The Days You Remember

James Blackwell

A nostalgic 8-bit visit to simpler times. Memories of a day with friends that will always bring a smile to your face.

A nostalgic 8-bit visit to simpler times. Memories of a day with friends that will always bring a smile to your face.

Please Insert Coin

Cozy on the Lounge of a Friend

Cozy on the Lounge of a Friend by James Blackwell

Goofing Off

Watching the Sun Set

Stargazing with Friends

Stargazing with Friends by James Blackwell

Anything is Possible Under This Starry Sky

Anything is Possible Under This Starry Sky by James Blackwell

The Next Day / Credits

The Next Day / Credits by James Blackwell

SBTW: 8-bit Arcade Collection, Vol. 1

Sailing Before The Wind

People have often told us that our music sounds like something straight out of a retro RPG. We decided to embrace that idea and reimagine our songs as chiptune tracks.
Produced by Christopher Lee and Bitoku Sakamoto
Audio engineered by Christopher Lee
Artwork by Mag Sifuentes

People have often told us that our music sounds like something straight out of a retro RPG. We decided to embrace that idea and reimagine our songs as chiptune tracks.
Produced by Christopher Lee and Bitoku Sakamoto
Audio engineered by Christopher Lee
Artwork by Mag Sifuentes

SBTW: 8-bit Arcade Collection, Vol. 1 by Sailing Before The Wind

Fire Rainbow (Chiptune Version)

Fire Rainbow (Chiptune Version) by Sailing Before The Wind

Neo Chronicle (Chiptune Version)

Neo Chronicle (Chiptune Version) by Sailing Before The Wind

Cross the Ocean (Chiptune Version)

Cross the Ocean (Chiptune Version) by Sailing Before The Wind

Break the Silence (Chiptune Version)

Break the Silence (Chiptune Version) by Sailing Before The Wind

Vanishing Figure (Chiptune Version)

Vanishing Figure (Chiptune Version) by Sailing Before The Wind

Picture Perfect (Chiptune Version)

Picture Perfect (Chiptune Version) by Sailing Before The Wind

 Breath of Air (Chiptune Version)

 Breath of Air (Chiptune Version) by Sailing Before The Wind

Through the Snowstorm (Chiptune Version)

Through the Snowstorm (Chiptune Version) by Sailing Before The Wind

8-bit Heart

Matthew Calenvox

8-bit Heart shows my love for vintage console video games of the 1980's and 1990's and chiptune.. A bit of dubstep also mixed in.

8-bit Heart shows my love for vintage console video games of the 1980's and 1990's and chiptune.. A bit of dubstep also mixed in.

Restarting

Restarting is my return to original 8bit/chiptune tracks. No AI and no samples.

Restarting is my return to original 8bit/chiptune tracks. No AI and no samples.

The Free Ones

What's love

AnonmI

Show Me Your Love on Mars (Original Mix)

Show Me Your Love on Mars

End Of The Universe For You (Original Mix)

End Of The Universe For You

Glitch in My Pulse (Original Mix)

Glitch in My Pulse

Our Future Love (Original Mix)

Our Future Love

Robot Bones (Original Mix)

Robot Bones

Quantum Alley Jam (Original Mix)

Quantum Alley Jam

Hardwired Heartbreak (Original Mix)

Hardwired Heartbreak

Don't Disable My Circuits (Original Mix)

Don't Disable My Circuits

Stardust in the Breakbeat (Original Mix)

Stardust in the Breakbeat

Another Planet, Lo (Original Mix)

Another Planet, Lo

lucid

glworm

lucid (original)

lucid (slowed+reverb)

lucid (early version)

From Intelligent to Electronic, Vol 1., Segment D

Kiloeve

From Intelligent to Electronic, Vol 1., Segment D by Kiloeve

Clouded Oceans

Incipit

Expiration

New Panspermia

Vermillion

What Happened in 1974?

Micro Message

Musical Apollo 1A

Musical Apollo 1B

Colossal Ocean Storm

Free Nature

Broken Madness

Micro Farewell

Walk and Run

Magnificent Mr. Marvin

Artificial Sunlight

Alley in Tokyo

Contraption, Jazz Contraption

Contraption, Trance Contraption

Contraption, Trance Contraption by Kiloeve

Terminal Crash, Segment One

Terminal Crash, Segment Two

Night Tower, Segment One

Night Tower, Segment Two

A Googol Years

At the Bar

Benidorm

Requiem, Original Version

At the Market

Storm Ahead, Mind the Stars

The Lost Vales

Open Area

War of Deja Vu

Earth

Listen for the Dark

Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Listen for the Dark by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Strobe Vermeiden (Original Mix)

Strobe Vermeiden by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Strobe Vermeiden

Soft Crush (Original Mix)

Soft Crush

Carnage of Earthly Delights (Original Mix)

Carnage of Earthly Delights by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Carnage of Earthly Delights

Tin Life Relapse (Original Mix)

Tin Life Relapse by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Tin Life Relapse

Icon of Catherine Color (clean up automation)

Icon of Catherine Color(clean up automation) by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Icon of Catherine Color

The Laughing Hound Hereafter (Original Mix)

The Laughing Hound Hereafter by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

The Laughing Hound Hereafter

Love in the Time of Collagen (Original Mix)

Love in the Time of Collagen by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Love in the Time of Collagen

Listen for the Dark (Original Mix)

Obsessed and Heavy (Original Mix)

Obsessed and Heavy by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Obsessed and Heavy

Slow Dancing Mission (Original Mix)

