Track written to accompany the Choice Provisions game BIT.TRIP FLUX. I wanted to complement the game's theme and atmosphere, &amp; what came out was seven minutes of Game Boy space disco, sort of equal parts pensive, purposeful, and melodic.

Available as part of the BIT.TRIP FLUX Original Soundtrack digital album:
· Bandcamp: https://totallychoice.bandcamp.com/album/bit-trip-flux-original-soundtrack

Choice Provisions (formerly Gaijin Games) have been incredibly supportive of chipmusic, so please show your support by picking up their games and soundtracks.
· https://choiceprovisions.com/games-library

BIT​.​TRIP FLUX Original Soundtrack

Strange Comfort

Recorded 2002; remastered 2013 by Stephen Roessner
Little Sound DJ v1.1 running on a standard off-the-shelf Nintendo Game Boy.
Available as part of the Life’s A Bit Shifter remaster/reissue on Data Casualty.
https://bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/album/life-s-a-bit-shifter

Life's A Bit Shifter (2013 Remaster)

March Of The Nucleotides

Recorded 2002; remastered 2013 by Stephen Roessner
Little Sound DJ v1.1 running on a standard off-the-shelf Nintendo Game Boy.
Available as part of the Life’s A Bit Shifter remaster/reissue on Data Casualty.
http://bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/album/life-s-a-bit-shifter

Charm, Beauty, Truth, And Strangeness

Recorded 2002; mastered 2013 by Stephen Roessner
Little Sound DJ v1.1 running on a standard off-the-shelf Nintendo Game Boy.
Available as part of the Life’s A Bit Shifter remaster/reissue on Data Casualty.
http://bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/album/life-s-a-bit-shifter
Composed circa 1898 by Scott Joplin. 
Composition: public domain. Recording ℗ 2013 Bit Shifter

Maple Leaf Rag

Original version recorded 2002; remixed 2007; remastered 2013 by Stephen Roessner
Little Sound DJ v3.2 running on a standard off-the-shelf Nintendo Game Boy.
Available as part of the Life’s A Bit Shifter remaster/reissue on Data Casualty.
http://bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/album/life-s-a-bit-shifter

March Of The Nucleotides (mRNA Mix)

The Uncertainty Principle

Recorded 2006.
Little Sound DJ v3 running on a standard off-the-shelf Nintendo Game Boy.
Available as part of the Information Chase reissue on Data Casualty.
http://bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/album/information-chase

Information Chase

Hexadecimal Genome

Recorded 2003.
Little Sound DJ v3 running on a standard off-the-shelf Nintendo Game Boy.
Available as part of the Information Chase reissue on Data Casualty.
http://bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/album/information-chase

Time Machine Go

from Hymen Records compilation miwak twelve.

miwak twelve

Easy Prey

Originally released in 2006.

Newly available on Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2, a retrospective collection of the Bit Shifter project's rare & unreleased tracks.

Originally released 2006 11 06 as track 2 on the compilation
Various Artists: Gully Gotham Grit • Volume 1
Mirex · mirex_C15 · 12"
Thank you Stefan Alt and Mirex for the opportunity.

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Production notes:
01 × DMG-01 · nanoloop v1.2

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Programmed by Joshua C. Davis
Recorded 2006 09 19 by Joshua C. Davis at The Negative Zone, Astoria NY US
Remastered 2024 by @treyfrey · www.treyfrye.com
Artwork by Andi Soto · www.andisoto.com

Composed by Joshua C. Davis
Published by Maximum R&D (ASCAP)

Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2

Bad Surge

Originally released in 2005.

Newly available on Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2, a retrospective collection of the Bit Shifter project's rare & unreleased tracks.

Originally released 2005 10 15 as track 6 on the compilation
Various Artists: Yard Magazine Issue 2 CD Project
Yard Magazine / SDE Records · [no cat. #] · CD
Thank you Marcin Ramocki and Yard Magazine for the opportunity.

Also released 2008 11 09 as track 2 on the compilation
Various Artists: nanoloop2008
[no label] · [no catalogue number] · download
Thank you environmental sound collapse for the opportunity.

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Production notes:
01 × DMG-01 · nanoloop v1.1

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Programmed by Joshua C. Davis
Recorded 2005 05 29 by Joshua C. Davis at The Negative Zone, Astoria NY US
Remastered 2024 by @treyfrey · www.treyfrye.com
Artwork by Andi Soto · www.andisoto.com

Composed by Joshua C. Davis
Published by Maximum R&D (ASCAP)

Tea With Galactus

Previously unreleased as a standalone audio track.

