I’ve never been keen on 8-bit music as I hold the somewhat conservative view that 8-bit music was at its best when it was contemporary. The wizards of limited C64 and Amiga software took their trade to perfection back then and I somewhat feel it’s needless to revisit times past.
I know. I’m mocking the whole 8-bit scene here. And it’s not my intention. I love you guys for keeping the sound alive, it’s just that I’m old and picky, ok?
When legendary composer 4Mat recently released his new album “Decades”, however, it caught my ear. I loved what he was doing back in the late 80s/early 90s and so I listened. And was intrigued. Overwhelmed by nostalgia, I started thinking about what it was like, sitting in front of my Amiga and doing chipmusic.
Intoxicated by the blips and beeps (and maybe a little wine), I installed an emulator, fired up ProTracker 1.3b and killed off the night in front of it. I had lots of fun.
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I’ll probably go there again.
