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Background
Square Sounds Festival was an art and music festival dedicated to celebrating the chiptune community. During its run, it was dedicated to music and visual art either created with or having the aesthetic of antiquated videogame consoles, trackers, synthesizers, circuit bent toys and other somewhat unusual methods.
Generally referred to as simple Square Sounds, the festival began in 2013 in Melbourne, Australia and continued until 2020 with a total of 14 shows in both Melbourne and Tokyo, Japan. It grew out of the best known chipmusic festival, Blip Festival, which ceased in 2012 when the local organisers of Blip Australia and Blip Tokyo wanted to continue promoting events in a similar style in their local communities, borrowing a similar structure from their predecessors.[1] In addition to the main music events, the Australian arm also ran open mics, workshops and other events aimed at furthering the scene in Australia and partnered with a number of local events including Pax and White Night. Square Sounds was featured in a variety of media including segments on TV shows including Good Game.
Melbourne events primarily took part at the Evelyn Hotel, before shifting to 24 Moons, while the Tokyo events consistently took place at Koenji High throughout the span of the festival.
In addition to the almost 200 music and visual artists to play the main stage, each event also included a variety of acts playing different events on the days before and after. These included artists who had played the mainstage showcasing different projects, DJ sets, open mics to give exposure to new and emerging artists.
Pozible Gigs
The Melbourne shows 2014 event was supported by backers through Pozible, and participated in an event called “Pozible Gigs” aimed at promoting crowd funding live music and became not only the first event to meet their target, but the highest amount raised as well.[2]
Artist Line Ups
Melbourne
2013 (Art by Keff)
- A_Art
- Aliceffekt
- Cheapshot
- Chronic Sans
- cTrix
- Doshy
- Elliot
- Huf
- Hunz
- Ilkke
- Jayson Haebich
- M7Kenji
- Mr Spastic
- Omodaka
- Other Places
- Pselodux
- Ralp
- StarPause
- Trash80
2014 (Art by 8GB)
- 8GB
- Brainbeau
- Bryface
- Chronic Sans
- DKSTR
- Harley Likes Music
- J. Arthur Keenes Band
- Josh McVomit
- little-scale
- Maddest Kings Alive
- Calavera (initially announced as NNNNNNNNN)
- No Carrier
- Peaches the Wale
- Sabrepulse
- Sexy Synthesizer
- Tiasu
- Victory Rd
- X in O
2015 (Art by Josh Bradbury)
- Alex Lane
- Bubble Town Babe Crew
- Chipzel
- Chrism and Fenris
- DF0:BAD
- Eyeliner
- Galaxy Wolf
- Goto80
- Green Nose
- Henry Homesweet
- Hip Tanaka
- iLKke
- lazerbeat
- Little-scale
- Men64
- NNNNNNNNN
- Slippery Jim
- Toriena
- Xyce
2016 (art by Akira8GB)
- Abortifacient
- Aday
- Cheapshot
- Chibitech
- C-Men
- cTrix
- CyberPunk Ibis
- Freezedream
- Gamer
- HarleyLikesMusic
- Los Pat Moritas
- Quarta330
- Robert Parker
- Shirobon
- Spirit Bunny
- Ten Thousand Free Men and Their Families (with Band)
