Bit Shifter

Gothenburg, that was fucking amazing. Thank you so much. Incredible night. 🙏🙏

Malmö, that was wicked. Thanks to @ess-m.bsky.social and the Lo-bit Club crew. What an amazing night. Still raging! @nullsleep.bsky.social is tearing it up.

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Sweden speedrun tour with @bit.shifter.net kicks off tonight in Malmo

youtu.bebit shifter 7 - blip 2011YouTube video by Chip Music Chronicle

12 Sept

Better days.

10 Sept

★ Happy 8th birthday to my ill-tempered, obdurate son, Closed System Blues. You are unfriendly and adversarial, but I stand with you without reservation. ☠️🥳

bit-shifter.bandcamp.comClosed System Blues, by Bit Shifter10 track album

10 Sept

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youtu.beBIT SHIFTER - INFORMATION CHASE (FULL ALBUM METAL COVER)YouTube video by AYA

24 Aug

【★ GIG ALERT】 GOTHENBURG SE • 10 10 ’26 · We’re gettin’ the band back together! Teaming up with @nullsleep.bsky.social once again, off to Gothenburg for LO-BIT CLUB where we play alongside @sunnexo.moe, @kephf.bsky.social, & Carpet Eater. Tack så mycket to @ess-m.bsky.social! lo-bit.club/shows

Periodic still-incredulous reminder that this exists (and it rips).

Bit Shifter@bit.shifter.net

If you're a fan of Information Chase & have found yourself thinking ”OK but what if it were a metal album,” boy do I have the link for you. A few years ago, sublimely talented guitarist James Lam posted a metal version of the entire EP. I will shamelessly admit that I listen to this all the time.

14 July

Remembering the time back in 2011 when the Open Spark Project played “Reformat The Planet” on gigantic deafening dangerous Tesla coils. ⚡😨 youtu.be/XOu5zLAPTOE?...

14 July

Hey, Chiptune Internet — who’s doing Game Boy mods these days that you'd recommend? Looking for a custom shell, specifically, not necessarily modifying the innards. #halp #gameboy #gameboymods #beep #ding #bonk

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24 June

【★ GIG ALERT】 QUEENS NY • JULY 22 2026 · Excited to be a late addition to this evening of experimental electronics, featuring Unfeeling, Melting Regular, and Corpse Dust. Presented by chthonicstreams.bsky.social at Fringe Records in Ridgewood. Hope to see you there. www.songkick.com/concerts/432...

roboctopus (vaporchip vol1 out! now on bandcamp!)

24 June

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@roboctopus.bsky.social

13 June

@bit.shifter.net is mentioned in Vice's timeline "The Rise and Fall of the Hipster Music Era." As someone who was very much a hipster during this era, timeline seems pretty accurate lol. www.vice.com/en/article/t...

vice.comThe Rise and Fall of the ‘Hipster Music’ Era, 2000-2014: VICE’s Definitive TimelineAn epic odyssey from (what they now call) Indie Sleaze: Part I to Future Islands on Letterman, with (nearly) no Mumford & Sons in sight.

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28 May

This month marks 20 years since the International Chiptune Resistance World Tour kicked off at a converted underground Victorian public toilet in London, and would subsequently take @bit.shifter.net and I through 20 cities in 9 countries over the next 4 weeks. ⚠️ THREAD INCOMING ⚠️

14 May

★ PSA: I'm on Subvert, and just look how comfy I am. Subvert is a new cooperatively-owned music platform, positioning itself not only as a successor to Bandcamp, but as a model for co-op platforms in general. They explain it better than I do, so follow @subvert.fm & read up! subvert.fm/bit-shifter

1 May

On this Bandcamp Friday, may I present A Brief Guide to the Wild, Expansive, Seemingly Infinite Discography of Bit Shifter, for those needing a little guidance. PLUS: everything is pay-what-you-want! Because I forgot to ever revert to regular pricing after the last time I set everything to PWYW! 💪

Bit Shifter@bit.shifter.net

★ FYI — this being Bandcamp Friday, I wanted to mention that in celebration of last week's 20th anniversary of Information Chase 🎂, everything in my Bandcamp discography is still set as pay-what-you-want. 🎊🙌🎉 Thanks to everyone who's ever given my tracks a spin. 🙏 bit-shifter.bandcamp.com

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Presented in the quoted thread is A Brief Guide to the Wild, Expansive, Seemingly Infinite Discography of Bit Shifter, for those seeking a little guidance.