Newly available on Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2, a retrospective collection of the Bit Shifter project's rare & unreleased tracks.

Original A/V piece “Feedback / Flight Risk” released 2006 02 as chapter A17 on the compilation
Various Artists: Sonic Acts XI • The Anthology Of Computer Art
The Wire magazine · issue 264 · [no cat. #] · DVD, Dual Disc
Thank you flight404, Sonic Acts, and Wire Magazine for the opportunity.

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Production notes:
01 × DMG-01 · nanoloop v1.1

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Programmed by Joshua C. Davis
Recorded 2005 10 31 by Joshua C. Davis  at The Negative Zone, Astoria NY US
Remastered 2024 by @treyfrey · www.treyfrye.com
Artwork by Andi Soto · www.andisoto.com

Composed by Joshua C. Davis
Published by Maximum R&D (ASCAP)

Flight Risk

This 2024 re-recording previously unreleased.

Mixed and mastered 2024 by Trey Frye

Newly available on Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2, a retrospective collection of the Bit Shifter project's rare & unreleased tracks.

Original 2003 recording released 2004 11 19 on
Bit Shifter: “Science City Zero” / “Transmode Virus” limited giveaway 3" CD-R single

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Production notes:
01 × DMG-01 · nanoloop v1.1

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Programmed by Joshua C. Davis
Recorded & edited 2023 12 06-29 by Joshua C. Davis at The Negative Zone, Brooklyn NY US
Mixed and mastered 2024 by @treyfrey · www.treyfrye.com
Artwork by Andi Soto · www.andisoto.com

Composed by Joshua C. Davis
Published by Maximum R&D (ASCAP)

Transmode Virus

This 2024 re-recording previously unreleased.

Mixed and mastered 2024 by Trey Frye

Newly available on Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2, a retrospective collection of the Bit Shifter project's rare & unreleased tracks.

Original 2003 recording released 2004 11 19 on
Bit Shifter: “Science City Zero” / “Transmode Virus” limited giveaway 3" CD-R single

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Production notes:
01 × DMG-01 · nanoloop v1.1

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Programmed by Joshua C. Davis
Recorded & edited 2023 12 06-29 by Joshua C. Davis at The Negative Zone, Brooklyn NY US
Mixed and mastered 2024 by @treyfrey · www.treyfrye.com
Artwork by Andi Soto · www.andisoto.com

Science City Zero

Bit Shifter remix of Starscream's "Future, And It Doesn't Work." Available on the Future, And It Doesn't Work + Remixes album.

Digital edition available via Bandcamp at:
· https://infinityshred.bandcamp.com/album/future-and-it-doesnt-work-remixes
· https://infinityshred.bandcamp.com/track/future-and-it-doesnt-work-holiday-in-dystopia

Or via 8bitpeoples at:
· http://www.8bitpeoples.com/products/520393-starscream-future-and-it-doesnt-work
 
Or via iTunes at:
· http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/future-it-doesnt-work-remixes/id408829348

Future, and It Doesn't Work + Remixes

Starscream: “Future, And It Doesn’t Work (Holiday In Dystopia Mix)”

Bit Shifter remix of “Warm Moving Bodies” by The Units (@UNITS-1)

Available now as part of the 2021 Units release Disco Riots 1979, a retrospective of the pioneering synthpunk band's early tracks and experiences, which includes several remixes.

Originally appeard on the Units remix compilation Connections, released July 29 2011 on Opilec Music. Later released on one of its companion EPs, the Connections (Warm Moving Bodies — The Remixes) EP.

Disco Riots 1979 available at Bandcamp:
https://units-scottryser.bandcamp.com/album/disco-riots-1979-booklet
 

The Units: 
• https://soundcloud.com/units-1
• https://units-scottryser.bandcamp.com

Disco Riots 1979

Connections

Units: “Warm Moving Bodies (Skyscraper Cell Mix)”

Bit Shifter remix of Bokusatsu Shoujo Koubou (撲殺少女工房)'s "Boys'n'Shoujos Kingdom." Available on the new Bokusatsu Shoujo Koubou album 𝘉𝘰𝘬𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘶 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘫𝘰𝘴 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 on Mob Squad Tokyo.

CDs no longer readily available. Used copies sometimes show up for sale on Discogs:
· https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/3658586

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Bokusatsu Shoujo Koubou (撲殺少女工房):
· http://soundcloud.com/bokusatsu-shoujo-koubou
· http://soundcloud.com/bsk_mob_squad_tokyo
· http://bokusatsushoujokoubou.blogspot.com/

Mob Squad Tokyo: 
· http://ameblo.jp/mobsquadtokyo/

Bokusatsu Shoujos Kingdom

Bokusatsu Shoujo Koubou: “Boys‘n’Shoujos Kingdom (Bit Shifter Shoujoligarchy Mix)”

Part of the album Closed System Blues.

