Today is the release date of 8-BIT OPERATORS – A TRIBUTE TO DEPECHE MODE- Enjoy The Science. This date is also the 30th anniversary of the Apple II 8-bit computer that 8bitweapon and ComputeHer use on this release.
This entire album utilizes “microchip synthpunk” technology… the sound character delivered by various micro-chips made iconic in the late 20th century (in Nintendos, Ataris, Gameboys, Commodore 64s, Speak & Spells, etc.), and when these devices are musically re-tooled, adapted, or even “circuit-bent”, brand-new creative options and sound palettes are invented.
8-Bit Operators is in our schedule for a podcast review. So come back in a couple of weeks when we will be recording our ComicPop Rockin’ in the Dirt episodes. April is currently away on vacation, but we do have four episodes in the can before she left that will be coming out in the next few weeks. – Richard