TIMELINE

A timeline of lo-fi data: the chip- and demoscene, software and record releases, art, events, objects. The main focus is 1977-2005, and probably euro-centric (sorry). Please e-mail suggestions and corrections.

Thanks to Otro, C-Men, sh4do3, Yonx, Aphrodite, Mark from Nasenbluten, Patric Catani, Rambones, Role Model, Coma, dj mips, Göran Sundqvist, Jonesey, Smurf, Rosa Menkman, Low Res Records, d0us, Nils Dittbrenner, TSR, Team Doyobi, Osdorp Posse, 8 Bit Weapon, djnick, Nomex, Anal Cunt, Stagediver, Hedonist, Cybermouse, Irrlicht Project, Johnny Billquist, Mulder, Fifth Era, Unibomber, Davros, Spot, Max Tundra, Paradox, Lazerbeat, tlr, herv, Ant1, nitro2k01, Dr Ops, Jellica, Yuppster, b-hack, Tero …

1930′s

• REC: Evgeny Sholpo’s Variophone plays chip-like timbres and compositions. It turned paper waveforms into sounds. youtube

1951

• LIVE: The CSIR Mk1 (CSIRAC) computer publicly performs real-time generated digital music. By Geoff Hill in Sydney. reconstruction source
• LIVE: The Ferranti Mark 1 computer played music at University of Manchester, UK. source + recording

1953

• REC: Two kinds of speech synthesis: Parametric Artificial Talker by Walter Lawrence and OVE by Gunnar Fant. Info + audio

1956

• LIVE: Push Button Bertha, algorithmic (pop music) composition by Douglas Bolitho and Martin Klein. source

1957

• LIVE: Illiac Suite by Hiller & Isaacson. Algorithmic composition performed by a string orchestra, recorded in 1967. Similar approaches later made by e.g Xenakis, Koenig, Stockhausen. source + source
• SOFT: MUSIC I for IBM 704 by Max Mathews. 1ch triangle, only pitch control. source + source

1958

• LIVE: The Zuse Z22 plays Hänschen Klein and Mitternachtsblues. chipflip
• LIVE: Christmas carrols performed by the Univac, programmed by John Kamena & colleagues. Perhaps even earlier. source
• LIVE: Janet Norman plays ‘Noel’ live on TV using a Bendix G15. youtube
• SOFT: MUSIC II for IBM 704 by Max Mathwes. 4ch wavetable. source + source

1959

• LIVE: SARA (the computer) performs music in Stockholm, Sweden. source: correspondence with Göran Sundqvist
• LIVE: Peter Samson progams the TX-0 to perform 1-bit Bach music. source
• REC: Raymond Scott – Cindy Electronium. Although analogue, it’s an early example of chipmusic aesthetics. youtube

1960

• SOFT: MUSIC III software for IBM 7094. By Max Mathews. source
• SOFT: Peter Samson’s light pen controlled GUI-software for TX-0. 3 channels. info

1961

• REC: V/A – Music From Mathematics (10″ @ Bell Telephone Laboratories) IBM 7090 (?).  source

1962

• LIVE: Radio-broadcast featuring LaFarr Stuart and his computer music made with the CYCLONE the year before. source
• REC: V/A – Music From Mathematics (LP @ Decca). Listen here and here. info. source source

1963

• REC: Bell Telephone Labs – Computer Speech (7″ @ Bell Labs) info

1964

• LIVE: PDP1-music made by Bill Ackerman, Dan Smith, et al. Additional hardware and software by Peter Samson. samples + source
• SOFT: Harmony Compiler for PDP-1 by Peter Samson. 4ch squarewave. chipflip. More info here.

1966

• LIVE: IBM 1403 line printer performs “Mungu Ibariki Afrika” for Tanzanian exchange students in Västerås, Sweden. By Roy Brandhill. source

1968

• REC: V/A – FST 68 (LP @ Phono Suecia). Contains Jan W. Morthenson’s Neutron Star. Sounds by Göran Sundqvist on Datasaab D 21, edited by Morthenson in 1967. discogs + info + info
• SOFT: Vercoe MUSIC 360 for IBM 360. Modified version of MUSIC IV. source
• SOFT: Graphic 1 by Max Mathews and L Rossler: draw, copy, erase and edit notes with a lightpen, and store them. source
• LIVE: Partita For Unattended Computer at Queen Elizabeth Hall. By Peter Zinovieff. Not computer-generated sounds, but the first live-generated computer composition (human interaction was also possible). Used the PDP8 computer. sources: here + ‘what the future sounded like’

1969

• LIVE: BBC broadcasts the computer Nellie playing music. youtube
• REC: Jean-Claude Risset – Mutations. source
• REC: John Cage & Lejaren Hiller – HPSCHD / String Quartet no. 2 (LP @ Nonesuch). Digital compositions, digital sound played with tapes. source + source
• REC: Heinz von Foerster & James W Beauchamp – Music By Computers (4×7″ flexidisc @ Wiley & Sons)
• SOFT: MUSIC V for IBM 360. By Max Mathews. Fully written in Fortran. source

1970

• HARD: Dimi-A – almost fully digital synthesizer by Erkki Kurenniemi. 2 channels. Machine code interface. source
• HARD/SOFT: GROOVE “hybrid” system for DDP-224 for modular programming and realtime performance. Screen to draw waveforms. Mainly non-digital sounds. source1 2 3 4
• HARD/SOFT: MUSYS for PDP-8 by Peter Grogono et al. Text-based sequencer for external devices, interactive in real-time. source + Manning, P: Computers and Music Composition. (1980)
• REC: Göran Sundquist – EDB Mozart, Musikalisches Würfenspeil (7″ @ Sparekassernes Datacentraler). Mozart-covers made on Datasaab D 21 and D 22 (not the EDB). Also found on In Memoriam. discogs
• REC: V/A – Kvitter som tystnar / Ett musikaliskt tärningsspel av W. A. Mozart (LP @ Industridata AB). Made with Facit EDB 3 & Datasaab D21 by e.g. Göran Sundqvist. photos & recordings
• REC: V/A – Voice of the Computer: New Musical Horizons (LP @ Decca) source

1971

• HARD: Dimi-O – digital video music synthesizer by Erkki Kurenniemi. Polyphonic and 1-bit video digitizer. source source
• HARD: The Muse by Triadex – digital music syntheszier and (deterministic) algorithmic composer. source
• SOFT: Chowning FM synthesis for PDP-10. source
• SOFT: ST-programs by Iannis Xenakis,

1972

• MEDIA: HAKMEM released, documenting various hacks at MIT, including some audio (e.g item 145 and 168).

