Next weekend we’ll be playing at 8-bit beats:
8-bit Beats // Sunday 8th of May, 7:30 – midnight // The Yard (ex Ocean Rooms), Brighton
BuildBrighton & Spirit of Gravity are hosting a Chiptune and geekery themed night featuring some of the UK’s finest geeks. Expect atari-acid, gameboy-gabber, blip-hop and roland-rewinds a plenty.
Entry – £5 on the door. BuildBrighton member get in free!
Become a member at www.buildbrighton.com
Lineup:
Oxynucid
Lush soundscapes, coupled with electro and braindance influences combined with Oxynucid’s use of reel-to-reels and analgue synths to make his live sets a sight and sound to behold.
http://soundcloud.com/Oxynucid
The 55th Flotilla
With marine inspired instruments and extremely dirty beats, brotherly duo The 55th Flotilla will be providing dance music ranging from dubstep to acid techno to drum and bass.
http://www.55th.co.uk
http://soundcloud.com/55th
Firebrand Boy
Live chipmusic, with added buttons and knobs. Firebrand Boy is part of the new wave of chiptune musicians who were born after the rise of the demoscene. He has releases on several labels, including: Crunchyco, Toilville, 8bitpeoples, mp3death, Pale Fox Records, Intikrec and PixelPOP! Records.
http://firebrandboy.org/
Matt Nida
Dubbed out glitch-hop chiptune from one of London’s finest chiptuners. Matt uses Hexawe on a PSP.
http://soundcloud.com/mattnida
Crosis
Chiptune straight from a Gameboy, as long as he can clean the contacts on his cartridges on time 
http://soundcloud.com/Crosis
10Rabbit
Pete produces thick soundscapes mixed with breaks and electronica. Watch out for some deep bass.
http://soundcloud.com/10rabbit
http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111042985648573
Bangface Weekender – May 13th – 15th
We’ll be playing the Sunday afternoon slot in the Queen Vic, make sure you’re there!
