BROOKLYN NY US
2008 12 07 -
[BROOKLYN NY US] — Archaic game and home computer hardware is recast into the unlikely role of musical instrument and motion graphics workstation in the Blip Festival 2008, a four-day event showcasing nearly 40 musicians and visual artists occupying the international low-res cutting edge. The Blip Festival takes place December 4—7, 2008 at The Bell House, and is presented by Manhattan art organization The Tank and NYC artist collective 8bitpeoples.
Highlighting the chipmusic phenomenon and its related disciplines, the festival aims to showcase emerging creative niches involving the use of legacy video game & home computer hardware as modern artistic instrumentation. Devices such as the Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Nintendo Game Boy and others are repurposed into the service of original, low-res, high-impact electronic music and visuals — sidestepping game culture and instead exploring the technology's untapped potential and distinctive intrinsic character..
MUSIC:
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Anamanaguchi [US] Animal Style [US] Bit Shifter [US] Bubblyfish [US] Cow'p [JP] Dubmood [FR] Glomag [US] Graffiti Monsters [US] IAYD [US] Ikuma [SG] Jellica [UK] Mesu Kasumai [US] Lissajou [US] Low-Gain [US] M-.-n [US] Meneo [US] |
minusbaby [US] Mr. Spastic [US] nordloef [SE] noteNdo [US] Nullsleep [US] Role Model [SE] Sidabitball [FR] Starscream [US] Stu [CH] Sulumi [CN] Syphus [UK] Tonylight [IT] Trash80 [US] Unicorn Dream Attack [US] USK [JP] zabutom [SE] |
VISUALS:
The C-Men [NL]
Entter [ES]
NO CARRIER [US]
noteNdo [US]
Paris Treantafeles [US]
VBLANK [US]
Plus screenings and workshops.
See www.blipfestival.org for full details and for tickets.
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The Blip Festival 2008 | |||||||||
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Festival | |||||||||
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2008 12 04 Thursday — 2008 12 07 Sunday |
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[See the Blip Festival schedule page] | |||||||||
| Location: | |
The Bell House [ website ] 149 7th Street Brooklyn NY 11215 US |
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| Admission: | |
$15.00 • any individual evening $50.00 • four-day festival pass, including all performances and screenings. $60.00 • four-day festival pass plus Blip Festival 2006: The Videos DVD compilation |
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| Presented by: | |
8bitpeoples The Tank |
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| Tickets: | |
Available through Brown Paper Tickets. Click the options below to be taken to an ordering page. Individual night - $15.00 Festival pass - $50.00 (or $60.00 with DVD) (Option to select DVD will appear following your click on the "Begin Order" button). |
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| Related Links: | |
Blip Festival official event site |
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| Poster: | |
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