Composed and programmed by Joshua C. Davis.

Mixing and mastering by Luke Chaos (@chaosroyale) · twitter.com/Luke_Chaos
Artwork, layout, and design by vaporstack (@user-135366023)(andrew macfarlane) · vaporstack.org

Published by Maximum R&D (ASCAP)

Closed System Blues

Au Revoir Soleil

Rough Weather

・・

The New Normal

Maneuverer

Hypervigilance

The Butterfly

The Diving Bell

This recording made in 2002. Originally made available on the Bit Shifter homepage for a brief period in December of that year.
Later formally released in 2006 and 2007.
Remastered in 2018 by Carl Peczynski (@Planet-Zaxxon)

Newly available on Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 1, a retrospective collection of the Bit Shifter project's rare & unreleased tracks.

First formally released as part of the 2006 compilation Various Artists: Christmasasaurus Vol. 2
Candy Mind · CANDY032 · download

Later released as part of the 2007 compilation Various Artists: Holy 8bit Night
VORC Records · RUCQ-1004 · CD

Thank you to Candy Mind and VORC Records for the opportunities.

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Production notes:
01 × DMG-01 · LSDJ v1.1

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Programmed by Joshua C. Davis
Recorded 2002 12 22 by Joshua C. Davis at The Negative Zone, Astoria NY US.
Remastered 2018 by Carl Peczynski (@Planet-Zaxxon) · www.planetzaxxon.com
Artwork by Andi Soto · www.andisoto.com

Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 1

Winter Wonderland

Originally by Kraftwerk.
This recording made in 2005. Originally released in 2007.
Remastered in 2018 by Carl Peczynski (@Planet-Zaxxon)

Newly available on Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 1, a retrospective collection of the Bit Shifter project's rare & unreleased tracks.

Originally released as part of the 2007 compilation Various Artists: 8-Bit Operators
Astralwerks · ASW 71189 · CD
Astralwerks · TOCP-66867 · CD
Astralwerks · ASW 71189-5 · download
Thank you to Receptors Music and to Astralwerks for the opportunity.
Thank you to Anja Limperis for the German language coaching.

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Production notes:
01 × DMG-01 · LSDJ v3.3.9

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Programmed and performed by Joshua C. Davis
Recorded 2005 09 08-10 by Joshua C. Davis at The Negative Zone, Astoria NY US.
Remastered 2018 by Carl Peczynski (@Planet-Zaxxon) · www.planetzaxxon.com
Artwork by Andi Soto · www.andisoto.com

Antenna

Made in 2004. Previously unreleased.
Remastered in 2018 by Carl Peczynski (@Planet-Zaxxon)

Newly available on Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 1, a retrospective collection of the Bit Shifter project's rare & unreleased tracks.

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Production notes:
01 × DMG-01 · LSDJ v2.1.6

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Programmed by Joshua C. Davis
Recorded 2004 04 04 by Joshua C. Davis at The Negative Zone, Astoria NY US.
Remastered 2018 by Carl Peczynski (@Planet-Zaxxon) · www.planetzaxxon.com
Artwork by Andi Soto · www.andisoto.com

Prokaryote Fight Song

Originally released in 2004.

Remastered in 2018 by Carl Peczynski (@Planet-Zaxxon)

Newly available on Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 1, a retrospective collection of the Bit Shifter project's rare & unreleased tracks.

Originally released as part of the 2004 compilation Various Artists: Remuzik
Intikrec · INR005 · CD
Thank you to Intikrec for the opportunity.

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Production notes:
01 × DMG-01 · LSDJ v1.1

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Programmed by Joshua C. Davis
Recorded 2002 12 02 by Joshua C. Davis at The Negative Zone, Astoria NY US.
Remastered 2018 by Carl Peczynski (@Planet-Zaxxon) · www.planetzaxxon.com
Artwork by Andi Soto · www.andisoto.com

Not That You Asked

New, unusual.  Hear songs and see performances by self-professed "musician" holding small white video game consoles.  All the rage.  Harsh, annoying. "This is gaoing to blaow ahp," says Mr. M. McLaren.  Exciting new movement.  You better tune in now.  Otherwise in ten years everyone will be trading stories, and then won't you feel left out.  Staring into your drink, wishing you had something to say. We've all been there. Now's your chance to change all of that.  Curious new music.  A startling and innovative step backwards in technology. What will they think of next.

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