1973

• HARD/SOFT: Dimi-600 & Dismal by Erkki Kurenniemi & Jukka Ruohom. 8008-based, assembly-ish language. source source source
• SOFT: Music 11 by Barry Vercoe for PDP-11. Music progamming language, forerunner to Csound. Real-time audio synthesis and processing, etc. source

1974

• SOFT: Music routine in 45 bytes (for Altair 8080?), by Paul Mork source

1975

• LIVE: Steve Dompier makes the Altair 8080 play music using an AM-radio. source It was probably the first time an amateur made it, but was apparently made before.
• SOFT: Alpha-numeric music with amplitude control introduced for Altair 8080 by Malcolm Wright. source
• SOFT: Richard Wilson’s Music Compiler for PDP-8 (?). Polyphonic (4 channels?). Uses AM-radio. source
• SOFT: Sound Synthesis Program (SSP) by Gottfried Koenig. source

1977

• LIVE: The League of Automatic Music Composers live at Mills College. Networking the KIM 1, generative music. info
• (SOUND)CHIP: Atari TIA/Stella (Atari VCS, 2600, 7800). 2ch PSG. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.37
• HARD: The Samson Box. Add-on for the PDP10. source
• SOFT: UPIC by Iannis Xenakis. Sequencing custom-made waveforms. source

1978

• REC: V/A – D21 In Memoriam D22 (LP @ Kraftdata AB) download + info Recordings from 1967 and 1970.
• REC: V/A – First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival. download + info
• (SOUND)CHIP: P824X (Odyssey2/G7000). source + source
• SOUNDCHIP: SN76477 (ABC80) 1ch. source + source + source
• SOUNDCHIP: TMS 5100 (Speak & Spell, speech modules for Apple II and TI-99, arcade games, toys, etc). Further developed into e.g CD2802 and TSP50C50 until 2007. source

1979

• SOUNDCHIP: Atari Pokey (Atari 400/800, XL/XE, 5200, arcade). 2-4ch PSG. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.37
• SOUNDCHIP: AY-3891x/YM2149 (Spectrum 128, Intellivision, MSX, Vectrex, Amstrad CPC 464, Atari ST, arcade) 3ch PSG. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.37

1980

• MEDIA: A series of FM radio broadcasts that contained software. The next year also on the AM-band. source
• SOFT: Atari Music Composer released. Manual here.
• SOFT: KIM-1 Interactive Music System. article
• SOUNDCHIP: SC-01 (Votalker, Total Talk, Handy Voice, Mockingboard, speech gadgets, arcade games, pinball, etc). Followed by SC-02. source

1981

• SOUNDCHIP: VIC6560 (Vic20) 4 PSG. source
• SOUNDCHIP: TMS9919 (TI-99/4) 3+1ch PSG. source

1982

• MEDIA: Telesoftware – programs distributed via teletext – appeared in the UK. source
• MEDIA: the movie Tron uses sound effects from videogames, and also custom-programmed chip sounds. Keyboard Magazine Nov 1982, p.57
• SOUNDCHIP: SN 76489 AN (Colecovision, IBM PCjr, Sega Master System & Mega Drive, etc) 4ch PSG. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.37
• SOUNDCHIP: SP0256 (common for speech synthesis like Currah). Year not confirmed. source: viznut
• SOUNDCHIP: MOS 6581 SID (C64 family) 3ch PSG. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.37

1983

• REC: Chris Sievey – Camouflage (7″ @ Random) Contains ZX81-software that can be run as a music video. chipflip
• SOFT: Muzix81 Composer for ZX81. CV-sequencer, precursor to trackers (duration-based). manual

1984

• C64: Sampled sound effects appear in the games Space Taxi, Impossible Mission, Ghostbusters…
• REC: V/A – Free! With Your 64 (7” @ Lyntone) C64, demonstration of the Music Maker. youtube, source
• (SOUND)CHIP: 2A03 (Famicom/NES) 4/5ch PSG. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.37.
• (SOUND)CHIP: TED 7360/8360 (C16/116/Plus4) 2ch square/noise. source
• SOUNDCHIP: uPD1771C (Epoch SCV) 1ch. source + source
• SOUNDCHIP: YM 2151 OPM (MSX, arcade, various japanese computers). 8ch FM. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.43 info
• SOUNDCHIP: YM 2203 OPN (various japanese computers, arcade) 3ch PSG, 3 channel FM. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.43

1985

• SOFT: Music Animation Machine (Atari 800) by Stephen Malinowski. Graphical representation of a Bach fugue. youtube + info
• (SOUND)CHIP: Paula 8364 (Amiga) 4ch PCM. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.50
• SOUNDCHIP: MOS SID 8580 (C128, C64C, etc) 3ch PSG. source

1986

• C64: E.g Triad and 1001 Crew call their works demos. Previous works made by e.g Flash Cracking Group, Jeff Minter, Anthony Crowther and Ben Daglish.
• C64: Single-channel delay: Supercan by Lars Hård (02.20), or more obviously Hysteria (#3) by Fred Gray in 1987. discussion
• C64: Multispeed: Michael Winterberg, Martin Galway (Yie Ar Kung Fu II title, Terra Cresta, Short Circuit). Probably made previously (Starquake). discussion
• C64: Hard Restart: Rob Hubbard’s Zoids. discussion
• C64: Digitronix – editor with 3ch SID + 2ch samples.
• SOFT: Soundmonitor by Chris Hülsbeck. The first tracker ever? (cmp Muzix81)
• SOUNDCHIP: YM 3526 OPL (Arcade, etc) 9ch FM. source + Dittbrenner

1987

• AMIGA: Soundtracker by Karsten Obarski.  source
• AMIGA: Aegis Sonix, the first softsynth but not a tracker.
• ATARI: Demoscene establishes on the ST. source
• C64: First game music with samples: Arkanoid. (Hülsbeck’s Bad Cat made earlier, but released later) source
• C64: two-channel sample routine simultaneous w/ SID voices, by The Banana/TEK. csdb
• SOUNDCHIP: NEC HuC6280 (PC-Engine) 6ch wavetable/PCM, optional: 4ch wavetable/PCM + 1ch FM + 1/2 ch noise. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.50
• SOUNDCHIP: YM 2413 OPLL (arcade, MSX) 9ch FM. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.43
• SOUNDCHIP: YM 2610 OPNB (Neo-Geo, arcade) 3ch PSG, 6ch FM, 2ch PCM. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.43
• SOUNDCHIP: YM 3812 OPL2 (Arcade, AdLib/Soundblaster) 9ch FM. source + Dittbrenner

1988

• AMIGA: Karsten Obarski’s song Tanktitle – first MOD-file with chip-style arpeggios? song
• DEMO: Byterapers Copy Party (first demo competition?) source: Polgar:Freax, p.38
• SOFT: SIDmon (Amiga) by Reiner van Vliet. source: Kotlinski, J: Amiga Music Programs 1986-1995
• SOUNDCHIP: YM 2612 OPN(2) (Sega Mega Drive) 6ch FM (incl. 1ch PCM) source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.43
• SOUNDCHIP: SAA 1099 (Sam Coupe, CMS, Soundblaster) 6ch

1989

• AMIGA: Chip-modules appear (4-mat, Duz, Turtle). 4-mat’s blogposts
• C64: PWM sample playback. according to rambones
• MEDIA: Bit För Bit – Show on national Swedish TV with Amiga demo-compo every week. utub
• (SOUND)CHIP: Ricoh DMG System (Gameboy and followers) 4ch PSG. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.37
• (SOUND)CHIP: Mikey (Atari Lynx I+II) 4ch square and other waveforms. source

1990

• SOUNDCHIP: Sony SPC-700 & DSP (SNES) 8ch wavetable/ADPCM. source: Dittbrenner, N: Soundchip-Musik, p.50

