Friday, May 30, 2008

Classical Madrigals composed on a 1989 Gameboy

Joey Mariano has released a number of classical madrigals composed on a Gameboy. Joey reinvents the madrigal’s sound with 8bit music, including Gameboy’s chord arpeggiator, extreme pitch bends, portamento effects, and glitchy break-ups. From the II [Pause] page: Early composers of the madrigal used only two to three voices to create counterpoint. Realizing the opportunity for reinterpretation through the gameboy sound chip, Joey Mariano set out to create a body of Chiptune madrigals inspir