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Festival-goers navigate the darkened streets after a special Blip kick-off party in Shibuya.
Tokyo’s ubiquitous, web-like power lines hang low over the streets of Kōenji, just a few short blocks from the Blip Fest venue.
Blasterhead helps kick off the first night of Blip Tokyo. Like many others in the Japanese chip scene, his sizable discography includes music for games, J-pop vocalists, and more.
Bud Melvin croons while strumming his banjo over a catchy, country western-style Game Boy ditty, set to live visuals by Batsly Adams.
M7Kenji mercilessly twists pixels from the shadows during Hige Driver's set. Visualists usually stay out of the spotlight, but their role is central to the experience.
Tracking a song in LSDJ while crowdsurfing is especially difficult when there's no cartridge in your Game Boy.
France’s Ultrasyd creates sprawling, multi-part dance odysseys using a veritable armada of live hardware, including but not limited to a Game Boy, Atari Falcon, Atari STe, and Amstrad CPC.
Festival-goers traveling from afar take a break inside of a cramped videogame theme bar in Akihabara.
Plenty of opportunities for finding music-making gear at Super Potato, a massive, four-story retro gaming shop in Akihabara.
Blip Festival co-founder Bit Shifter sings over a drum ‘n bass-style Game Boy cover of The Church’s “Under The Milky Way.” An iconic figure within the chip scene, he’s also a founding member of 8bitpeoples, a netlabel based in New York City. [Photo: Emi Spicer]
Chibi-Tech begins her set with bouncy melodies bursting from a pair of Nintendo Famicoms, accompanied by visuals from No Carrier. [Photo: Emi Spicer]
Chibi-Tech’s ultra-cute facade suddenly vanishes as an evil-sounding dubstep bassline whips the crowd into a frenzy. The rumbling bass was accomplished by hacking the Famitracker software timer to count waveforms at different speeds. [Photo: Emi Spicer]
Legendary game composer Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka (Metroid, Dr. Mario) makes a surprise guest appearance for the final set of Blip Festival. [Photo: Emi Spicer]
Hip Tanaka rolls the “ending credits” for Blip Fest, commemorating artists and organizers past and present. [Photo: Emi Spicer]
Festival-goers navigate the darkened streets after a special Blip kick-off party in Shibuya.
Tokyo’s ubiquitous, web-like power lines hang low over the streets of Kōenji, just a few short blocks from the Blip Fest venue.
Blasterhead helps kick off the first night of Blip Tokyo. Like many others in the Japanese chip scene, his sizable discography includes music for games, J-pop vocalists, and more.
Bud Melvin croons while strumming his banjo over a catchy, country western-style Game Boy ditty, set to live visuals by Batsly Adams.
M7Kenji mercilessly twists pixels from the shadows during Hige Driver's set. Visualists usually stay out of the spotlight, but their role is central to the experience.
Tracking a song in LSDJ while crowdsurfing is especially difficult when there's no cartridge in your Game Boy.
France’s Ultrasyd creates sprawling, multi-part dance odysseys using a veritable armada of live hardware, including but not limited to a Game Boy, Atari Falcon, Atari STe, and Amstrad CPC.
Festival-goers traveling from afar take a break inside of a cramped videogame theme bar in Akihabara.
Plenty of opportunities for finding music-making gear at Super Potato, a massive, four-story retro gaming shop in Akihabara.
Blip Festival co-founder Bit Shifter sings over a drum ‘n bass-style Game Boy cover of The Church’s “Under The Milky Way.” An iconic figure within the chip scene, he’s also a founding member of 8bitpeoples, a netlabel based in New York City. [Photo: Emi Spicer]
Chibi-Tech begins her set with bouncy melodies bursting from a pair of Nintendo Famicoms, accompanied by visuals from No Carrier. [Photo: Emi Spicer]
Chibi-Tech’s ultra-cute facade suddenly vanishes as an evil-sounding dubstep bassline whips the crowd into a frenzy. The rumbling bass was accomplished by hacking the Famitracker software timer to count waveforms at different speeds. [Photo: Emi Spicer]
Legendary game composer Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka (Metroid, Dr. Mario) makes a surprise guest appearance for the final set of Blip Festival. [Photo: Emi Spicer]
Hip Tanaka rolls the “ending credits” for Blip Fest, commemorating artists and organizers past and present. [Photo: Emi Spicer]
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