1991

• REC: Nebula II – Seance / Atheama (12″ @ Reinforced) Amiga. youtube. source.
• REC: Urban Shakedown – Some Justice (12″ @ Urban Shakedown, etc) 100% Amiga. Reached top 30 in the UK charts. source-file. info source: Aphrodite
• SOUNDCHIP: RF5C164 (Sega Mega CD etc) 8ch PCM. source
• SOUNDCHIP: YMF 262 OPL3 (Soundblaster Pro, etc) 19ch FM. source + Dittbrenner

1992

• REC: Amiga Trax – 1st Assault (12″ @ Super Special/Industrial Strength) source
• REC: Aphrodite – Raw Motion / Dub Motion (12″ @ Aphrodite Recordings) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: John Boy – Arriba Arriba (12″ @ Melody Music) Amiga OctaMED. #1 in Spanish dance charts for 6 weeks. source
• REC: Osdorp Posse – Osdorp Stijl (CD @ Djax Records) Amiga/Protracker + MCing. source + e-mails
• REC: Osdorp Posse – Roffer Dan Ooit (MCD @ Djax Records) Amiga/Protracker. source
• REC: Psycho Drums – Pattern 1-6 (12” @ Overdrive) Amiga (?). youtube
• REC: Psycho Drums – Pattern 7-12 (12” @ R&S) Amiga (?). youtube
• REC: Secret Squirrel – Mu-Venom / DDT (12″ @ Dance Bass Records) Amiga. info. source: Mark N
• REC: Secret Squirrel – Volume 2 (12″ @ Dance Bass Records) Amiga. info. source: Mark N
• REC: Stick + Glo – Analogue Alchemy (12″ @ no label) Amiga Protracker. Christian Vogel. source
• REC: Undercover Elephant – Psycho Sounds EP (12″ @ Dance Bass Records) Amiga. info source: Mark N
• REC: Undercover Elephant & DJ Secret Squirrel – Volume 3 (12″ @ Dance Bass Records) Amiga. info. source: Mark N
• REC: Urban Shakedown – Do it Now! (12″ @ Urban Shakedown) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Urban Shakedown feat. Mickey Finn – Bass Shake (12″ @ Urban Shakedown) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Zookeepers Revenge – Keys to the Cage EP (12″ @ Dance Bass Records) Amiga. info source: Mark N

1993

• REC: Aphrodite – Cocaine (12″ @ Aphrodite Recordings) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Aphrodite & Nutty Jim – Full Effect / Feel Real (12″ @ Aphrodite Recordings) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Aphrodite – Sea Mortar / Beautiful Bass (12″ @ Aphrodite Recordings) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Aphrodite – Break of Day / Break of Dawn (12″ @ Aphrodite Recordings) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Aphrodite – The Vine (12″ @ Aphrodite Recordings) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Aphrodite – The Vine Remixes (12″ @ Aphrodite Recordings) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: DjNick / Deetronic – Teknoactive (MC @ TIOLI) Protracker. First techno-album of Serbia. source
• REC: E-De-Cologne – Die Langspielschallplatte (2×12″ @ Mono Tone) Amiga. info. source: sh4d03, catani
• REC: E-De-Cologne – Live at the Sex Shop (12″ @ Mono Tone) Amiga. Also released on MC in 1996. info. source: sh4do3, catani
• REC: Eq8or + Moonraker – Eq8or + Moonraker (12″ @ Mono Tone) Amiga. info source: Mark N, catani
• REC: Hardsequencer – Amiga EP (12″ @ Fire Recordings) Amiga. info
• REC: Irish Coffee – Irish Coffee (12″ @ Titanium Steel) Amiga. source: catani
• REC: John Boy – Techno Toons / Tie Break (12″ @ Melody Music) Amiga OctaMED. source
• REC: Neophyte – Protracker E.P. (12″/CD @ Rotterdam Records) Amiga. source
• REC: Neophyte – The Three Amiga’s E.P. (LP/CD @ Rotterdam Records) Amiga. source
• REC: Osdorp Posse – Vlijmscherp (CD @ Djax Records) Amiga/Protracker. source
• REC: Zolex – More Mystery (12″/CD @ Dance Opera). Amiga? youtube. info.

1994

• REC: Aladdin – Magic Carpet / So Good (12″ @ Aladdin) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Aladdin – Warm & Easy / Geni (of the Lamp Remix) (12″ @ Aladdin) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Aladdin – Aladdin Remixes (12″ @ Aladdin) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Amazon II / Aphrodite – Basslights / Solaris (12″ @ Aphrodite Recordings) Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Aphrodite – Beautiful Bass / Navigator (Remixes) (12″ @ Aphrodite Recordings) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Aphrodite & DJ Phantasy & Jack Smooth – DJs Unite Vol.1  (12″ @ Rogue Trooper) Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Aphrodite – Solar Flare / Fascination (12″ @ Aphrodite Recordings) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Aphrodite – Sub Groove / Shine (12″ @ Aphrodite Recordings) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: AXL – Untitled (12″ @ Strike Records) Amiga. info. source: Mark N
• REC: Christoph de Babalon – Love Under Will EP (12″ @ Fischkopf) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: Cybermouse – Surprise Attack EP (12″ @ Fischkopf) Amiga Noisetracker for the diskmag Neurowaver 1992/1993. “Manipulated st-00 to st-03 samples, plus MS-20-samples” / cybermouse (in mail). source
• REC: Dr. Pravda – Krankenhaus (12″ @ Kick Down) Amiga. info. source: Unibomber
• REC: Dr. Pravda – Happy in Raveland (12″ @ Kick Down) Amiga. info. youtube. source: Unibomber
• REC: E-De-Cologne – Hello Again! (12″ @ Shockwave) Amiga. source: sh4do3, catani
• REC: E-De-Cologne – I Believe in da Power of American Immigrants (12″/CD @ ZYX) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: Eradicator – Shortage of Oxygen EP (12″ @ Fischkopf) Amiga. info. source: sh4d03, catani
• REC: Frank “Zolex” Struyf – Where’s the Dog? (12″ @ Zolex) Amiga. youtube. info.
• REC: Methylizer – Secret Project of Patric C (12″ @ Hellrazor) Amiga. source: catani
• REC: Methylizer – Wodka (12″ @ Hellrazor) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: Nasenbluten – 500 / 600 / 1200 EP (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga Protracker. info
• REC: Nasenbluten – The Nihilist E.P. (12″ @ Mouse Records) 100% Amiga Protracker. info
• REC: V/A – Newcastle Hardcore Volume One (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info
• REC: V/A – Newcastle Hardcore Volume 2 (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info
• REMIX: Mouse On Mars – Uah & Die Maus auf Mars (Ec8or remixes) (LP @ Too Pure) info source
• SOUNDCHIP: SPU aka CXD2922Q (Playstation) 24ch ADPCM. source

