Artist releases album on a single microchip

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Friday, June 4th, 2010

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This is interesting, but you may not enjoy the music (caution: loud) unless you’re a chiptune fan like myself. Tristan Perich put together this album, “1-Bit Symphony,” as a single microchip, with battery and audio jack included in the jewel case. The music itself uses “simple audio waveforms – square waves, 1-bit tones” and, like other well-done chip music, is surprisingly rich considering its limitations. You can read more about it at Tristan’s site, or pre-order the album at his label.

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