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CHIPFEST VII - 7th Heaven In order to celebrate CalmDownKidder's fifth anniversary, I've scoured the globe to get some of THE FINEST chiptune acts, for your aural pleasure.

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▰▰▰ cTrix (AU) - http://www.facebook.com/pages/cTrix/118258328189500 ▰▰▰

cTrix makes music with oldskool computers from 1977 - 1992. He then takes them to a gig, sets everything up to run live and lets burst a range of syles. His music has been described as: "a phat and funky breaks/house style mixed with early 90's vokal rave samples, buzzing oldskool sounds and early jungle D'n'B all mixed into one show." His additional works span progressive rock, 80's business funk and psy. cTrix intergrates a Gameboy, C64, Atari 2600, Lynx and beloved Amiga 500 & 1200 to work together, not limited to one style or sound. While you might not know what to expect at a show, you can expect one thing: to have a f**king awesome time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8e7g8kJIlo

▰▰▰ Cheapshot (JP) - https://www.facebook.com/cheapshotmusic ▰▰▰

(UK DEBUT!) Cheapshot is strongly influenced by dubstep bass lines, 8-bit music and all things that go BOOM! His chiptune monsters combine dub, uk funky, dubstep and breakbeat. His latest release is a sprawling video-game concept album 'Streets of Bass''. His earlier works can be found on Metrodub, 8bitpeoples, Amenorea Records, and Enough Records. http://cheapshot.bandcamp.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZR2IaCTcFs

▰▰▰ Organ Freeman - https://www.facebook.com/TheOrganFreeman ▰▰▰

Alien synth-rock from Wirral; rocking two microphones, two drummers and a Yamaha QY700 MIDI sequencer, Organ Freeman have been playing various shows in the UK to massive acclaim, including stints playing with Ms Dynamite and soon to be performing with OPM! Their live shows are a real treat - not to be missed! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iegBBN93ZzQ

▰▰▰ The Tin Foil Hat Brigade - https://www.facebook.com/thetinfoilhatbrigade ▰▰▰

The Tin Foil Hat Brigade (or James Bentley to his mates) is a Liverpool, England based act who uses Nintendo Game Boys to create his fusion of power-pop and punk stylings. When he is not running top chipmusic netlabel ‘CalmDownKidder Records’, James is performing his unusual style of music to happy, confused, annoyed and shellshocked audiences all around the world, from Nottingham to New York and Shoreditch to Scotland! TTFHB has performed at the likes of Edinburgh Festival, Liverpool Threshold Festival, and recently Liverpool Sound City 2012! http://allyourbass.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9PknJhX_4

▰▰▰ Stevens - http://twitter.com/stevenosurname ▰▰▰

Dance wizard Stevens, straight out of Bromley, has performed all across the UK, winning over audiences with his boundless energy and euphoric tunes, this FM Wizard is definitely a must-see peformance! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtKPvDsDf0I

▰▰▰ an-cat-max - https://www.facebook.com/pages/an-cat-max/360427477405▰▰▰

an-cat-max is the alias of Scotland's Tom Armstrong. Armed with a Game Boy, and copious amounts of grass, an-cat-max stuns audiences with a mixture of hard pounding tracks, sickly sweet melodies, with the odd cheeky 90's megamix thrown in too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo9RJHW9pO0&t=1m36s

▰▰▰ Cerebral Scars - https://www.facebook.com/cerebralscars ▰▰▰

HARDCORE GEORDIE STREET TECHNO! Cerebral Scars/CS is a Musician, Producer, Animator, Photographer and Illustrator based in the UK. He has played alongside International acts from varying countries such as Sweden and Japan, and took part in Tsuji/Street Techno events. Additionally earlier this year he also played at Edinburgh's 'Ultrachip' showcase which was part of the the world's largest arts festival 'Festival Fringe'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o96j6RSCFaw ///DETAILS\\\ Friday 31st August, 2012 8pm Doors Open £5 entry

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