Dilemma specialzes in a type of music known as "Chip
Tunes". These "Chip Tunes" are produced with the
most ancient of equipment, or mondern emulations of ancient equipment. The
sounds produced are of 8bit resoultion, sounding like the old C64 / Atari
computer consoles.
Marriying a modern sensibility with antique analogue sequencers, Dilemma
produces "modern 8bit classics" that pulse and pound with
an appreciation of the power of super amplification, whilst expounding a
puritanical analogue / pre-midi steptime sequencing regimen that gives the
recordings a tight feeling that is not found on midi sequenced recordings.
On Chip Tunes I and ][, many moods are evoked, different rhythims explored
and textures played with. These works are much more than simple homages
to computer game music; they are pieces that use that genre as a starting
point for exploration, a way to break away from the herd of techno producers
that are all slavishly using the same sounds, the same synthesizers, sequencers
and approches. It works! Back. |
