YMCK - Quality chiptunes from Tokyo

Goosey

United States695 Posts

July 13 2008 06:47 GMT

I have long been a fan of the chiptune/8-bit music scene. YMCK somehow stands out however; they are really perfecting a different sound than most chiptune artists and this has some possibility of breaking out beyond the super-subculture.

That and they are putting out the most stunning 8bit music videos I have ever seen. The video for 'Starlight' is absolutely breathtaking:

I just purchased their newest album, 'Family Genesis', and it is absolutely fantastic. One of my favorite tracks, which is the track that turned me on to them when I heard it at Muzak for Cybernetics, is Future Invasion. Click that title to sample it yourself, it is a good one.

If anyone knows any other great chiptune acts that would be a sin to pass over, please leave a comment. :D

dronebabo

10866 Posts

July 13 2008 07:01 GMT

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Ilikestarcraft

Korea (South)17735 Posts

July 13 2008 07:05 GMT

nice

Quesadilla

United States1814 Posts

July 13 2008 07:10 GMT

That song ruled. The programming of that song was insane, so technical.

Check out the Depreciation Guild,
and for a laugh check out Horse The Band.

Goosey

United States695 Posts

July 13 2008 07:20 GMT

On July 13 2008 16:10 Quesadilla wrote:Check out the Depreciation Guild.

Ok.. *googles Depreciation Guild*

Oh cool a youtube video...

Holy fuck that was awesome and creepy as hell. :D

IzzyCraft

United States4487 Posts

July 13 2008 07:55 GMT

CMYK YMCK colors have to do with music but still good shit

IntoTheWow

is awesome32278 Posts

July 13 2008 08:04 GMT

Nice stuff! any more recommendations?

useLess

United States4781 Posts

July 13 2008 10:22 GMT

i enjoyed the music video way more than the song

grobo

Japan6199 Posts

July 13 2008 11:35 GMT

I love chiptunes!

YMCK are cool as hell but their songs are kind of "thin" imo. Here's a couple of artists i love.

She - Truly amazing artist, you can download the first album Pioneer on 8bitpeoples legally, and the latest album Coloris on his homepage.

Anamanaguchi - They have some really catchy tunes, make sure you listen to Helix Nebula, that one is simply amazing. You can download their album, Helix Nebula on 8bitpeoples.

Dubmood - A chiptune legend, everyone needs to listen to his music, it's just too damn good to pass up, you can download all his stuff right here.

Maktone - Another old-school legend, most of his music can be found here, you probably need a player like xmplay as most of the songs are in .xm/.mod/.sid format.

Also, make sure you give 8bitpeoples a look, TONS of artists, all chiptunes, and best of all, you can download everything for free!

Chuiu

3470 Posts

July 13 2008 14:10 GMT

#10

Disasterpeace is a great one too. My favorite composition is Atebite's Descent.

Can listen to his cd's here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/disasterpeace

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