1995

• REC: Aladdin – Mash Up Yer Know / Geni (Lost in Zanzibar) (12″ @ Aladdin) 100% Amiga. info source: Aphrodite
• REC: Christoph de Babalon – File Already Exists. Continue (Y/N)? (MC @ Cross Fader Enter Tainment) info. source: sh4do3
• REC: Cybermouse – Body Pack 95 (12″ @ Fischkopf) Amiga 2000 with Noisetracker. 2 songs with additional hardware. source
• REC: DJ Moonraker / Eq8or – Bass Terror / Highlights From Midi War (MC @ Midi War) Amiga. info. source: sh4do3
• REC: DJ Moonraker / Eq8or – Highlight Tape (MC @ Midi War) Amiga. info. source: sh4do3
• REC: Dr. Pravda – I Am… / X-Beat (12″ @ Kick Down) Amiga. info. source: Unibomber
• REC: E-De-Cologne – Kalte Kotze – Alte Trax von 91-93 (MC @ Midi War) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: Embolism – This Means Fucking War! (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info source: Mark N
• REC: Eradicator – I Cum Blood (12″ @ Fischkopf) Amiga. info. source: sh4do3, catani
• REC: Eq8or – AK-78 (12″/CD @ Digital Hardcore) Amiga. info. source: sh4do3, catani
• REC: Eq8or – Eq8or (2×12″/CD @ Digital Hardcore) Amiga. info. source: sh4do3
• REC: Fifth Era – [FE 01-04] (12″ dubplates @ Fifth Era) Amiga. Some of them released in 1996. source: interview
• REC: Frank “Zolex” Struyf – Fiction (12″/CD @ Zolex) Amiga. youtube. info.
• REC: Napalm – Napalm 4 (12″ @ Napalm) Amiga. info. source: catani
• REC: Napalm – Napalm 6 (12″ @ Napalm) Amiga. info. source: catani
• REC: Nasenbluten – 100% No Soul Guaranteed (2×12″ @ Industrial Strength) Amiga Protracker. source
• REC: Osdorp Posse – Afslag Osdorp (CD @ Djax Records) Amiga Octamed, Sound Canvas for bass. source
• REC: Taciturne – Potpurri (12″ @ Fischkopf) Amiga. youtube. source: Davros
• REC: Violent Shit (12″ @ Loop (Austria)) Amiga. source: catani – “mixture with Feedbacks of Dj Pure”
• REC: V/A – The Best of the Amiga Scene (CD) source
• REC: V/A – The Electric Family – Mariopaint (LP/CD @ Irdial Discs) SNES Mariopaint. source
• SOUNDCHIP: YMF 278B OPL4 (Arcades, etc) 43ch FM/samples. source

1996

• AMIGA/PC: Mono releases 90 songs by e.g. Mortimer Twang, Vim!, Substance, Dreamfish. “Proto-netlabel” source
• REC: Amiga Shock Force – Untitled (12″ @ Speedcore) Amiga. Re-released 2005. info. source: sh4do3
• REC: Anal Cunt – (12″ @ Hartplastik) Amiga. info
• REC: the Apprentice & 4.9.7.5.19.20 – (12″ @ Cloak). Amiga 600 Protracker. source
• REC: the Apprentice & 4.9.7.5.19.20 – Let’s Give it Another Shot (12″ @ Cloak). Amiga 600 Protracker? source
• REC: Christ of Noise – Hardcore From A 1200 (12″ @ Radikal Groov). source
• REC: Cristoph de Babalon – Destroy Berlin! (12″ @ Digital Hardcore Recordings) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: DJ Freak – E.P. Vol 6 (12″ @ Hard of Hearing) Amiga. info source: smurf
• REC: DjNick / Deetronic – Rave the Brain (MC @ ITMM) Amiga Protracker. info/listen
• REC: E-De-Cologne – Synthetic Overdose (CD/LP @ Shockwave) Amiga. info. source: catani
• REC: Embolism – Massacre EP (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info. source: Mark N
• REC: Eq8or – Cocaine Ducks (7″ @ Grand Royal / DHR) Amiga. info. source: sh4do3, catani
• REC: Eq8or – Spex is a Fat Bitch (12″/CD @ DHR / Intercord) Amiga. info. source: sh4do3, catani
• REC: Eradicator – Agitprop (2×12″ @ Fischkopf) Amiga. info. source: sh4do3, catani
• REC: Kippu – Downunder E.P. (12″ @ J-Com) Amiga. info. source: sh4do3
• REC: Hedonist – Hedonist EP (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info
• REC: Memetic vs Netas – Memetic vs Netas (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info
• REC: Osdorp Posse & Nembrionic – Briljant, Hard & Geslepen (CD @ Djax Records) Amiga Octamed + Sound Canvas + Nembrionic. source
• REC: Rage Reset – Damage EP Part One (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info
• REC: Syndicate – Appetite for Destruction EP (2×12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info
• REC: Taciturne – 6 Fragmente in der Chronolige des Wahnsinns (12″ @ Fischkopf) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: Xylocaine – Cluster Bombs (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info
• REC: Xylocaine – The Double One (2×12″ @ Strike Records) Amiga. info. source: sh4do3

1997

• GAMEBOY: Gameboy sequencer programmed in BASIC by Sebastian Burdach. source
• REC: Amiga Shock Force – Psycore Kids vs Rave-Fascists (12″ @ Fischkopf) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: Amorc – (12″ @ War) Amiga. Possibly 1998? info
• REC: Anal Cunt – (12″ @ Strike) Amiga. info
• REC: Body Mass Index (MC) C64/C128 DMC. info+dl. source: bmi
• REC: Christ of Noise & David Lagon – Amiga Tools Industry vol.1 (12″ @ Provision). hardcore. source + source
• REC: Christ of Noise & David Lagon – Amiga Tools Industry vol.2 (12″ @ Provision). hardcore. youtube + source + source
• REC: Christoph de Babalon – If You’re Into It I’m Out of It (CD/LP @ Digital Hardcore Recordings) Amiga. source
• REC: Christoph de Babalon – Seven Up (12″/CD @ Digital Hardcore) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: Dispyz – Schadenfreude E.P. (MC @ Radiograffiti) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: DJ=U=E=P – G=G=M (12″ @ Skrewface) Amiga. info source: smurf
• REC: Eradicator & Din – Gopherraid (12″ @ Spite) Amiga. source: catani
• REC: Eq8or – All of Us Can be Rich (2×12″/CD @ Grand Royal) Amiga. info. source: sh4do3, catani
• REC: Eq8or – Discriminate (Against) The Next Fashionsucker You Meet – It’s a Raver (12″ @ Grand Royal) Amiga. info. source: sh4do3
• REC: Eq8or – Until Everything Explodes (CDm @ Digital Hardcore) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: Fifth Era – [FE 05], [FE 06], [FE 07]  (12″ @ Fifth Era) Amiga. source + interview
• REC: Hedonist – Hardcore is Dead, More of the Same (12″ @ UHF). Amiga OctaMED. source: Hedonist. info
• REC: Ingler – Antenne Medical (12″ @ Six Sixty Six Ltd) Amiga. info. source: Unibomber
• REC: Memetic – Still More Fukt Muzak (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info
• REC: Nasenbluten – Toys / Necros (12″ @ Deadgirl) Amiga Protracker. info source: Mark N
• REC: Nomex & Scud – Eurostar (7″ @ Maschinenbau) Amiga. info source: Fifth Era
• REC: Patric Catani – Harmdasher (2×12″ @ Spite) Amiga. source: sh4do3, catani
• REC: Patric Catani – Snuff Out (12″/CD @ Digital Hardcore) Amiga. source: sh4do3, catani
• REC: Syndicate – Syndicate EP (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info source: Mark N
• REC: Test Tube Kid – H (12″ @ Praxis) Amiga. info. source: catani
• REC: The Horn of Fanyulo – Chatarra Informatica. TI-99/4A, Timex Sinclair 2068, Commodore 128, Radio Shack 128k. info+download.
• REC: The Horrible Plans of Flex Busterman – The Horrible Plans of Flex Busterman (2×12″ @ Digital Hardcore Recordings) Amiga500+C64. source + catani
• REC: Venetian Snares – Fake:Impossible (MC, not on label). Amiga. info. source: Davros
• REC: Xylocaine – Pressure Sores EP (12″ @ Strike) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: Xylocaine – Xylocaine EP (12″ @ Kill Out) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: V/A – Strike Records vs. Bloody Fist (12″ @ Strike) Amiga, atleast B1. info

