Reduce the bit count

I was having a conversation the other day about how video games have been part of my generation's daily life since we were born. The sounds of an 8-bit sound chip resonate with me in a way that few other instruments can, and I'm not the only one. In fact there is an entire genre of music where old console sound chips are used in lieu of more traditional instruments. chip music might seem limiting, but to me there is a purity in it that other electronic music can't match.

this song just makes me happy.
Shirobon - Remembering Childhood


X-ray - Zizibum


Chiptune David - Where Am I?

Lets Do the Time Warp Again

Don't worry, I'm not going to post clips from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I am however going to post some music from before my time. I was born in late 1981... got into rock and alternative as a teenager at the end of the grunge era, and didn't give older stuff much attention until college. Here's some stuff that was all released prior to my birth.

I've slipped back into some older stuff lately, which is why I'm making this post. I'm listening to a lot of Progressive and Psychedelic Rock, as well as a lot of harder stuff from around 1967-1974 but the main reason behind this post is that my neighbor's daughter just posted on facebook that listening to justin bieber always makes her feel better... and I felt a need to bring balance back to the internet.

David Bowie - Space Oddity


Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit


Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb


Pink Floyd - Time


Led Zeppelin - Kashmir


Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song


Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze