BIO:
8GB is an audiovisual set developed in 2004 as a natural flow of Akira's activities both visual and musical, and his fixation with old computer hardware utilized in modern working environments. It aims towards creating currently danceable beats with old computer data, making a blend that can be enjoyed by most any audience interested in fresh new sounds, while still retaining appeal for the bleep-obsessed nut. Electro, breakbeat and techno usually flirt with drum&bass and hip-hop, on energetic livesets that include a powerful stage energy and a double experience coupled to the super synchronized live visuals.
Starting in Argentina and pretending to gain world audiovisual domination while hidden beneath secret identities as 8-Bit Security Agents, Akira and Blo keep on recruiting followers to their 8-Bit World Order.
8GB has performed in the most varied situations, from the best microparties like Microdisko Stockholm or Pulsewave NYC, to the top of the commercial electronic music circuit in events like Creamfields Buenos Aires, South American Music Conference and Onedotzero, passing through the world reknowned Blip Festival in New York City, USA and, after one year of touring across half of the world, hiting more than 30 different locations in North America and Europe, they are planning the next logical step of World Audiovisual Domination!
Currently on an editing spree, they have put tracks on known labels like 8bitpeoples and Intikrec, to which they are now affiliated, released an EP on the german Retinascan and are preparing remixes and original productions for a myriad of artists and labels across the planet.
FEEL THE CHIPSTEP! BREAKBIT FOR THE MASSES!
Influences
Kraftwerk / Synergy / Jean Michel Jarre / 2-Pac / Dr. Dre / Depeche Mode / Joey Beltram / Smashing Pumpkins / Ozzy Osbourne / Orbital / Aphex Twin / Squarepusher / Sabrina / Chemical Brothers / Future Sound of London / Hive / Dieselboy / Carla Tintoré / Goto80 / Stu / Bit Shifter / Ed (Eddie Svärd) / Randall / Role Model / Lo-Bat / Linus / Tim Follin / Martin Galway / Rob Hubbard / Commodore 64 / SID 6581 8580 and more.
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8GB Live @ ZXZW Festival
2008
2 008.09.16 - Tilburg, The Netherlands
8GB Live @ Lisäelämä
- 2008.08.27 - Turku, Finland
RELEASES
PRAVDA
Format: MP3 (OPTIONAL 3" CD-R) 8BITPEOPLES NEW YORK CITY, USA
FREE!
OUT NOW!
Those who lack discipline will be given some. 8GB's Pravda (The Truth)
continues their globe-trotting persuasion that has only one end: World
Audiovisual Domination! 8GB's open-minded approach to chip music twists
the barriers of hardware limitations and attacks various oldschool platforms
at the same time, while delivering the goods to shake booties all around
and convert many chip non-believers to their regime. The Truth is out
there, but the question remains: Smozhezh ti' vi'derzhat' pravdu?.
8GB'slaunches a long overdue EP on comrade
label 8bitpeoples,
4 tracks of thumping dancefloor action for you to shake your booty at.
Featuring pixel artwork by kiken.corporation
as usual, this *FREE* release is surely one to enjoy.
RED OCTOBER Format: 3" CD-R RETINASCAN OSNABRÜCK, GERMANY
OUT NOW!
!!!!!
On 10 October, the 8-Bit State Security Agency voted 10-2 for a resolution
saying that "an armed uprising in chipmusic is inevitable",
and that "the time for it is fully ripe".
As such began the revolt that lead to the RED OCTOBER,
an uprising in chipmusic affairs, featuring 4 tracks of dancefloor-smashing
data propaganda.
8GB's first-ever EP release on the german label
Retinascan is a small
snapshot of the evolution of 8GB through these 4 years of existance. Being
their first 'proper', solo release, after years of holding onto tracks
for the pleasure of those checking out live shows, the Agency decides
to release onto the public a concentrated and powerful package of propaganda,
featuring artwork by kiken.corporation
no less, in the format conceived by our supahfriend Stu
of Dropdabomb.
The same amount of audio power for home use, although It does not include
the energetic stage performance of the 8GB audiovisual experience, so
you best go to those shows! :) This is a release not to be missed.
Includes a freely downloadable bonus track on the Retinascan website,
50hz's remix of East 105st.