1998

• REC: Anal Cunt – (12″ @ Strike) Amiga. info
• REC: Bodenständig 2000 – Hemzärmelig (MC). source
• REC: Christian Morgenstern – Sexy World 1-4 (12″ @ Kurbel). Amiga MOD-chiptune (Sexy World 2) source
• REC: Christoph de Babalon – In a Bad Mood (12″ @ Ghetto Safari) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: D8A – Ruff Beats / Phunk Rhyme Shaker (12 @ Tribe) Amiga. info, source: mulder
• REC: DjNick / Deetronic – The Resurrection (CD @ Deetronic) Amiga OctaMED & Protracker. info
• REC: Dispyz – Untitled E.P. (MC @ Radio Graffiti) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: E 605 – True Force (12″ @ United Speedcore Nation) Amiga. info. wrong year? source: sh4do3
• REC: Eq8or – World Beaters (CD/LP @ DHR / Beat) Amiga. info. source: sh4do3, catani
• REC: Fifth Era – Doomhall EP (12″ @ Fifth Era) Amiga. info
• REC: Fraughman – Fraughman EP (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info source: Mark N
• REC: Mulder – Gettin’ Blunted / The Hardway Remix (12″ @ Tribe) Amiga. info, source: mulder
• REC: Overcast – N©! (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info source: Mark N
• REC: Overcast – Grief / Fallout (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info source: Mark N
• REC: Scud & Nomex – Total Destruction (7″ @ Maschinenbau) Amiga. info source: Fifth Era
• REC: Syndicate – Visions of Death (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info source: Mark N
• REC: Taciturne – Ebizeme (2×12″ @ Blut) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: Unibomber – Distort 1 (12″ @ Distort) 512k Amiga500 OctaMed. info. Doormouse-side not Amiga. source: Unibomber
• REC: Venetian Snares – Spells (MC, not on label) Amiga. info. source: Davros
• REC: Venetian Snares – Subvert! (MC, not on label) Amiga. info. source: Davros
• REC: V/A – Spectrum EP (12″ @ Plastic Raygun). Spectrum. Ft2-chip. source
• SOFT: Gameboy Camera with the music program Trippy-H. source

1999

• GAMEBOY: Nanoloop for sale in Germany. Gameboy music software by Oliver Wittchow. source
• MEDIA: 6581 Show – weekly C64-only radioshow on KDVS in California, USA. 1999-2001. source
• MEDIA: micromusic.net goes live source
• MP3: Vim! – 4-Bit Xmas / Wakey Wakey Wales – It’s Christmas! (Monotonik) Buzz tracker. info
• REC: Amiga Shock Force – Crush-Suicide EP (12″ @ Blut) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: Anton Maiden – Anton Gustavsson Tolkar Iron Maiden (CD @ Lunacy). General MIDI and MOD + vocals. source chipflip
• REC: Bodenständig 2000 – Maxi German Rave Blast Hits 3 (LP/CD @ Rephlex). Atari ST. source
• REC: D8A – The Technique / Illegal Life (12″ @ Tribe) Amiga. info, source: mulder
• REC: Fraughman – 12 Gauge Double Barrelled Sawnoff Shotgun EP (12″ @ Extreme Electronics) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: MAT-101 – Goodbye Mum! (CD/LP @ Balance) Early example of the arcade-romantix of micromusic. youtube
• REC: Memetic – A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info source: Mark N
• REC: Nanoloop – 01 (7″ @ XXC3). Gameboy. source
• REC: Nasenbluten – Untitled (12″ @ Deadgirl) Amiga Protacker. Wrong year? info source: Mark N
• REC: Nintendo Teenage Robot – We Punk Einheit! (CD/LP @ Digital Hardcore Recordings). Gameboy Trippy-H. source
• REC: Role Model – Wiping Out (CD @ Bleepstreet) Amiga MusicLine. source: Role Model

2000

• MEDIA: M-P3/Syntax Error. Weekly chipmusic show at national Swedish radio P3. 2000-2003. source
• MEDIA: Video Computer System by Lobo and Golden Shower wins the MTV Brasil Video Music Awards.
• MP3: Tero – Pako (Commie) C64. archive.org
• MP3: Vim! – Chip Van Winkle – Best of Vim! Chiptunes 1992-2000 (Monotonik). Released as MOD. Amiga Protracker. info
• MP3: Vim! – Fit At the Front (Monotonik) info
• MP3: Vim! – Timecrunch EP (Monotonik) info
• REC: Ewmyren – Saker Som Går Sönder (CD @ Bleepstreet) Amiga OctaMED. source: kotlinski
• REC: Fifth Era – Doom or Dishonour (12″ @ Fifth Era) Amiga. info
• REC: Fifth Era – Support Your Lokal Doomkommando (12″ @ Fifth Era) Amiga.  info
• REC: Fraughman – Insect Sex Attak & Machined Death EP (CDr @ Extreme Electronics) Amiga. source: sh4do3
• REC: Goto80 – Lo-Fi Mono Festival (MC) C64.
• REC: It & My Computer – Eat My Computer (12″ @ Invasion Planete). Amiga500+DX7+etc. chipflip. source
• REC: Klangstabil – Sprite Storage Format (12″ @ Ant-Zen) Gameboy+Misc. source
• REC: Klangstabil – Gioco Bambino (12″ @ Mhz) Gameboy+misc. source
• REC: Team Doyobi – Push Chairs For Grown Ups (12″/CD @ Skam). Amiga500. source
• REC: Tero – First Blood (12″ @ Rikos). C64. source
• REC: V/A – Micro_Superstarz 2000 (CD @ Domizil) source
• REMIX: Paleface – Back to Square One (Tero C64 remix) (CD @ BMG) source
• REMIX: Dr.Robotnik – Retro Electro (C64 Retroteroremix) (12″ @ Rikos) source