- Tuberz McGee
- UltraSyd
- VJ Simulcast
- Wiklund
2017 (art by Connor Fowler)
- 2mg
- 7bit Hero
- boaconstructor
- Busty Coastline
- Cat Full of Ghosts Electronics
- Cyberpunk Ibis
- Danimal Cannon
- Dot.AY
- Heavy Viper
- Jamatar
- KUNIO
- Raquel Meyers
- Ray Manta (AKA Tim Koch) 0F.digital
- Space Town
- tiasu
- Tom Foolery and the Family Jewellery
- Trash80
- ZEN ALBATROSS
2018 (art by Raquel Meyers)
- Aday
- Alex Lane
- Aquellex
- Batterie
- Bl00dsp0rts
- Bleeds
- Calavera
- Captive Raptors
- Carla Zimbler
- Chipocrite
- chipzel
- Classic Mistake
- Disasteradio
- godinpants
- Kate Geck
- Makeup and Vanity Set
- Roboctopus
- Robotprins
- Teledildonix
- they/them
2020 (art by Pselodux)
- A Comic Book Villain
- breezesquad
- Classic Mistake Vs Tom Foolery and the Family Jewelery
- Cyanide Dansen
- Cyberpunk Ibis
- Derris-kharlan
- Dweeb City
- Exilefaker
- Fearofdark
- Hedonist
- Kataplexia
- Kenobit
- Little-scale
- m.pegasus
- Modern Chair
- Neon Merkin
- Radlib
- Rave Stabber
- S.C.R.A.P.S
- Saitone
Tokyo (All art by m7Kenji)
2013
- A_rival
- Chronic Sans
- cTrix
- Cheapshot
- Chibitech (unannounced secret guest)
- Danimal Cannon
- Dot.AY
- Hally
- Hizmi
- Kubimatsuri
- M7Kenji
- Master Kohta
- Matt Nida
- Minikomi
- No Carrier
- Quarta330
- Saitone
- Sexy Synthesizer
- The Hunters
- Xyce
2014
- BSK
- Chip Tanaka
- C-men
- _ensnare_
- Gigandect
- Higedriver (unannounced secret set)
- Kplecraft
- KUNIO
- M7Kenji
- Monodeer
- Mr Spastic
- Naruto
- No Carrier
- Omodaka
- Roboctopus
- Robokabuto
- Shirobon
- USK
- Yerzmyyey
- YMCK
2015
- Cheapshot
- Chibitech
- Chip Tanaka
- cTrix
- HarleyLikesMusic
- Hizmi
- Lazerbeat
- M7Kenji
- NNNNNNNNN (Unannounced secret set)
- No Carrier
- Rymdcraft
- Sexy Synthesizer
- Sharaku Kobayashi
- Sige
- Storz
- Suesett
- Tappy
- Trash80
- UltraSyd
- Xyce Vs Men of Mega (Secret Unannounced Set)
2016
- 2MG
- Atomsmasha
- Captive Raptora
- Cheapshot
- Chibitech
- Chipzel
- DJ Master Kohta
- Galaxy Wolf
- HIGEDRIVER
- KAZ AKA Hige
- KUNIO
- Lazerbeat
- M7Kenji
- Mega Ran
- NNNNNNNNN
- Note!
- Saitone
- SBThree
2017
- Applesorce
- BOKKADENcl
- Calavera
- Cheapshot
- Chip Tanaka
- cTrix (secret Unannounced set)
- DBOYD
- Hally
- Note!
- Omodaka
- Pain Perdu
- SDHizumi
- Sharaku Kobayashi
- Tobokegao
- Uraboroshi
- Wiklund
- Yukkerom
2018
- Bit Shifter
- Boaconstructor
- Bolcoantes
- Cheapshot
- Chip Tanaka
- Dot.AY
- Droid On
- Kris Keyser
- Kubbi
- Lazerbeat
- M7Kenji
- NES Band
- Quarta330
- Rekcahdam
- Robotprins
- Scythe
- Toriena
- Xinon
- Yokemura (from YMCK)
2019
- 2PColor
- Breezesquad
- Cheapshot
- Chibi-Tech
- cTrix
- DEFENSE MECHANISM
- Gesceap
- Kplecraft
- M7Kenji
- Nishioka Diddley
- Shinoryu
- Skybox
- Starving GOGO
- SUPERSTARS
- Toriena
- Wabisavita
- YMCK
References
[edit]- ^ ABC Gamer (2015-04-02). Square Sounds - GG Pocket - EP35. Retrieved 2024-10-17 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Chip in For Square Sounds Melbourne". www.pozible.com. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
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