Bit Shifter@bit.shifter.net

If shameless Game Boy powerpop is your thing, Information Chase is a good place to start. But here at B.S.H.Q. we pride ourselves on a diversity of offerings. For instance —

11 Apr

"Milli Vanilli" implies the existence of an entire measurement system that includes the centivanilli, the kilovanilli, and so on

8 Mar

Just one of many highlights from last night's awesome @nullsleep.bsky.social show at @wonderville.nyc. @minusbaby.bsky.social toasting over Nullsleep's mutant jungle. 🔥🔥 Such a fun night, full of great music and great people. 🤍💙

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7 Feb

BOUNDARY EP OUT NOW + MERCH DROP HARDWEAR FOR APPROACHING THE EVENT HORIZON OF RAVE SEMIOTICS “Boundary” on digital / cassette 🎶 && “PLUR ANNIHILATION” T-Shirt 👕 && “Born to Track” Long Sleeve 🏁 BANG THESE TUNES!! THRASH THESE THREADS!! GET THEM HERE ⤵️ nullsleep.bandcamp.com PLUR✌️🙃

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Sky Marchini

@sky.skymarchini.net

there's a thing I like to call "load-bearing assumptions", that you don't notice until they're suddenly gone (e.g the air you breath has oxygen in it). the post-ww2 order is a load-bearing assumption for basically the entirety of american life. trump took a sledgehammer to it in the last 90 days.

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social

Trump has fully shattered the world we all grew up in. It’s a dramatic break from how things worked before, even compared to the Iraq War and other misadventures - the United States abruptly tumbling over a cliff and becoming literally more reckless and domineering than Putin’s Russia.

Presented in the quoted thread is A Brief Guide to the Wild, Expansive, Seemingly Infinite Discography of Bit Shifter, for those seeking a little guidance.

Bit Shifter@bit.shifter.net

If shameless Game Boy powerpop is your thing, Information Chase is a good place to start. But here at B.S.H.Q. we pride ourselves on a diversity of offerings. For instance —

bit-shifter.bandcamp.comAntenna, by Bit Shifterfrom the album Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 1

Bit Shifter@bit.shifter.net

📆 ON THIS DAY in 2006 • 20 years ago! 😮 @8bitpeoples.bsky.social releases Information Chase, 6 mp3s of chiptune powerpop. It's since come out on CD & vinyl, & I've performed its songs to audiences who have loudly sung along, despite there being no words. What could be more heartwarming than that? 🙏

Or maybe you're not sure quite what you want — and that's OK! We offer a grab-bag cross-section of Bit Shifter material, in the form of Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 1, which boasts tuneful innocence, abstract beats, and indulgent covers. Case in point: Kraftwerk’s “Antenna,” Game Boy style.

bit-shifter.bandcamp.comScience City Zero, by Bit Shifterfrom the album Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2

“What I want,” you say, ”is music that’s dancefloor-friendly, but sounds like a pissed-off R2-D2.” Boy, you are not going to believe this. Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2's abstract dance music once prompted a showgoer to remark "I didn't know Game Boys could sound like that!" Try ”Science City Zero.”

bit-shifter.bandcamp.comMarch Of The Nucleotides (mRNA Mix), by Bit Shifterfrom the album Life’s A Bit Shifter

Bit Shifter@bit.shifter.net

You're someone who likes innocent, yet scrappy tunes, but also likes weird, noisy, beat-driven soundchip experiments. "Where can I turn," I hear you say. Why, my debut album, the regrettably-titled Life’s A Bit Shifter, of course. Here, try “March Of The Nucleotides (mRNA Mix).”

bit-shifter.bandcamp.comThe New Normal, by Bit Shifterfrom the album Closed System Blues

Or perhaps you prefer expansive, moody, even disagreeable music, at turns melancholy and furious, all improbably performed on a child's toy & lent a thunderous sheen by audio warlock @lukechaos.bsky.social . We've got you covered — the 2018 album Closed System Blues. Give “The New Normal” a spin.

Bit Shifter@bit.shifter.net

If shameless Game Boy powerpop is your thing, Information Chase is a good place to start. But here at B.S.H.Q. we pride ourselves on a diversity of offerings. For instance —

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8bitpeoples

@8bitpeoples.bsky.social

27 Feb

Happy 20th Anniversary (⁉️) to an absolute classic – still sounds as good today as the day it was released.

Bit Shifter@bit.shifter.net

And I want to say thank you in particular to Jeremiah / @nullsleep.bsky.social, for giving this music a home and an audience on 8bitpeoples, for always supporting my music, and for being a true friend and fantastic companion in 20+ years of chiptune adventures. 🖤❤️

27 Feb

PPS: in celebration of Information Chase's 20th anniversary, I've set everything in my Bandcamp discography to pay-what-you-want. Thank you to everyone who's been along for any portion of this strange and wonderful ride. 🙏 bit-shifter.bandcamp.com

Happy 20th birthday to Information Chase, and thank you to everyone who's ever enjoyed this li'l EP in any form, physical or digital. 🙏 PS: I may have some exciting further news to announce on this subject. Stay tuned…!

