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Bit Shifter

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General Info

  • Genre: Black Metal

    Location New York, Un

    Profile Views: 315616

    Last Login: 11/22/2011

    Member Since 7/22/2004

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vYml0LnNoaWZ0ZXIubmV0Lw==

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    An electronic musician based in New York City, Bit Shifter explores high-impact, low-res music produced using primitive gear and 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 lolz. Co-administrator of the 8bitpeoples collective & label, and co-founder & co-curator of the international Blip Festival event series now entering its 5th year, Bit Shifter has released music on Hymen, Astralwerks, Mirex, 555 Recordings, and Ketacore, and has logged over 180 performances worldwide.

  • Members

    Josh Davis: console operation

  • Influences

    ..The Wedding Present, Carter USM, Misfits, Milo Jones, 16-17, The Young Gods, Tit Wrench, Big Drill Car, Sparkmarker, Damage (FL), Rugar, Killing Time, Godflesh, The Sidewinder, Ice, Techno Animal, Final, Adrenalin O.D., Quoit, Produkt (SE), Lifetime, Quicksand, Stephen Jay Gould, The Laziest Men On Mars, Brian Wood, ..The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe, Deluxe Edition.., Topy44, Bad Religion, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Naked Raygun, Jawbreaker, School Of Fish, Cinerama, Emergency Broadcast Network, Fantasy Mission Force, Nullsleep, Scott Joplin, Papas Fritas, His Name Is Alive, ..The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension.., Control Panel, Bodenständig 2000, Princess Dragon-Mom, Catherine Wheel, Bowery Electric, 7 Seconds, Archers Of Loaf, Killing Joke, Alan Moore, Big Black, Shel Silverstein, Hirokazu Tanaka, Screeching Weasel, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Duvel Belgian ale, Milf, The Showcase Showdown, MSBR, 2 Line Filler, Screamers

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  • sYGNal

    (*)

    1 year ago
  • they2lhens

    Y2LHEN Presents his latest full length album SPACE WOLVES. Released on POP QUIZ! Records. A 8BIT mindtrip through time and space. Y2LHEN comes on strong with a splendor of rich melodies and dynamic drums. 'Timeless' electronica for any generation! Download or Stream 100% Free! http://www.archive.org/details/quiz051 Spread the word!

    1 year ago
  • Chip 'n' Damned Records

    New Chip'n'Damned Records release!

    Zathura - Tasty Lips, Fresh Slits [CND005]

    Made with diverse consoles and synthesizers, this EP is a pretty mix of Synth Punk and Digital Hardcore.

    Available for free download on http://chipndamned.com

    1 year ago
  • sonar

    Hi Bit, thank you - I like your sound since some years when I explored 8 bit peoples.
    Keep it well and maybe one day I'll see you live, who knows.
    Greetings from Berlin ~(ll-_-ll)~

    1 year ago
  • David Vs Everything

    If you were at the Blip festival I'm surprised I missed one of your shows before. But I knew your stage name rang a bell.

    1 year ago
  • Obsolète Broadcast Syst…

    oh my bleeeeeeeeeeeep! I pleeeeeeeeeeeeep love this!

    1 year ago
  • Chip 'n' Damned Records

    New Chip'n'Damned Records release!

    thirtytwobit. - Da Notorious Bit [CND004-A] & Super Saturated Dance Party 2010 [CND004-B]

    This new release is made of two EPs of incredible 8bit Breakcore Mashup, from commercial Dance to Pop music and R'n'B.

    Available for free download on http://chipndamned.com and http://www.myspace.com/chipndamned .

    1 year ago
  • Chips4Breakfast

    hello Mr. Bit Shifter
    how do you do?
    i love your tunes ^^

    1 year ago
  • Hand Held Electronic

    I was wondering if we can do a gig togther hit me back up with details :)

    1 year ago
  • Raffaella / Dilek Booki…





    ^^

    1 year ago
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Bio:

NEW VIDEO
"Untitled" / "Rough Weather" Blip Festival 2007, New York NY US



Bit Shifter // Blip Festival 2007: The Videos from 2 Player Productions on Vimeo.


BASICS

I fool around with electronic musicmaking using a Nintendo Game Boy and the Little Sound DJ and Nanoloop homebrew software cartridges. I never know quite how seriously I'm taking it, and I alternate between exploring semi-abstract, more "serious," beat-driven songs, and shameless pop, sugar-sweet enough to make you puke.


   MAILING LIST

Head over to http://bit.shifter.net/subscribe.php to subscribe to the Bit Shifter mailing list, where you'll be kept up to date with all the news and information that I'm too lazy to post about here on MySpace.



ON THE WEB

Perhaps you'd like to network socially with Bit Shifter. Thankfully, several options are available. Some of Bit Shifter's other faces on the web include:

Bit Shifter on 8bitcollective
Bit Shifter on 8bitpeoples
Bit Shifter on Facebook
Bit Shifter on Friendster
Bit Shifter on Mixi
Bit Shifter on Twitter
Bit Shifter on Virb



  

 






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Member Since:

July 22, 2004

Members:

Josh Davis: console operation

Influences:

The Wedding Present, Carter USM, Misfits, Milo Jones, 16-17, The Young Gods, Tit Wrench, Big Drill Car, Sparkmarker, Damage (FL), Rugar, Killing Time, Godflesh, The Sidewinder, Ice, Techno Animal, Final, Adrenalin O.D., Quoit, Produkt (SE), Lifetime, Quicksand, Stephen Jay Gould, The Laziest Men On Mars, Brian Wood, The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe, Deluxe Edition, Topy44, Bad Religion, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Naked Raygun, Jawbreaker, School Of Fish, Cinerama, Emergency Broadcast Network, Fantasy Mission Force, Nullsleep, Scott Joplin, Papas Fritas, His Name Is Alive, The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension, Control Panel, Bodenständig 2000, Princess Dragon-Mom, Catherine Wheel, Bowery Electric, 7 Seconds, Archers Of Loaf, Killing Joke, Alan Moore, Big Black, Shel Silverstein, Hirokazu Tanaka, Screeching Weasel, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Duvel Belgian ale, Milf, The Showcase Showdown, MSBR, 2 Line Filler, Screamers.

In recent rotation: Techno Animal / Porter Ricks, Quoit, a lost 3rd LP by Quicksand. No you can't have it.

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