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Cornbeast!

About Me


Chip Hero:
Chip Hero is my first solo EP, on NYC-based net label 8bitpeoples, consisting of five songs that I made during 2008. It's free to grab as mp3:s at 8bitpeoples.com .
If you're into physical things, you can optain a nice physical cd-r copy with color-printed cover from me, just drop me a message.
Info
Cornbeast is a musician making electronic music on Nintendo Gameboy and other nice sounding lo-tech, lo-fi, old-school gear, like the Casio VL-tone keyboard/calculator, modified toy guitars, 80's drummachines and DIY-electronic projects.
The music is instrumental and dance-oriented and mixes influences from a wide range of sources, from electronic dance music, synth, electro and hiphop to kraut rock, alternative rock, indie and punk. By some it's labeled "chip music" or "8 bit". I call it "gameboy electro pop".
Cornbeast is primarily a live act. To date I have made 15 or so gigs, which allways are very energetic and passionate, and features me dancing, sweating, joking and fiddling around with lo-tech gear.
I have been active in the swedish chip music, circuit-bending and electronic lo-fi scene for quite some time, not only as an artist, but also as arranger of concerts/clubs (Microdisko) and workshops.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/27/2006
Band Website: http://www.cornbeast.com
Band Members: Fredrik Stolpe
Dot Matrix Gameboys
Casio VL-Tone
Boss DR PAD 1 & 2
Roland TR-707
Modded "Heavy Bass" toy guitar
FirestARTers LSDJ MIDI interface
LSDJ Keyboard interface

Influences: Electro, electronica, hip hop, alternative rock, funk, dub... Aphex Twin, Dj Shadow, Drexciya, Gang Starr, Public Enemy, David Holmes, Kraftwerk, Eurythmics, Luke Vibert, Neu, Ellen Allien, The Knife, Legowelt, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Fugazi, The Meters, Sly and the family stone, Pixies, Bob Hund, King Tubby, Pluxus... VGM, 8-bit, micromusic, contemporary chip/micromusic friends and musicians; Goto80, Role model, Eat Rabbit, Bitshifter, FirestARTer, Lo-bat... Nice sounding gear, cool concepts; Nintendo Gameboy, Atari, Commodore 64, circuit bending, toys, analog synths, video games, drum machines, lo-fi, diy electronics, number stations...
Sounds Like: Low resolution square wave breaks
Record Label: 8bitpeoples, DWD Records, Gainlad
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Chip Hero - out now on 8bitpeoples

Finally my 8bitpeoples EP Chip Hero is out! So grab it today!http://www.8bitpeoples.com/discography/8BP094
Posted by on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:37:00 GMT

New song up: Synchro Start

Yo!Just uploaded a new song that I made called Synchro Start.I usually struggle with making songs that are fast and energetic, because they usually make live shows more fun. But I really cant resist s...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:31:00 GMT

Another compilation release

Yo! Got a song included in the net-compilation "Chip music is dead" on Gainlad; http://www.gainlad.com/ My song is titled "Long live gameboy krautrock". It's... well, the title speaks for itself,...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:16:00 GMT

First compilation release - Level Up

Yo! I have a song included on the net-compilation "Level Up" from DWD records; http://www.dwdrecords.ho.com.ua/releases.htmldwd-005 The song is called Acid Rock, it's previously unreleased, but played...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:38:00 GMT

Cornbeast live video!

Added a compilation of video clips och me jumping around like a monkey while performing the song Superpop live at the various occasions. Microdisko Oslo, Norway 2007-08-31, Pipeline, Sundsvall, Sweden...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:16:00 GMT

New song up: Corrosion!

Finally got some recording done! I recorded one of my newer songs: Corrosion. Recorded straight off the old b/w gameboy.... I'm grabbing some video footage, and will try to compile a little live ...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:57:00 GMT

Bad gameboy-neck

Yo! Thanks everyone who enjoyed my gigs in oslo and at moshpit this weekend, I had a really great time, though I'm stuck with a really bad gameboy-neck... That's what you get when you bend your neck t...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:54:00 GMT

Great reviews

My gig in sundsvall got some suprisingly good reviews by the local press. (Heck, I'm suprised anyone would ever come up with the bizarre idea of reviewing a cornbeast concert... but wel...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:00:00 GMT

Looking for gigs!

Yo! Just wanted to say that I'm looking for gigs. So, don't hesitate to mail me any suggestion for gigs in sweden, europe or the rest of the world. It's not like Cornbeast is a project that will ever ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:09:00 GMT