE! Bring all your friends who are new to chip and/or too cheap to usually show up! Consider it our way of saying THANK YOU for your continued support of 8static and our extremely successful Kickstarter campaign! We asked for money for new equipment and you guys donated over $3,000! We’re gonna have our new sound system and projector ready to go for this special event!

This show will feature minusbaby from NYC, and Philly’s own Ro-Bear, Chipocrite, and enso!

Our pre-show event will be a Geekadelphia party where you can play and watch the winning entries from their Little Big Philadelphia contest, which is going on now! Click here to head over there and find out more!