Slow Dancing Mission by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Slow Dancing Mission

No Faith in Medicine (Original Mix)

No Faith in Medicine by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

No Faith in Medicine

The Love of Decay

The Love of Decay by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Constants (Original Mix)

Constants

Katy Wild in the High Street (Original Mix)

Katy Wild in the High Street by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Katy Wild in the High Street

The Law Won (Original Mix)

The Law Won by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

The Law Won

Your Broke Authority (Original Mix)

Your Broke Authority by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Your Broke Authority

Skull Leak in X (Original Mix)

Skull Leak in X by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Skull Leak in X

Undamnage (Original Mix)

Undamnage

Warlorne (Original Mix)

Warlorne

The Love of Decay (Original Mix)

The First Time I Met Jared (Original Mix)

The First Time I Met Jared by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

The First Time I Met Jared

Clear Text (Original Mix)

Clear Text

Proof of Concept (+)

Proof of Concept (+) by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Symbol Sick (Original Mix)

Symbol Sick by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Symbol Sick

Phragmented (Original Mix)

Phragmented by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Phragmented

Temporal Decay (Original Mix)

Temporal Decay by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Temporal Decay

Skued Up (Original Mix)

Skued Up

After Yesterday's Crash (Original Mix)

After Yesterday's Crash by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

After Yesterday's Crash

Relic (Original Mix)

Relic

Griphic (Original Mix)

Griphic

Next Death VHS (Original Mix)

Next Death VHS by Mr. Roswell's Neighborhood

Next Death VHS

Override (Original Mix)

Override

Hero's March

TFD500

UNTONE Music

Hero's March (Original Mix)

Hero's March (Chiptune Mix)

Part of the Crew, Part of the Chip

BITVORTEX

"Part of The Crew, Part of The Chip" marks 5 years into the BITVORTEX project, and also 15 years since I made my first-ever tune on a Game Boy! The name is taken from a quote from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ("part of the crew, part of the ship"), meaning once you're part of the crew (or community), you can never leave. That seems to be the case with me and chiptune...

BITVORTEX was supposed to be a bitpop project, mixing analog gear, drum machines, and 'real' instruments with software synths and Game Boys. But it turns out I can't really keep myself from sticking to only using the (single) Game Boy. It's too much fun!
I just love finding ways to work around the limitations and the simplicity of the raw sound, and the challenge of making it sound much bigger and more advanced than it really is.

So here's to another 15 years of chiptunes!

Like (almost) always, all effects, track pans, fades, and delays are handled by the Game Boy itself.

I also tried to mix up the "groove" setting a bit in LSDJ to get a little more swing/shuffle into some of the tracks, instead of sticking to the 4/4-to-the-floor beats. Here's how, if you want to try it out yourself:
- Strutting Around : [08,04,04,02]
- Gränges på tapp, en till tack! : [08,02,04,02]
- Weekday Grind Cycle : [06,06,04,04]

I recommend listening with headphones or stereo speakers for the best experience!

I hope you enjoy it!
________________________________________________

-- Extra production information --

LSDJ Version: 9.3.9
DMG Mods: ProSound (Bypassed internal amp, original 3.5mm jack) + CleanPower2 DC-converter (affects the sound, making it brighter and clearer).

LSDJ programming / recording layout:
- Channel 1 (Pulse): Main melody, solos.
- Channel 2 (Pulse): Rhythm, backing melody.
- Channel 3 (Wave): Kick drum, bass.
- Channel 4 (Noise): Snare drum, hi-hats, cymbals, sweeps.

"Part of The Crew, Part of The Chip" marks 5 years into the BITVORTEX project, and also 15 years since I made my first-ever tune on a Game Boy! The name is taken from a quote from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ("part of the crew, part of the ship"), meaning once you're part of the crew (or community), you can never leave. That seems to be the case with me and chiptune...
BITVORTEX was supposed to be a bitpop project, mixing analog gear, drum machines, and 'real' instruments with software synths and Game Boys. But it turns out I can't really keep myself from sticking to only using the (single) Game Boy. It's too much fun!
I just love finding ways to work around the limitations and the simplicity of the raw sound, and the challenge of making it sound much bigger and more advanced than it really is.
So here's to another 15 years of chiptunes!
Like (almost) always, all effects, track pans, fades, and delays are handled by the Game Boy itself.
I also tried to mix up the "groove" setting a bit in LSDJ to get a little more swing/shuffle into some of the tracks, instead of sticking to the 4/4-to-the-floor beats. Here's how, if you want to try it out yourself:
<ul>
<li>Strutting Around : [08,04,04,02]</li>
<li>Gränges på tapp, en till tack! : [08,02,04,02]</li>
<li>Weekday Grind Cycle : [06,06,04,04]</li>
</ul>
I recommend listening with headphones or stereo speakers for the best experience!
I hope you enjoy it!
<hr>
-- Extra production information --
LSDJ Version: 9.3.9
DMG Mods: ProSound (Bypassed internal amp, original 3.5mm jack) + CleanPower2 DC-converter (affects the sound, making it brighter and clearer).
LSDJ programming / recording layout:
<ul>
<li>Channel 1 (Pulse): Main melody, solos.</li>
<li>Channel 2 (Pulse): Rhythm, backing melody.</li>
<li>Channel 3 (Wave): Kick drum, bass.</li>
<li>Channel 4 (Noise): Snare drum, hi-hats, cymbals, sweeps.</li>
</ul>

Part of the Crew, Part of the Chip by BITVORTEX