Based in New York City, Bit Shifter explores high-impact, low-res music produced using primitive synthesis as a deliberate aesthetic choice. Adopting a distillation of the less-is-more philosophy, Bit Shifter operates with a standard Nintendo Game Boy as a means of exploring the aesthetics of economy, pushing minimal hardware to its maximum.

He is also in it for the laughs.

Co-administrator of the 8bitpeoples collective & label, and co-founder & co-curator of the international Blip Festival event series, Bit Shifter has released music on Hymen, Astralwerks, Mirex, 555 Recordings, Ship To Shore PhonoCo., and Ketacore, and has been fortunate enough to perform extensively around the world.

"The Butterfly" From Closed System Blues, Data Casualty ℗ & © Bit Shifter · Maximum R&D (ASCAP)

"Strange Comfort" From Bit.Trip Flux Original Soundtrack, Gaijin Games ℗ & © Bit Shifter · Maximum R&D (ASCAP)

"Easy Prey" From miwak twelve, Hymen Records ℗ & © Bit Shifter · Maximum R&D (ASCAP)

Units: "Warm Moving Bodies (Skyscraper Cell Mix)"Bit Shifter remix From Units: Connections (Warm Moving Bodies — The Remixes), Opilec Music ℗ & © Units · Let's Go Music / Very Safe Music (BMI)

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2ND PRESSING! · INFORMATION CHASE EP · LIMITED EDITION VINYL · BLUE/GREEN SWIRL VINYL



Thrilled to say the 2nd vinyl pressing of my EP Information Chase is now available, thanks to the lovely folks at Ship To Shore PhonoCo. Limited edition, get 'em while they last!

Originally released back in 2006 on 8bitpeoples as a handful of low bitrate mp3s, this li'l EP has had a bit of a glow-up since then; now available on high-quality 12" vinyl housed in ingenious die-cut packaging. The album sleeves and center labels also include extra artwork by pixelsmith Drew Wise. And this time around, the EP gets a lovely blue/green swirl vinyl treatment.

And like the last pressing, purchases of this vinyl edition will get you a digital download of the full album, plus three bonus tracks — an early alternate version of "Hexadecimal Genome," a guitar & drum machine cassette four-track sketch that years later became “Chase Init_” and “Activation Theme”, as well a third bonus track exclusive to vinyl buyers — an alternate, "low gravity" version of the song "Reformat The Planet" that some might recognize from live performances, finally given a proper studio recording, and mastered by Chris Burke (who many will know from his projects like glomag, Glorified Magnified, the Mandible Judy podcast, and others).

So head to either of these links to pick up a copy for yourself, for a friend, or both:
• Ship To Shore PhonoCo.
• Bit Shifter Bandcamp page

It's a trip to think that this little EP that I concocted back in the early '00s during work commutes & the occasional park bench, staring intently into the screen of a hefty Game Boy to the occasional amusement of bystanders, still gets heard today. It means a lot to me, and I want to thank everyone who's ever supported this album, or this musical project, in any way over the years.🙏🙏🙏💙💙💙

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New items — high-quality 3" embroidered patches and 1" matte-finish pins featuring a handsome skull & ring emblem, perfect for your bag, hat, or chiptune battle jacket. New shirts with the same imagery, printed large on black Tultex tees, available in cuts the manufacturer refers to as "unisex" (Tultex 202) and "ladies" (Tultex 213). A grim and futuristic look, custom-tailored for our grim future.

Available for mailorder via my Bandcamp page.