V/A: LOWBIT FEVER
Format: CD INTIKREC
TOKYO, JAPAN
V/A: 8BP050 Format: 2xCD + mp3 8BITPEOPLES
NEW YORK, USA
28JAN2009 - Pirate&8217;s Life @ Wicked Willy&8217;s
- New York City, NY, USA
10JAN2009 - 8static @ Studio 34 - Philadelphia, PA, USA
29DEC2008 - Shittiest gig ever @ The Annex - New York City, NY, USA
27DEC2008 - Happy Birthdeath @ Zoo Bizarre - Montreal, Canada
08DEC2008 - Beat Research @ The Enormous Room - Boston, MA, USA
29NOV2008 - Chip Town @ Grassroots - Jersey City, NJ, USA
24OCT2008 - WPW Album Release Party @ Le Bourg - Lausanne, Switzerland
18OCT2008 - MAIN Festival 3 @ Espace Julien - Marseille, France
14OCT2008 - Lotek Music for Hitek People @ Le Volume - Nice, France
11OCT2008 - La Grande Bumm v7 @ Sedel - Luzern, Switzerland
10OCT2008 - RAUMM Club - Bern, Switzerland
04OCT2008 - Slobberclub @ Elektro Gönner - Vienna, Austria
03OCT2008 - Itch My HaHaHa @ Fléda - Brno, Czech Republic
02OCT2008 - Gameboy Music Club @ Rhiz - Vienna, Austria
25SEP2008 - Festivaaalllaallal @ Scheld'Apen - Antwerpen, Belgium
16SEP2008 - ZXZW Festival - Tilburg, The Netherlands
14SEP2008 - Flipside - Eindhoven, The Netherlands
06SEP2008 - VERSCH Festival @ The Sugar Factory - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
05SEP2008 - Ground 3 Festival @ King Kong Gallery - Den Haag, The Netherlands
27AUG2008 - Lisäelämä @ Klubbi - Turku, Finland
08AUG2008 - 08.08.08 @ Liberty Lands Park - Philadelphia, USA
26JUL2008 - Pulsewave @ DCTV - New York, USA
16JUL2008 - SuperNESS @ Public Assembly - New York, USA
10JUN2008 - Jammin' @ Dulo - Sheffield, UK
06JUN2008 - Jammin' @ Paradise - London, UK
30MAY2008 - Live Performers Meeting - Rome, Italy
29MAY2008 - Micromilano @ Biko Club - Milan, Italy
20APR2008 - Dreirosenbrücke street performance - Basel, Switzerland
19APR2008 - Schlachthofstr. 10 - Basel, Switzerland
18APR2008 - Microdisko Stockholm @ kafe 44 - Stockholm, Sweden
11APR2008 - Mapping Festival @ Le Zoo - Geneva, Switzerland
29MAR2008 - Pulsewave @ The Tank - New York, USA
22FEB2008 - Krisöl - Mendoza, Argentina
29NOV2007 - Blip Festival 2007 @ Eyebeam - New York, USA
03OCT2007 - µRevolt 01 @ Journal- Viña del Mar, Chile
09MAR2007 - South American Music Conference 2007 @ Salguero, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
01OCT2006 - TMDG '06 @ Polideportivo - Mar del Plata, Argentina
29SEP2006 - Onedotzero @ CCRecoleta - Buenos Aires, Argentina
14SEP2006 - Züpa - Buenos Aires, Argentina
17MAY2006 - Nu Beatz - Buenos Aires, Argentina
12NOV2005 - Creamfields 2005 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
02OCT2005 - TMDG '05 @ Sobremonte - Mar del Plata, Argentina
05SEP2005 - Flashparty '05 @ CCGSM - Buenos Aires, Argentina
10DEC2004 - 404 Festival @ MACRO - Rosario, Argentina
04DEC2004 - Flashparty '04 @ CCGSM - Buenos Aires, Argentina
17NOV2004 - Codigo Pais design fair - Buenos Aires, Argentina
28AUG2004 - A/V v1.0 @ Cocoliche - Buenos Aires, Argentina
AUDIO/VIDEO Festival Visionsonic - October 29th to 31st 2009 visit our website for more info!! VISIONSONIC Digital art festival from October 29th to 31st in the centre Madeleine Rebérioux (Créteil) and le Cube (Issy-les-mlx). Show for youth audience, A/V performances, installations, workshops, ... every performances will be streamed live on the web. The VisionSonic festival is an initiative of the Pixels Transversaux, the label V-Atak and the center Madeleine Rebérioux All the line-up and information : VISIONSONIC Website
NEW CDKr RELEASE Fist pumping, feet stomping, heart stopping
LSDJ dance music from Italy's Buskerdroid!
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BITSHIFTER :Great Release !!! L-TRON :I'm FINALLY getting a chance to listen to this.........ans WOW, it's intense!!!! BATTLELAVA :Mnemonic Backup is ......really, really good man! I love it! Congrats on a great release. AROTTENBIT :il miglior artista italiano di lsdj.
si en realidad no es cumbia, a mi la cumbia me corta el mambo.
Busca Toy Selectah/ Mad Decent/ Diplo/ Maga Bo (si es que no conoces)
Es una onda mas tipo nortec supongo, ami cuando me dicen cumbia lo primero q me imagino son 4 grasas de pelo largo con keytars haciendo el mismo pasito cantando "tonta".
Es medio ironico que me acabo me meter con un label en la parte grafica q se va a dedicar a ese tipo de music jaja.
hi belter... how its going? it's going OK:D what 'bout u? How can i imagine ur summer time? do u know snowflakes or smthing like that?:)) greetings from czech and kiss!
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