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herr_professor on 11/10/2009 at 09:48AM
Vigor Vim and Vitality.
Monotonik, the ur-netlabel, is not only one of the earliest netlabels, but it has roots going back to the Amiga Mod scene. Founded 1996 by Simon 'h0l' Carless as an "outlet for talented electronic musicians who weren't getting the attention they deserved", the label has since gone on to release over 300 releases in a rainbow of genres. And while the music they covered have expanded far beyond the constraints of chipmusic, its artists should be recognized as an early success of chipmusic crossing over from its demoscene roots into the more general audience focused chip music style.
One of these early crossover artists, VIM, probably arrived a little too late to be a heavy demoscener, but he did contribute on a number of music disks, basically compilations meant to be distributed on floppy disks or over dial-up connections to various bbs and ftp sites. His style is all over the map, dabbling in various electronic genres, pushing the limits of the mod format with breaks, unique sound design, and catchy heartfelt melodies. Check out "A Random Collection Of Consonants", and join us next week, as we start our march to the biggest US chip music festival, Blip Festival 2009.
