Bitpop is a type of
electronic music, where at least part of the music is
made using old 8-bit
computers or game consoles. Popular choices are the
Commodore 64 and Game Boy. Two major publishers of bitpop
are Relax Beat & Bleepstreet Records. Examples of bands in
the genre are 1987, Bodenständig 2000, Covox, firestARTer,
David Sugar, GOTO80, The Hardliner, Huoratron, Teamtendo,
Khonnor, Machinae Supremacy, Monster & Maskiner, Mr. Pacman,
Pluxus, Pontonius, Puss, Slagsmålsklubben, Nintendude (Check
MSN's free music downloads) and Welle:Erdball
The name has incorrectly been considered as a pun on britpop and bit.
Related to bitpop are groups that write chip music such as She, YM Rockerz, AY Riders and dropdabomb.
Some related genres are Gamewave, Picopop, and electropop.
External links
- http://www.micromusic.net/
- http://www.aurells.com/1up/
- http://www.8bitpeoples.com/
- http://www.relaxbeat.com/
- http://www.bleepstreet.com/
- http://www.gainlad.gameboymall.com/
- http://www.davidsugar.com/
- http://www.covox.net/
- http://www.dropdabomb.org/
- http://www.goto80.com/
- http://www.receptorsmusic.com/
- neotericz
- http://www.megapeng.de/
- http://played.by/she
- http://teamtendo.com/
- http://ymrockerz.atari.org/