2001

• ART: Notendo starts to bend the NES. link
• ART: Spotmap by Jeremy Wood. Gameboy Camera, GPS, www. link
• GAMEBOY: Little Sound Dj (LSDj) sold as cartridge.
• MP3: Vim! – 8-Bitten Break Smitten (Monotonik) info
• MP3: Virt – FX EP (Monotonik) source
• MP3: V/A – Smack My .SID Up – the Best of Vibrants (Monotonik) info
• REC: 386DX – The Best Of (CD @ Staalplaat) source
• REC: 6955 – 6955 (LP @ 555 Recordings) source
• REC: 8-Bit Construction Set – 8-Bit Construction Set (12″ @ Beige, C64/Atari) source
• REC: Bud Melvin – 657,644 (CD) source
• REC: Goto80 – Papaya EP (7″ @ Bleepstreet) C64. source
• REC: Kippu – Drama of War (LP @ Hardact) 100% Amiga 1200. Da Jormas. source
• REC: Mark 4 – SUM-3(AA,r6)x4 (CD @ Crank Satori/Disco Bruit) Gameboy Nanoloop. Wrong year? source
• REC: Nasenbluten / Warwick Capper – Dog Control / Fist22 Sampler (3×12″,7″) Amiga. info source: Mark N
• REC: Psilodumputer – Full Of Sid EP / Microcompo Remixes (12″ @ Domizil). Remixes by Paza, Sami and Drop Da Bomb. source
• REC: Puss – We Are Puss (CD @ Pusstracks) Gameboy LSDJ. source
• REC: Syndicate – Badman (12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info
• REC: Team Doyobi – Cryptoburners (CD/LP @ Skam) Amiga 500. source
• REC: Team Doyobi – Demons To Diamond (7″ @ Skam) Amiga 500.
• REC: Tero – Bombs Away (7″ @ Rikos) C64. source
• REC: Welle: Erdball – Super 8 (CDM @ Synthetic Symphony) C64. Their first release with more than one C64-song, afaik. chipflip. info
• REC: V/A – C-SID Musique (LP @ Erkrankung Dursch Musique) Mostly C64. info. source: 8bitweapon
• SOFT: Carillon Player – Gameboy tracker by Aleksi Eeben source
• SOFT: Little Sound DJ – Gameboy software by Johan Kotlinski. source
• SOFT: Live Loops – Gameboy Advance software by Chris McCormick. source

2002

• ART: Jet Set Willy variations by Jodi. 10 glitchy versions of the Spectrum game, achieved with byte-by-byte BASIC poking. work + info
• DEMO: Origami Digital – probably the first gallery exhibition with demos info
• GAMEBOY: The Gameboy Music Club was formed in Austria. source
• MP3: Aleksi Eeben – Music Box (Monotonik) C64 John Player. source
• MP3: Aleksi Eeben – The Grand Rules (Monotonik) C64. source
• MP3: Glomag – Naught (Slapart) source
• MP3: Glomag – The Axis and the Alloy (Kikapu) source
• MP3: Goto80 – Monkeywarning (Monotonik) source
• MP3: Mark VII – Presents Action Replays (No’Mo’) source
• MP3: Nullsleep – Depeche Mode Megamix (8bitpeoples, Gameboy) source
• MP3: Nullsleep – The Gameboy Singles 2002 (8bitpeoples) source
• REC: Reconstructing Richard – Fun Rabbit Facts (Kikapu) info
• MP3: Rugar – My Girl, the Princess (8bitpeoples) NES MCK/MML. source
• MP3: Vim! – Time For the Squares (Monotonik) Gameboy LSDj. source
• MP3: Virt – FX 2.0 (Monotonik) source
• MP3: V/A – Best of AHX Vol.1 – Dexter’s Pinkboratory (Monotonik) Amiga AHX. Pink, Geir Tjelta, etc. info
• REC: Brotha P Touch (V/A) – C64 SID 6581 Massive (CD Tigerbeat6) source
• REC: Cow’p – Africa (CD @ 19-t) Gameboy. source
• REC: Cow’p vs Kema Keur – Cow’p vs Kema Keur (12″ @ ADAADAT) Gameboy. source
• REC: Farbror Blå – Jorden Runt Med Farbror Blå (MC @ Johnny Bråttom). Gameboy LSDJ. source
• REC: Gameboyzz Orchestra – lajv_ad_hom (CDr @ Mik Musik). Gameboy. source
• REC: Goto80 – Bushrunner (7″ @ Penpal). C64 JCH. source
• REC: gwEm – Cold War Angst EP (12″ @ Preromanbritain). Atari. source
• REC: Role Model – En Tyst Minut EP (7″ @ Bleepstreet) Amiga MusicLine. source
• REC: Team Doyobi – DF0:BAD (12″ @ Skam) Amiga500.
• REC: V/A – Nanoloop 1.0 (CD @ Disco Bruit) Gameboy
• REMIX: Little Computer People – Little Computer People (Tero C64 Remix) (CD/12″ @ Psi49net) source
• REMIX: Radio Dept., the – Bad Reputation (Rugar Mix) (CD @ Slottet, NES) source

2003

• MEDIA: Malcolm McLaren launches “8-bit punk”. source
• MEDIA: Puss nominated in Swedish grammy Awards (club/dance) source
• MP3: Geir Tjelta – AHX To Excess (Monotonik) Amiga AHX. source
• MP3: Overthruster – xGBxHCx (20kbps). Gameboy LSDj. source
• MP3: V/A – The 8bits of Christmas (8bitpeoples) source
• REC: 6955 – On the 1′s and 0′s (CD @ 555 Recordings) source
• REC: Bit Shifter – Life’s a Bit Shifter (CD @ 555 Recordings, Gameboy) source
• REC: Covox – Final Mission EP (7″ @ Rebel Pet Set, Gameboy) source
• REC: Mmfan316 – Dot Matrix With Pop Music (CD @ 555 Recordings, Gameboy) source
• REC: Mortimer – Ageema Blues (7″ @ Backseat Recordings) Amiga Protracker. info
• REC: Orlingo – One Time Too Much (7″ @ Backseat Recordings) Amiga Protracker?. info
• REC: Puss – Master & Slave (7″ @ Pusstracks) Gameboy: LSDJ. source
• REC: Tero – Cracker’s Revenge (LP @ Rikos) C64. source
• REC: V/A – Boy Playground (CD @ Relax Beat, Gameboy) source
• REC: V/A – Heavy Rotation (CD @ Polygame Records) source
• REC: V/A – Hot Gameboy Music (CD @ Plag Dich Nicht) source
• REC: V/A – Join the Party (pic-12″ @ Müller Music) with Gwem, Tobiah, Puss, Der Tante Renate. source
• REC: V/A – VGM Mixtape #8 (CD @ No Sides) source
• REMIX: Koro Osanogo – Mini Klik (Role Model remix) (12″ Relax Beat) First LSDJ-song on vinyl? source
• REMIX: Tim Koch – Obatem By Night (Goto80+Extraboy Remix) (CD @ Aural Industries) C64+misc source

