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"8GB - 8-Bit Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti"

Buenos Aires Argentina

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BIO:
8GB was 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 aimed towards creating danceable beats with old computer data, making a blend that could be enjoyed by most any audience interested in fresh new sounds, while still retaining appeal for the bleep-obsessed nut. But he failed. Terrbly.
Electro, breakbeat and techno usually flirted with drum&bass; and hip-hop (?), on energetic livesets that included a powerful stage energy (ie made a fool of himself while intoxicated) and a double experience coupled to the super synchronized live visuals (that rarely worked properly).

Starting in Argentina and intending to gain world audiovisual domination while hidden beneath a secret identity as 8-Bit Security Agent, Akira stopped recruiting followers to their 8-Bit World Order in the year of the lord 2014, when it was evident their numbers were counted with the fingers of one hand.

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 renowned Blip Festival in New York City and Tokyo, Eindbaas, Square Sounds Melbourne and many other events around the world.

Currently not editing shit, coz it's a dead project, 8GB somehow managed to put tracks on labels like 8bitpeoples, Intikrec, Shanshui, Cock Rock Disco and ZZK Records, bombing each and every single time. Best to forget the horribly released EP on the german Retinascan, though.

FEEL THE CHIPSTEP! BREAKBIT FOR THE MASSES!

Books

PRESS:
8GB, Stu and Goto80 on 3VOOR12 (Holland's premier music press)
Clarin newspaper covers 8-bit music (8GB "dossier" here!)
TAGR.TV coverage of Mapping Festival 2008 (includes 8GB video)
ABC News coverage of Blip Festival 2007 (Includes video featuring 8GB!)
Wired Video: Blip 2007 Walkthrough on 8GB's set
Sydney Morning Herald article on Blip(and a cool 8GB photo)
XLR8R magazine on Blip Festival
GameSetWatch complete coverage of Blip Festival 2007 - Part 1 - Part 2
The New York Times coverage on Blip Festival 2007
Wired: Interview with Mike Rosenthal about Blip Festival 2007
MTV You R Here Blog - Blip Festival coverage
Cut-UP feature on Blip 2007
Taiwan Digital Arts Information center on Blip'07
Chaos Control Digizine article on the Blip Festival
G4TV video coverage of Blip Festival 2007

Heroes

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 IS DEAD!
SINCE AUGUST 2014





8GB Live @ Blip Festival Tokyo 2010 - 2010.09.05 - Tokyo, Japan 8GB Live @ 030303 x eindbaas, Utrecht, The Netherlands - 2014-01-10



RELEASES

V/A: 8BP050 2xCD

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's launches 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.

DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE HERE!


V/A: 8BP050 2xCD

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

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

V/A: 8BP050 2xCD

V/A: 8BP050 2xCD

GET IT! At our shows ONLINE: HMV Japan | YESASIA.COM

GET IT!

 

MICROCHARTZ 
Format: mp3 MICROMUSIC
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

 

V/A: 8BP050 2xCD

V/A: 8BP050 2xCD

GET ALL THE 8GB TRACKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE AT MICROMUSIC!  

 

MISC VARIOUS RELEASES Format: various OUT NOW!

Galway Funk on V.A. Two Channels Only (Calmdownkidder Rec., Liverpool, UK) Roni Sainz (radio edit) on V.A. DMG DNG COMP(Catchy Name Rec., Berlin, Germany)



Who I'd like to meet:



PAST OPS:

2014
2014-DJ Set: Turbo City - London, UK
2014-Live: Micro Invasion 2014 Jakarta, Indonesia
2014-Live: Square Sounds Festival Melbourne 2014
2014-Amiga DJ Set: Datastorm 2014 - Göteborg, Sweden
2014-Amiga DJ Set: 030303xEindbaas, Utrecht, The Netherlands

2012
2012-Live: Analog Attack @3 - London, UK
2012-Live: Strøm Festival - Copenhagen, Denmark
2012-Live: Ilmiö Festival - Turku, Finland
2012-Live: 10th Grillin'Festival - Tampere, Finland
2012-Live: Souk It Yourself Festival - Paris, France
2012-Live: Megabyte - Manchester, UK
2012-DJ Set: Helix London - London, UK
2012-Live: Ate Bit Vomit vol.2 - London, UK
2012-Live: Analog Attack #1 - London, UK

2011
2011-Live: Toy Company 11 11 11 - Montréal, Canada
2011-Live: I/O - New York, USA
2011-Live: Pulsewave - New York, USA
2011-Live: Electrovision - London, UK
2011-Live: Electro Chip - Edinburgh, Scotland
2011-Live: DÄTA BEIS @ - Riga, Latvia
2011-Live: Dance to the Bit @ WORM - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2011-DJ Set: Electro Rocket Fest RELOAD - La Plata, Argentina
2011-DJ Set: Chau Piñata! @ Niceto Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2011-DJ Set: Electro Rocket Fest - La Plata, Argentina
2011-Live: Arte Joven 2011 - La Plata, Argentina
2011-DJ Set: In Party We Trust - La Plata, Argentina
2011-DJ Set: Bonkers - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2011-DJ Set: Piñata Internacional @ Niceto Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2011-DJ Set: Bass Invaders- Santiago de Chile, Chile
2011-DJ Set: Piñata @ Niceto Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2011-DJ Set: Piñata Internética @ Niceto Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2011-DJ Set: Mega Piñata @ Niceto Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina

