Chiptune

A chiptune, also known as chip music or 8bit music, is synthesized electronic music which ismade for PSG sound chips used in vintage computers, consoles, and arcade machines ortracker format music which intentionally sounds similar to old PSG chip music ormusic that combines PSG sounds and modern electronicaEDM music styles.

In 2007, the notable, entirely chiptune album 8Bit Operators The Music of Kraftwerk was released on major mainstream label AstralwerksEMI Records, which included several prominent and noted chipmusicians, including Nanoloop creator Oliver Wittchow, and LittleSoundDJ creator Johan Kotlinski who appears as the artist Role Model. Kraftwerk founding member Ralf Htter personally selected the tracks. A vinyl 12inch single version was released on February 24, 2007 as a precursor to the fulllength CD, and reached as high as numberon the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Singles Sales Chart. In March 2007, the CD release reached as high as numberon the CMJ RPM charts. Edinburgh born electronic musician Unicorn Kid has helped further popularize chiptune, especially with the song True Love Fantasy and other songs from the EP Tidal Rave being played on late night radio, including on BBC Radio 1, where he played live on the Festive Festival 2011. In Canada, Eightcubed and Crystal Castles helped

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