Its not a long track, and it seems to have taken quite a while...bit glitchy, bit cyberpunk, bit bitpunk...

I like it...subtitle 'game over', but thats been very overused :D

b1tpunk-5.0

"Let's kick out the Ohms!"  

Do you know someone claiming to be a victim of the science age?  Are you hearing that the one singular person that seems to be in complete control of the paths of travel at night is bragging about their complete control?  

When will your line be crossed?  When will you be called to action?  When will YOU resist?  

That seems to be the narrative of this latest Interbay track to drop here on SoundCloud, and somehow we also get some guitar scratching, some electrical theory, someone's whistle tone voice, and lots of crunchy instrument sounds--synths, synth bass, electric bass, chimey synths, live drums, drum machines, stray percussion sounds, feedback, bent circuits...it's a real smorgasbord of individual elements.  

I would call this synthpunk--if that's a thing (I think it IS.)  The bpm on this track is 238!!!  (Though, there are some elements that are playing in half-time, a more reasonable 119bpm.  

Now, let me clear up the central conceit of the lyrics.  Georg Simon Ohm was not a revolutionary, except in the world of experimental physics.  He had intended to be a mathematician, but to improve his career prospects, he agreed to teach physics at a college with a well appointed physics department.  He began to experiment on the electrochemical cell invented by Allesandro Volta.  Ohm discovered that there is a precise mathematical formula for the relationship between voltage (measured in volts, both named for Volta), current (measured in amperes, or amps, named for Andre-Marie Ampere) and resistance (measured in Ohms.)  

So, when I say that Ohms are the measurement for resistance--I'm not saying that would be how you would measure the students at the barricades or the former Rebel/New Republic forces that challenge the First Order.  But, perhaps it could?  (Or, perhaps it is just one of the many quirks of English that the same word can mean very different things, and you just have to understand the context to understand the meaning.)    

For many of us, these are rather scary times--something that modern generations of Americans are not used to...and I'm not certain that we're handling it very well.  This track is not a call to arms, but in the tradition of the emergence of English punk, only with synthesizers, perhaps it cam be our version of what Johnny Rotten said on the So It Goes program on Grenada TV when the Sex Pistols performed "Anarchy in the UK" in 1976, and when he demanded that we "get off our ass!"    

Perhaps.  

In the meantime, give this track a listen...a like...a repost...a share...a comment...add it to a playlist.  Most importantly, please follow the Interbay SoundCloud page...as never-heard-before tracks are being posted EVERY SINGLE DAY (so far!)

"Ohms Are a Measurement (Resist!)" *SoundCloud Exclusive*

Pixelbomb is a high-octane fusion of 8-bit nostalgia and modern breakbeat aggression. Inspired by retro shoot 'em ups like Gradius and the raw energy of drum & bass, this track brings chiptune chaos into the 21st century.

Glitchy leads, distorted subs, and pounding rhythms collide in a boss-fight-worthy soundtrack. This is not just retro – this is revenge from the silicon graveyard.

🎮 Best enjoyed at full volume.

🎧 Headphones recommended.

Pixelbomb! (Final Mix)

(Once again, an Interbay track has been done dirty by the SoundCloud algorithms--as yesterday's posted track, "Felony"--a melding of blues shouting and breakbeats, with guitars--has been woefully ignored.  Again, all I can ask is that you give it a listen--it deserves better.  Go check that out now and then come back and check out today's track.  Thanks!)  

Yesterday, I'd predicted that there'd be an uptempo guitar-based track coming soon--I even suggested that the next track would be bitpunk...and I think this track fits that description well.  Over drum machines, synth bass, and synth candy...a distinctive and pronouncd plucked guitar and some eurosynths propels this track into breathlessness.    

If this track had come out when I was regularly attending new wave nights at the nearby dance club--well, that would be astonishing, as it would mean that time travel had been perfected...but, beyond that, it would have been something that I'd jump up and run to the dancefloor.  

There's a touch of Devo in this track (I hear it most on the "don't lose your grip" lyric--take a listen and tell me if you hear it, too!). 

But, for as retro as this track can feel--it is, at the same time, very modern.  It doesn't sound dated (I hope) as much as it sounds like the old sounds have influenced a new production.  

...which is exactly what it is!  

If you need a pick me up, something to get your pulse rate up and make you pump your fist and shout "Zipliner, YEAH!"--probably freaking out your neighbors or your co-workers--I think you'll find this latest Interbay track to be a reasonable coffee alternative.    

But you don't need to read me talking about it.  Give it a listen.  It's under 4 minutes long, what do you have to lose?  (And if you just said "four minutes" to answer that rhetorical question...well, congrats...but also, I'll have  my eye on you.  Not literally of course, that would be gross.)  

I hope you like this latest Interbay track:  "Zipliner"  

(All of the usual requests:  Listen to the track, give it a like, follow the page for more Interbay--new tracks post EVERY SINGLE DAY, so far, you know!  If you're feeling extra appreciative, consider reposting this track or sharing it, or adding it to one of your playlists, or, especially if you have something positive to say, leave a comment.  All of that helps.  Thank you!)

"Zipliner" *SoundCloud Exclusive*

She was Wraith – built for speed, broken by betrayal.
Now she returns as Rosa Spectre:
a glitch in the system, a ghost in pink chrome.
Unforgiving. Undying. Unapologetically Queer.

The story continues...

Post-punk, dance, indie, electronic, and mutant pop in various styles (seriously!)--new tracks being posted daily (every day for over a year, so far!)

Interbay is the new project of Peter Greyy (previously of Cremation Dance and DangerScience), based out of Seattle and Phantom Laboratories West.

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