2010
2010-DJ Set: Piñata Navideña @ Niceto Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010-DJ Set: Piñata Vuelve! @ Niceto Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010-Live: Conexa Fest - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010-Live: 1H1D Anniversary @ Café La Siesta - Kyoto, Japan
2010-Live: Blip Festival Tokyo 2010 @ Koenji High - Tokyo, Japan
2010-Live: Tokyo Boot Up 2010 @ MARBLE Shinjuku - Tokyo, Japan
2010-Live: La Pulqueria de Insurgentes - Mexico City, Mexico
2010-DJ Set: Piñata 03 @ Niceto Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina

2009
2009-10-30 - DJ Set: Piñata vs. Santera @ Niceto Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2009-02-20 - Live: Piñata 00 @ Niceto Club - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2009-01-28 - Live: Pirate's Life - New York, USA
2009-01-10 - Live: 8static - Philadelphia, USA

2008
2008-12-29 - Live: The Annex - New York, USA
2008-12-27 - Live: Happy Birthdeath @ Zoo Bizarre - Montréal, Canada
2008-12-08 - Live: Beat Research - Boston, USA
2008-11-29 - Live: Chip City - Jersey City, USA
2008-11-?? - Live: MicroBCN @ - Barcelona, Spain
2008-10-24 - Live: WPW Release Party @ Le Bourg - Lausanne, Switzerland
2008-10-18 - Live: MAIN Demoparty @ Espace Julien - Marseille, France
2008-10-14 - Live: Lotek Music for Hitek People @ Le Volume - Nice, France
2008-10-11 - Live: La Grande Bumm v7 @ Sedel - Luzerne, Switzerland
2008-10-10 - Live: RAUMM Club - Bern, Switzerland
2008-10-04 - Live: Slobberclub @ Elektro Gönner - Vienna, Austria
2008-10-03 - Live: Itch My HaHaHa @ Fléda Club - Brno, Czech Republic
2008-10-02 - Live: Game Boy Music Club - Vienna, Austria
2008-09-25 - Live: Festivaaalllaallal - Antwerp, Belgium
2008-09-16 - Live: ZXZW 2008 - Tilburg, The Netherlands
2008-09-14 - Live: Flipside - Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2008-09-06 - Live: VERSCH @ Sugar Factory - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008-09-05 - Live: Ground 3 Festival - Den Haag, The Netherlands
2008-08-27 - Live: Lisäelämä vs Sheikki Sheikki @ KLUBBI - Turku, Finland
2008-08-08 - Live: 08.08.08 - Philadelphia, USA
2008-07-26 - Live: Pulsewave - New York, USA
2008-07-16 - Live: SuperNESS - New York, USA
2008-06-06 - Live: Jammin' - London, UK
2008-05-30 - Live: Live Performers Meeting 2008 - Rome, Italy
2008-05-29 - Live: Micromilano B@ iko Club - Milano, Italy
2008-04-20 - Live: Dreirosenbrücke - Basel, Switzerland
2008-04-19 - Live: Schlachthofstr. 10 - Basel, Switzerland
2008-04-18 - Live: Microdisko - Stockholm, Sweden
2008-04-11 - Live: Mapping Festival 2008 @ Le Zoo - Geneva, Switzerland
2008-03-29 - Live: Pulsewave - New York, USA
2008-02-22 - Live: Krisöl - Mendoza, Argentina

2007
2007-11-29 - Live: Blip Festival New York 2007 @ Eyebeam - New York, USA
2007-10-03 - Live: µRevolt 01 Chile @ Café Journal- Valparaíso, Chile
2007-03-09 - Live: South American Music Conference - Buenos Aires, Argentina

2006
2006-10-01 - Live: TMDG '06 - Mar Del Plata, Argentina
2006-09-27 - Live: Onedotzero Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2006-09-14 - Live: Züpa - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2006-05-17 - Live: NuBeatz - Buenos Aires, Argentina

2005
2005-11-12 - Live: Creamfields Buenos Aires 2005 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2005-10-02 - Live: TMDG '05 - Mar Del Plata, Argentina
2005-09-05 - Live: Flashparty'05 - CCGSM - Buenos Aires, Argentina

2004
2004-12-10 - Live: 404 Festival @ MACRO - Rosario, Argentina
2004-12-04 - Live: Flashparty'04 Demoparty - CCGSM - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2004-11-17 - Live: Codigo Pais Design Fair - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2004-08-28 - Live: A/V v1.0 - Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Yo! Hope you're well :)

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