@mollyjongfast.bsky.social

11 Feb

★ Happy 2nd anniversary to Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2, part of an ongoing release series collecting wayward non-album tracks. This volume offers abstract Game Boy dancefloor bangers, plus 2 pop covers for kicks. Some of my favorite stuff I've ever done. bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/album/malada...

Bit Shifter@bit.shifter.net

【★ ICYMI】 A few months ago, I released Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2, showcasing nanoloop Game Boy tracks made ~’03-’07. Genuinely some of my favorite material I've ever done. (link: bit.ly/3W4HASc) Going to do a mini-thread here w/ track-by-track notes & thoughts.

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Molly Jong-Fast

22 Jan

They kidnapped a five year old child

Joe@joealv.bsky.social

Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.

youtu.beBIT SHIFTER - INFORMATION CHASE (FULL ALBUM METAL COVER)YouTube video by AYA

11 Jan

@maggieserota.bsky.social

11 Jan

And if I'm being entirely honest — to me, it is genuinely emotionally moving to hear these tracks performed this way. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do. Thank you, James Lam. 🙏

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Maggie Serota

3 Jan

I’m old enough to remember when winning the FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something.

youtube.comH0l0 NYC - 4/6/19 - YouTubeWent to an incredible show in NYC at H0l0 and this is the footage we took!

3 Jan

This was such a fun show. Huge thanks to @bitcrushed.bsky.social for getting video. 🙏

BitCrushed@bitcrushed.bsky.social

Anybody else out there remember this sick AF #chiptune show from NYC in April 2019? Bitshifter, Anamanaguchi, Nullsleep, Starscream (?!) -- here's some video!

youtu.beScience City ZeroYouTube video by Bit Shifter - Topic

31 Dec 2025

Reminiscing about “Science City Zero” (2003) · My approach to this track was atypical for me: fire up nanoloop with no preconceived idea, play around, see what comes out. The results were fascinating to me because they were so different from anything I’d made in other tools. youtu.be/DX_3BJSkGVY

31 Dec 2025

This is what made nanoloop magical to me — it was was full of the thrill of discovery. It was incredibly fun to pick up the Game Boy, mess around for a while, and before too long, boom — weird dance music

bit-shifter.bandcamp.comMaladaptive Strategies Vol. 2, by Bit Shifter13 track album

31 Dec 2025

You can find this track, and others of a similar vein & of a similar era, on Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2 bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/album/malada...

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30 Dec 2025

2026 East Coast Tour dates confirmed so far … 02/28 Pittsburgh 03/01 Philadelphia 03/04 New Haven 03/06 Boston 03/07 NYC looking to add Providence on 03/05 (hmu!) hyped as fuck to see all of you ❤️

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23 Dec 2025

still looking to book shows in philly and providence – get at me! rest of the tour is coming together and will be announced soon ✌️

⊏𝗡⊐@nullsleep.bsky.social

⚠️ EAST COAST FRIENDS ⚠️ I’m looking to book shows in Providence, Philly, and Pittsburgh – early/mid March timeframe. Boston 3/6 confirmed, and NYC already in the works! BREAKBEAT HARDCORE / JUNGLE / FOOTWORK / CHIPTUNE HEADS ASSEMBLE hmu if you wanna make something happen!

25 Dec 2025

❄️ Happy holidays from all of us here at B.S.H.Q. ⛄🩵 (Get this track, “Winter Wonderland,” and more at Bandcamp: bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/album/malada... )

chaosmusick.bandcamp.comNympho Assassin (feat. Bit Shifter), by Luke Chaosfrom the album You realize, this means war

18 Dec 2025

📆 ON THIS DAY in 2011 • Chaos Royale (@lukechaos.bsky.social ) released You Realize, This Means War, with the Bit Shifter collab track “Nympho Assassin” as the album's closer. Unrelenting Chaos Royale bass & shearing noise, plus raw Z80 tones? Yes, please. chaosmusick.bandcamp.com/track/nympho...

15 Dec 2025

Hard to express how grateful I am to know that this li'l ol' EP still gets spun & played, and even moreso to hear that it motivated people to make music. A musician can't ask for more than that. Thank you sincerely.🙏🩶🤍💙💚🖤

Ed Herbers@herbersmusic.bsky.social

#NowPlaying: the awesomely-packaged Information Chase #vinyl by @bit.shifter.net This album was really influential in my teenage years and was definitely a catalyst for my own desire to write music.

25 Nov 2025

🗓️ ON THIS DAY in 2003 • The legendary 555 Recordings released my regrettably-titled 1st album, Life’s A Bit Shifter. Thanks to all who've tuned in along the way. In celebration of the birthday, everything on my Bandcamp discography is now pay-what-you-want. 🙏 bit-shifter.bandcamp.com