2004

• HARD: Midines (NES midi-slave) released?
• MP3: Aleksi Eeben – The White Box (Monotonik) C64. source
• MP3: Blasterhead – Killbots EP (Monotonik) Gameboy. source
• MP3: DMG Plantlife – The Dumbass Techno Techno EP (20kbps) source
• MP3: AY Riders – ZX Spectrum is Alive (8bitpeoples) source
• MP3: Overthruster does about 20 releases, much of it soundchip-based e.g 4 bit Sludge n Bass, Meth Date Dance, Vociferous Reiteration, Plays the Gameboy, Namelessly Evil. Download, info.
• MP3: Paza Rahm – Ninjani Diskus (8bitpeoples) source
• MP3: V/A – 1984: Chipolitiks vol 1 (Toilville) source
• REC: Amiga Terror Corps – Active Meditation (CDr @ Ravedome) Amiga, Digibooster Pro 2.21. info, source: CJ Warlock
• REC: Bodenständig 2000 – Hart Rockende Wissenschaftler (12″ @ Feed the Machine) Atari ST. source
• REC: Firestarter – Wuppertal EP (MCD @ Retinascan) Gameboy. source
• REC: Firestarter/Plemo – Randale/Die Hintergründe (7″ @ Audiolith) source
• REC: gwEm/Kingkas – Den of Rock EP (7″ @ Preromanbritain) Atari ST. source
• REC: Lo-Bat – Game Boy (MCD @ Retinascan/8bitpeoples) Gameboy LSDJ. source
• REC: Overcast – 3:P.M Eternal (2×12″ @ Bloody Fist) Amiga. info
• REC: Pharmacom – Bloxx (MCD @ Retinascan). source
• REC: Phriz-B – Pulsing Quiche Gas (CDr @ Go Away Recordings). Amiga: 8 channel OctaMED. source: herv
• REC: Sputnik Booster & The Future Posers – Better Living Through 8-Bit Technology (MCD @ Retinascan) source
• REC: Starpause / K9d – The High Quality Texture of Pure Shit (Floppy @ Floppy Swop) info
• REC: Superdöner – Achtung Ertballe (12″ @ Beermania) C64/Gameboy/PC. info
• REC: Teamtendo – Miss EP (12″ @ Deco) source
• REC: Teamtendo – We EP (12″ @ Institubes) source
• REC: Tree Wave – Cabana EP (CD @ Made Up Records, C64, Atari2600, 286, epson-printer) source
• REC: TSR – Transexual Swiss Rebels (12″ @ Hörspielmusik) Made with various trackers. source: TSR. info
• REMIX: Siemers – Inter Pares (remixes by Naughtyboy, Pharmacom, Lo-Bat, Sabastian Boaz, Hyperkut, Firestarter, etc) (Retinascan 2004) source
• REMIX: Sophie Rimheden – Strange (Puss Remix) (CD @ Mitek) source

2005

• ART: J. Schrier’s Gameboy Exhibition at Burning Man source
• C64: Dekadence – PICO! New waveforms invented by resetting/restarting the noise waveform periodically. dl
• MP3: Divag – Gameboy Tunes (8bitpeoples) source
• MP3: DMG Plantlife – Drastic Measures (20kbps) source
• MP3: DMG Plantlife – The Great Mystery of 8-bit Flora (mp3death) source
• MP3: Goto80 – Bravo (Candymind) source
• MP3: Goto80 – Contech (8bitpeoples) source
• MP3: Random – Happy Ending After All (8bitpeoples) source
• MP3: Rushjet1 – Sounds of the 2A03 (8bitpeoples) source
• MP3: x|k – Nestek (8bitpeoples) source
• REC: 8 Bit Weapon – The EP (CD @ Intellivision Music) source
• REC: 8 Bit Weapon – Vaporware Soundtracks (CD) source
• REC: Covox – Delete the Elite (CD @ Socom/Shanshui) Gameboy LSDJ. source
• REC: DJ Scotch Egg – KFC Core (CD/10″ @ ADAADAT) source
• REC: Goto80 – Commodore Grooves (CD @ Rebel Pet Set) C64, Amiga, Gameboy. source
• REC: Mini Melodies – If I Never Come Home Again (CD @ NRKO) C64, vocals. source
• REC: Paza – Janin Tendo Data Risotto (CD @ Ninjani Diskus) source
• REC: Pharmacom – I Am GBsequenced (business card-CD @ Here is my Card Records) Gameboy. source
• REC: Receptors / Mommy Was an Asteroid – Controller Array EP (7″ @ ReceptorsMusic) source
• REC: Role Model – A New Fragrance (CD @ Retinascan/8bitpeoples) source
• REC: V/A – Schubfladen #1 (7″ @ Musikfladen/Pingipung) source
• REC: V/A – Newcastle vs Newcastle (12″ @ Strike) Amiga. info. source: smurf
• REMIX: Bodies Without Organs – Open Door (Covox Correction) (CD @ Capitol Records) source
• REMIX: Beck – Hell Yes (Remix EP) – remixes by Paza and 8-Bit (Interscope Records) source
• REMIX: Beck – Girl (Remixed by Paza) source

2006

• HARD: 1-bit Groove Box by Noah Vawter
• REC: 8 Bit Weapon – Vaporware Soundtracks 2.0 (CD) source
• REC: Bodenständig 2000 – Hart Rockende Wissenschaftler (12″ @ Feed the Machine) source
• REC: Bubblyfish – Peripheral v.1.2.2 (CD @ Retinascan) source
• REC: David E. Sugar vs Ears – David E. Sugar vs Ears EP (12″ @ Brikabrik) source
• REC: David E. Sugar – Coin-Op Rocker EP (12″ @ C Side Trax) source
• REC: Firebrand Boy – Orange (7″ @ Pale Fox) source
• REC: V/A – 8BP050 (2CD @ 8bitpeoples) source
• REC: V/A – GB (CD @ Intikrec) source
• REC: Yoav Gal & Yael Kanarek – Bit by Bit, Cell by Cell – Music For Soprano & Atari 800XL (CD @ Innova) info chipflip

2007

• MP3: Cuomo, Jim & Divag – Significant Bits 2007 (Pigeon Music) source
• REC: Alex Mauer – Vegavox (NES-cartridge) First cartridge release?
• REC: Bodenständig 2000 – Uber Album (LP @ Storage) source
• REC: DJ Scotch Egg – Encyclopedia of Hardcore Chiptune (CD @ De-Fragment) source
• REC: DJ Scotch Egg – Scotch Hausen (CD/12″ @ ADAADAT/Wrong Music/Very Friendly) Gameboy. source
• REC: Goto80 – Made On Internet (CD @ Pingipung) C64, PC. source
• REC: Mommy Was an Asteroid – Jumpin Jack Flashcart (CD @ Retinascan) LSDJ, Nanoloop 1.3. source
• REC: Naks – Sellout EP (12″ @ TSR) 90′s Amiga techno/electro. source
• REC: Sulumi/USK – As Vivid as Your Lips (CD @ Bedzoo) source
• REC: Superdöner – In the Jungle (7″ @ Ken Rock) Amiga/PC.
• REC: V/A – 8-Bit Operators (CD @ Astralwerks) source
• REC: V/A – Getsumen Toheiki Mina: Chiptune Collection (CD @ Mina) source
• REC: V/A – The Low Times of Hi-Fi (10×3.5-floppy @ Pharmacom Records). source

2008

• C64: Mixer, SounDemon, THCM – Vicious Sid. 4 channel 8-bit sample replayer. Also plays audio with the graphics chip Vic. info+dl
• REC: Davros vs Unibomber – The Final Amiga 500 Battle (2×12″ @ Noizetek) Amiga500+Octamed 1.8. source
• REC: Unicorn Dream Attack – Love Bits (CD @ Little Bit Records) source
• REC: USK – Dot Matrix Melodiator (CD @ Shanshui) source

2009

• REC: Dispyz – Raverblood EP (7″ @ Radio Graffiti) Amiga OctaMED. source
• REC: Jonas R Kirkegaard – Quiet Works For Cello & Commodore 64 (memory stick, no label). source
• REC: Stagediver – I (7″ @ Radio Graffiti) Amiga OctaMED. source

2010

• REC: The Mist Toggles – Boneless (Gameboy cartridge @ 8!t). First GB-cart release? info

2011

• REC: Education of the Noobz – Live in Stoccarda (7″ @ Stora). Vic-20, etc. First time for Vic-20 on vinyl? info
• REC: Mobb Beep – Modificeret (LP @ Altid). Gameboy. source

2012

• REC: Tero – Suodatinjauhatus EP (12″ @ Sewer Leak). C64. listen

About the list

This timeline lists important/pioneering objects, works, and events relevant to the chip- and demoscene primarily up to 2005. It began as a sort-of-scientific delimited list, but since then I’ve started to add things simply because I like it.

