Felix Urban is a student of Kulturarbeit at the FH Potsdam. He is a sound artist and producer of organic electronic music. He will give a short introduction to chip-based music production and he will play a selection of tunes during the long coffee break…
Game aesthetics in audio culture
Since SID chips introduced the future of audio interfaces in computer technology, there was a high creative potential in composing music within this, so far, limited possibilities. Due to technical aspects, a particular aesthetic in composition as well as a unique sonority was established. The usage of these so called “chiptunes” in early computer games, strongly connect this audio aesthetics to playful and somehow pixelated associations in the visual sphere. They are still used in many ways. Despite that this sounds are simple and range in a low and “bad” quality, there still is a constant scene. Furthermore varying adaptions can be found in contemporary electronic music.
In a short introduction Felix Urban will outline the background of chip-based music production and track some cultural developments. After that, he will be playing a selection of tunes in the long coffee break.
