[Via Melissa Maerz - Wired.com]
In July, a 23-year-old electronic artist named Je Deviens DJ en 3 Jours (”I Become a DJ in Three Days”), released Da Chip, a collection of Daft Punk covers made entirely with the sound processors found in classic videogame systems. It became an instant underground hit, charting up to 25,000 downloads a day and elevating the chiptune—a Game Boy-inspired genre that’s been kicking around for two decades—from fanboy in-joke to serious headphone fare.

Waxy blogger Andy Baio has taken the genre to the next level with Kind of Bloop, a technically accomplished chiptune tribute to Miles Davis. Other 8-bit acts like Dr. Zilog have refashioned songs from Animal Collective and MGMT into chilling mini-symphonies of blips and bleeps. And the recent release of 8Bitone, a chiptune synthesizer app for iPhones, means that now everyone can play along. – Wired.com

Dr. Zilog – Kids [MGMT Cover]

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