What’s in the list? Mainly non-DIY releases with music composed using a computer/console where the sounds are generated by the internal sound chip, or has a very small filesize, or is made with 8-bit tracker software, or emulations of it, or music that is otherwise similar or relevant. Important technical achievements, performing music with computer peripherals, live performances, media coverage, releases of soundchips and other hardware, awards, demoscene history, and a small selection of software.

What’s not in the list?  Usually I have excluded: videogames, ‘other’ uses of soundchips in e.g synthesizers, arcade games, expansion modules, etc. Also many early digital/analogue experiments, ultra-limited releases, songs where the chipsounds are only for the background, etc. Remixes are included especially if a chipmusician remixed a mainstream artist.

Related Timelines:

• 120 years of electronic music
• The Evolution of Digital Music Production thesis

Look into:

• UHF records (hedonist: “some of the stuff was amiga”)
• Freak Out Disco: released two albums w/ italo covers + finnish vocals. One w/ Kasko (Vesuri / Da Jormas) with a good video, and a compilation.
• Amiga Terror Corps (2004, features this C64-scener)
• Bogdan Raczynski (Karl/Kosmic, boku mo wakaran and samurai math beats made in IT?), Bauri, Inpuj (Machinedrum, Meek, Proswell, etc), Brothomstates, Lackluster, Soundmurderer + Otto von Schirach? …
• AMIGA: Christian Vogel (OctaMED, 6 first albums), Calvin Harris (I created Disco), “Possibably Diss-cuss or Zero B, as they achieved that lovely chunky sound like I did?” (Jonesey), patrick lindsey?, muffler, Unibomber: “Anal Cunt, Laurent Ho (Ingler) //  ‘French Harshcore’ w/ ppl like Anti and Sexochii etc”, Black Dog Productions, hardsequencer, nuts, 8bit,  amiga shock force, vdd.E and valium, John Dark e.g. this, Rage Reset and Junkalator,  christoph de babalon, nation 12, bomb the bass (..), christian morgenstern (stuff, bio, video for ‘lydia on the edge of panic’, member of covert action on amiga: hawaii blue, sexy world, night of the living death), fifth era: “D S L (“Deck Smasher Lee) made some tracks using two amiga 1200′s paired togther.this was his label originally: http://www.myspace.com/ufolondon, …”
• LABELS: TRSI Recordz, Micromusic, Relax Beat, GDTK, 8bitpeoples, retinascan, Kamishimo Records,
• C64: laconic zero, next life, Commodore 64 Orchestra (old releases = trolling?)
• GAMEBOY: mark denardo, Gameboyzz Orchestra Project, Bud Melvin: Business Card CD Single mini-CDR (Sick Sick Sick), Nanzabukun: Game Boy Inspirat CD, Cow’p / Kema Keur: Cow’p Vs. Kema Keur 12″ (Adaadat), Gameboymusicclub Vol. 2 CD, Hot Gameboy Music CD (Plag Dich Nicht), DJ Scotch Egg – Drumized, DJ Scotch Egg – Scotch Chicken/ Scotch Party, Quarta330, logic bomb: house of zombie ninja @ retinascan (chip?),
• ATARI: gwEm And The Gwemettes: Frank Sinatra / FYMW 7″ (Shitkatapult)
• NES: Maniac Mansion (aka High Gear)
• MISC: Alex Mauer: 9999 CD (II), Tristan Perich: 1-Bit Music audio circuit in CD jewel case (Cantaloupe), The League of Automatic Music Composers, YMCK, ///// bitshifter’s: ali my love, animal style, arcadecoma, bacalao, blasterhead, Bokusatsu Shoujo Koubou, burnkit2600, chromix, Jonny Classic & The Classic Johns, disasterpeace, dis*ka, Fan Club Orchestra Japan, hey kid nice robot, Kplecraft, Restart, SCSNiPPETS, Seed A.I., Starscream, Sulumi, TB, Timeheater, Matt Wand, M1dy / Bokusatsu Shoujo Koubou: Jappanoize Vol 1 12″ (Dualkore), Getsumen Usagi Heiki Miina Kyarakutaa Korekushon, Kill Club #001 CD (Shanshui) //////// OVERTHRUSTER, Utabi – Machurian Candy / Chipped plastic,GTO/Tricky Disco I THINK were using amigas for some of their work,,2007: REC: 8-bit – We Sold Our Souls (CD @ Ninjastar Records), 2004: REC: 8-bit – You Ain’t No Robot Bitch (CD @ Ninjastar Records) source, 2002: REC: 8-bit – 8-bit (CD @ Ninjastar Records) source, the gas man (idm-ish), zombie flesheater (breakcore): Pippilina, mikron 64, Blasterhead, a boy and his sid, räuberhöhle, Paza, sputnik booster, dropdabomb: 3chnls4bit @ retinascan (list as stu…?), sulumi: what releases are chip?, david sugar – chipmusic releases?, http://resetgeneration-site.arena.n-gage.com/downloads/soundtrack.jsp - may2008

• MEDIA: otaku sweden go go!
• PRECURSORS: JIM CUOMO! + Spoils of War (“Spoils of War was primarily a saw-tooth kind of band”), Gottfried Michael Koenig: Which were computer performed? Terminus 1, 2, X and Funktion [color]?,

• HARD/SOFT: MUSICBOX by Knut Wiggen… Fortran … 1972?
• HARD: Atari Video Music
• SOFT: Dpysnd, sound editor for PDP-10 (197x) by Bill Schottstaedt.
• HARD: 1977: Systems Concepts Digital Synthesizer (SCDS), built by Peter Samson for CCRMA, signal generating and processing elements all executing in parallel, and capable of running in real time. There are 256 digital oscillators, 128 signal modifiers (filters, reverb, amplitude scalers), a scratch-pad memory for communicating values between processing elements, and a large memory for reverberation and table storage. source

FYI:

• Max Tundra: “The only Max Tundra track which uses the internal Amiga sounds is the song “Fuerte” from my album “Mastered By Guy At The Exchange”. All my sequencing is done on an Amiga, but usually this controls hardware synths, samplers and modules, via a MIDI interface. I use an Amiga 500.” (e-mail 2010)
• Welle: Erdball – just occasional C64-songs, atleast in all the releases here.
• DJ Zinc: OctaMED + AKAI sampler (.)
• Ural 13 Diktators: “Most of our tracks released on records during 1998-2001 were made using OctaMED tracker software (using MIDI) and many of these songs contain also arpeggio/chiptune sounds directly from our Amiga A600: Red Stars & Helsinki Calling, Warlords of Destruction, Hits Not Hype (Amiga Rock City Mix) and Blind Love.”
• Omni Trio: I Started out using primitive trackers such as Pro-Tracker and Octamed. Infact ‘Mystic Stepper’ and ‘Renegade Snares’ and most of ‘Deepest Cut’ was done with Octamed. source