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Stokin’ the Forge: ‘In Season’ by Windfallen
Greetings and salutations ChipFam! This month, I am overjoyed to have the opportunity to review ‘In Season’ by Ben ‘Windfallen‘ Steed. Ben spent nine months carefully crafting the music in this EP, and...
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Inside The Daякcнip Mind of KOOL SKULL
Frank here with another installment of Inside The Daякcнip Mind. This time around I’ve brought something that’s extremely unique and flows so well that you would think it was just one big song! I...
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The Unicorn Princess Royally Reviews ‘[rr009] demi batard’ by Rhythmus Records
Happy Wednesday, folks! This month, I wanted to shed some light on a local record label, Rhythmus Records, and their newest release ‘[rr009], featuring music by artist Demi Batard. Rhythmus Records was...
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Chip Mom’s Kitchen #25: In Soviet Russia, You Eat Vampire!
Greetings, my little ghouls, spooks, and warlocks! It is once again the time of year to celebrate the spookier side of life: HALLOWEEN! And in honor of this auspicious time of year, I’m delighted to...
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Sladerfluous Reviews: ‘Amicitia’ by SYUBIDUPIDAPAP
WARNING: This month’s Sladerfluous is chiptune-adjacent. :) I stumbled across ‘Amicitia’ during my monthly Scrooge McDuck-esque swim through my vault of yet-to-be-reviewed chiptune albums AND MY WORLD...
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Chris Considers: ‘The Rocky Horror Chiptune Show’
I didn’t realize it until now, but the fanbases of both the Rocky Horror Picture Show and chipmusic share more than a few similarities with each other. Both of them have a history that spans decades,...
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Chip Mom’s Epic Fails #1: The Day That Frosty Died
I have this wonderful book at home, Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Careme. Antonin was a pastry chef (and so much more) during the era of First Empire Paris. He crafted room-sized sculptures...
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Stokin’ the Forge: The Arcano MIDI NES Chiptune Synthesizer
A warm and welcoming November to you fellow ChipWINners! This month, the fires around here are being stoked by something that isn’t an album. A couple months back, a Kickstarter campaign shared to the...
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Sladerfluous Reviews: “The Chunderfins” by The Chunderfins
The Chunderfins ooze personality in this high-energy chip-rock album. Check out “Theme of The Chunderfins” below, and when you fall in love with it, read on… The Chunderfins by The Chunderfins The...
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Chris Curates: The ChipWIN Holiday Gift Guide
Happy Holidays to one and all! It’s that time of year again. Snow is falling on the blog, President Hoodie has made another amazing announcement, and we’re all scrambling for the perfect Christmas...
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8-Bit Banter with DjjD: Snareskin –‘Snares on a Plane’
Hey all, DjjD here. I can appreciate an artist who gravitates towards a persona for his or her music, but gathering 2-3 different pseudonyms for yourself, takes skill. Not only do you have to maintain...
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Chip Mom’s Kitchen #26: Guinness Stew
‘Tis the seasons for cool nights and warm bellies! All around the ChipRealm folks are gearing up for winter celebrations with born family or chosen family. As an addition to your table, might I...
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Stokin’ the Forge: ‘Powers of Two’ by TRIAC
A preemptive happy New Year to everyone in the Chip Realm! Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I had the luck of stumbling across TRIaC’s sophomore release, ‘Powers of Two’. Hailing from Dresden, Germany,...
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Sladerfluous Reviews: ‘Young’ by Boy Without Batteries
When you pump carefree, passionate, modern punk sensibilities through LSDJ, you get ‘Young’ by Boy Without Batteries. This pop-punk chiptune album released by Play It Loud is boisterous, exuberant, and...
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So You Wanna Make A Chiptune #4: Motivation
Happy New Year ChipWINners! Welcome back to my column, So You Wanna Make A Chiptune! It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. Normally, I’ve reserved SYWMAC for the review of hardware and...
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8-Bit Banter with DjjD: Toni Leys –‘Blast Processor’
As I first came to know of Toni through ‘Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 3‘, his first impression was a lasting one. I can count at least on 50 different occasions showing that track specifically to friends...
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The Unicorn Princess’ Start Guide for Live Gigging
Happy January, folks! This month, instead of the usual review, I decided to put together a helpful guide for those looking for more insight on playing live shows. Playing shows can be super fun, but...
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Stokin’ the Forge: ‘Genesis’ by Chronowolf
Happy New Year Chipfam! This month, the Forge has been graced with the copy of ‘Genesis’, the debut album from Chronowolf (Mat van Rhoon). Mat’s been writing music since 1997, getting his start on an...
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Chris Considers: ‘Lumine’ by bansheebeat
I just can’t quit you, 2015. You’ve lavished us with so much incredible music that even with our thrice-a-week coverage, true gems will inevitably fall through the cracks. I’d like to fix one such...
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Chip Mom’s Kitchen #27: Double Chocolate Cookies
Greetings ChipWINners! Welcome to Chip Mom’s Kitchen, which this week has the honor of being The ChipWIN Blog’s 500th publication! If you keep up with the happenings in the ChipRealm, then you may...
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