i need some help
i think that this might do
but it might not
what have i got into

might not get the chance
chance to back down anymore
as a last resort
place my trust here faintly

it's very sharp
as sharp as i am scared
i used to think
i never would have dared

but i feel outright
backed into the corner now
as my grip holds tight
i fear you might make me

a dagger shone faintly

From my upcoming chiptune release "Veneer." Chip, DnB, and pop punk rolled into one!

Petriform - Vanilla Extract

Tracked out this cover in FamiTracker for a show in mid-2013. Touched up for the anniversary of its debut.

Petriform - Burndt Jamb (Weezer cover)

My submission to Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 3. Download at https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/chiptunes-win-volume-3

Petriform - Departure 6

An exclusive track for Weekly Treats 2014, for the month of November curated by Chiptunes = WIN! http://chiptuneswin.com/

Download this and many other rad Weekly Treats at http://weeklytreats.net/ !

Petriform - Silver Snakes Kick Ass F@#% The Purple Parrots

My exclusive track for Chiptunes = WIN Volume 4! Download only at https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/chiptunes-win-volume-4

Petriform - Spinout Sunray

Featured on "Don't Worry, You're Great!"

Three A-sides. No downsides.
Download: http://www.petriform.com/album/triple-single-day

Petriform - Super Dog Park

Three A-sides. No downsides.
Download: http://www.petriform.com/album/triple-single-day

Petriform - Sunset FM

"don't worry, you're great" coming 2016

lyrics:

we all try every day
take your medicine

in the face of dismay
take your medicine

i know it's hard to find the things that make you feel better
when all the weight is on your soul

if your tears take the reigns
take your medicine

met with so much disdain
taste your medicine
yeah

i know it's hard to find the things that make you feel better
for when you feel all alone

Medicine

My exclusive track for 2013's Chiptunes = WIN Volume 2. Download exclusively at https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/chiptunes-win-volume-2-2

Petriform - Heliofluid

0CC-FamiTracker 2AO3 + VRC6 + two Namco 163 channels. Additional synths and effects processing in FL Studio.

From "don't worry, you're great" coming 2016.

Lyrics:

when we were young you let me in
to be your friend by way of being near

here at the sidewalk's bitter end
where air balloons would drift into the clear

but time as well moved through the wind
and i am left to dream of yesteryear
although this time i didn't mean to

can't say that you're doing the same
but if you are i'm calling you from here
friend where are you now

and if i stay here i just might wait here
 i feel okay here and that's not all 
but if i stay here i can't just wait here

out in the front we'd spin around
and only stop when we were tantalized

by other things, being out of bounds
we'd always find a way to rhapsodize

these days i'm looking for a place
and in the midst, i saw to my surprise
a blankened slate i knew, and recoiled

that's when i knew that you were more
a part of me than i had realized
too late anyhow

every slide is
a twist of the knife and
a battle with memories to never be won

we said our goodbyes but
in youthful reprise i guess
i couldn't consider the long run 

i might just wait here

Unit For Rent

Cover of Chevelle's 2004 single of the same name.

0CC-FamiTracker 2A03 + VRC6 + N163 (2 channels)
Guitar, vocals, additional synths, and effects processing in FL Studio 12

Lyrics:

Gave in again
The bastard
Can't keep refusing rights
So he'll loan the cash
But the sin
Is on the hands of you

So, to care or
Plead silence, weak hands are calling

There's close enough
And there's too far
It won't change an empty stare
But I can't seem to end
These images
Hauntingly looks like Hell

Come, enter the foreign
Face, all that's shameful
Cheat, may the past find
Out, separating

To end this catastrophic scene
Awake and breathe in

Panic Prone (Chevelle cover)

My exclusive track for Chiptunes = WIN Volume 5. Download for free exclusively at https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/chiptunes-win-volume-5

Plasma Luna

Track excluded from the final tracklist of "Don't Worry, You're Great!" I like the track, but I had a hard time fitting it into the flow of the album. So you get it early! Enjoy! "Don't Worry, You're Great!" coming August-September 2016!

M-Wave

My Halloween-themed track, exclusive to Chiptunes = WIN's "HalloWIN": https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/hallowin

Composed and arranged with 0CC-FamiTracker 2A03 + VRC6 + N163 (three channels). Some minor effects processing in FL Studio 12.

Theme of a Witch in Particular

Exclusive to Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 6: Download for free/pay what you want at https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/chiptunes-win-volume-6

Mastered by Stemage

Lyrics:

would you tell me if something were wrong
I don't quite trust myself to carry along
so I hope that you'd tell me if something were wrong

fall back on old habits when things get condemnable
we purse our lips and let it linger; say never
now a piercing force that seems so incredible
untangles the clasp of our fingers forever

heal these wounds before they begin infesting
can't postpone changing from within, it's destined

but if you'd like
I can't try everything
but I can get kind of close
nothing we can't fix in post

let's go

Something's Wrong

Not The Same (Bodyjar cover)

new full-length pop-punk chiptune album "nothing is for sure" released 19 june 2018. download at petriform.com/album/nothing-is-for-sure

pay what you want

nothing is for sure

over like rover

punch buggy slug bug

albacore song

pace yourself

gone without

wilson phillips screwdriver

dodgeball

delete!delete!delete!

killian is lying to you

Exclusive to Chiptunes = WIN Volume 7, downloadable at https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/chiptunes-win-volume-7

Mastered by Stemage, as with the rest of Chiptunes = WIN Volume 7.

Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 7

Ex-Mirage

Exclusive track for Chiptunes = WIN's "Spacetunes = WIN," released 10 March 2019. Mastered by Stemage.

Get it at https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/spacetunes-win

Spacetunes = WIN

Stardirge

Exclusive to Chiptunes = WIN Volume 8. Mastered by Stemage.

Stream or download at https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/chiptunes-win-volume-8

Composed and arranged with j0CC-FamiTracker; 2A03 + N163 (four channels) + Sunsoft 5B. Minor effects processing and one supplementary synth in FL Studio 20.

Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 8

8 = ∞ (Extradimensional Return Trip)

Title track from the album "Dither Beach," released 20 March 2020, available on Bandcamp and major streaming services.

Dither Beach

petriform. san jose, ca-based electronic/chiptune tune emitter
rocking chiptune events across california + beyond
booking/inquiries: info@petriform.com

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