chips/bits by Brett Carson
My new EP "chips/bits" catalogues my work with 8-bit (and lower) electronics over the last several years. The focus is on compositions for the audio hardware of retro video game consoles (the Nintendo Game Boy and Famicom), but also includes homemade electronics, other odd lofi devices, and the Japanese voice synthesizer Vocaloid. Stylistically, the music ranges from more conventional chiptunes to harsh noise, ambient, and contemporary classical music. In this collection I explore the experimental compositional potential for these primitive yet soulful technologies.
Tracklist
| 1. | Onyirmarx | 1:14 |
| 2. | Slouching Narcoleptic | |
| 3. | Endgame | |
| 4. | Icluciagratika | |
| 5. | Fforestt | |
| 6. | Alfred's Broccoli | |
| 7. | VOC4-VRC6 I: Chippy | |
| 8. | VOC4-VRC6 II: Spazzy | |
| 9. | VOC4-VRC6 III: Groovy | |
| 10. | I Do Believe That's Dale Behind Us | |
| 11. | Exeunt Ion I | |
| 12. | Exeunt Ion II | |
| 13. | Glib Lens | |
Credits
releases June 18, 2025
Brett Carson - piano, Game Boy, Famicom, lofi electronics, homemade circuits, Vocaloid
Piano on Exeunt Ion recorded by Elihu Knowles at Airship Laboratories in Richmond, CA
All tracks mixed and mastered by Brett Carson
Brett Carson - piano, Game Boy, Famicom, lofi electronics, homemade circuits, Vocaloid
Piano on Exeunt Ion recorded by Elihu Knowles at Airship Laboratories in Richmond, CA
All tracks mixed and mastered by Brett Carson
