Bit Shifter
New York City's Bit Shifter weighs in with a blitzkrieg strike of weaponized square waves, delivered from a twin Nintendo Game Boy assault rig. Exemplifying a bracing distillation of the less-is-more philosophy, Bit Shifter embraces limitations and rejects overstated indulgences in favor of the streamlined environments of the Nanoloop and Little Sound DJ home-brew Game Boy musicmaking programs. Armed only with two 20-year-old handhelds, Bit Shifter leaves high-end computer music choking on his exhaust, bringing twice the rock with 0.002% of the processing power.Bit Shifter co-administrates the 8bitpeoples artist collective, co-curates the annual Blip Festival, has released music on 555 Recordings, Hymen, Mirex, Ketacore, and Astralwerks, and has performed over a hundred and fifty shows wor
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Catalogue & Listenership
Tracks
15
Albums
4
Total audio
48m 39s
FMA listens
26,773
Favourites
98
Avg bitrate
239 kbps
Genre & Licence Profile
| Genre | Tracks |
|---|---|
| Electronic | 15 |
- Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative — 7
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives — 7
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike — 1
Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reformat The Planet (Azureflux Remix) | Pocket Boy | 2015 | 3m 03s | 5,905 |
| Easy Prey (Live) | Live at Blip Festival 2009 12/19/2009 | 0 | 3m 44s | 3,843 |
| Reformat The Planet | BACKUP11 – Platine festival Compilation | 2011 | 3m 12s | 2,034 |
| Hexadecimal Genome | Information Chase | 2006 | 3m 18s | 1,613 |
| Activation Theme | Information Chase | 2006 | 2m 40s | 1,607 |
| Reformat The Planet | Information Chase | 2006 | 3m 12s | 1,571 |
| Chase Init_ | Information Chase | 2006 | 1m 05s | 1,559 |
| Winning The War On Pseudoscience (Extended Version) (Live) | Live at Blip Festival 2009 12/19/2009 | 0 | 2m 26s | 1,417 |
| Particle Charge | Information Chase | 2006 | 2m 00s | 1,227 |
| The Information Chase | Information Chase | 2006 | 4m 36s | 1,211 |
Track Length Distribution
| Length | Tracks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 min | 4 | 26.7% |
| 3–6 min | 11 | 73.3% |
Release Timeline
Collaborators Credited
- Joshua C. Davis — 7
- Maximum R&D (ASCAP) — 7
Artists in the Same Electronic Lineage
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- 73 Gorowski tracks
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- 63 transient tracks
Track Catalogue
15 tracks shown
| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reformat The Planet (Azureflux Remix) [240] | Pocket Boy 2015 | Electronic | 3m 03s | 5,905 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike |
| Reformat The Planet [240] | BACKUP11 – Platine festival Compilation 2011 | Electronic | 3m 12s | 2,034 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives |
| Chase Init_ [297] | Information Chase 2006 | Electronic | 1m 05s | 1,559 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives |
| Activation Theme [297] | Information Chase 2006 | Electronic | 2m 40s | 1,607 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives |
| Hexadecimal Genome [297] | Information Chase 2006 | Electronic | 3m 18s | 1,613 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives |
| Particle Charge [297] | Information Chase 2006 | Electronic | 2m 00s | 1,227 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives |
| Reformat The Planet [297] | Information Chase 2006 | Electronic | 3m 12s | 1,571 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives |
| The Information Chase [297] | Information Chase 2006 | Electronic | 4m 36s | 1,211 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives |
| Untitled (Live) [15, 297] | Live at Blip Festival 2009 12/19/2009 | Electronic | 3m 22s | 985 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2009-12-18 |
| Reformat The Planet (Live) [15, 297] | Live at Blip Festival 2009 12/19/2009 | Electronic | 4m 30s | 987 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2009-12-18 |
| Cock Block Disco (Live) [15, 297] | Live at Blip Festival 2009 12/19/2009 | Electronic | 4m 19s | 849 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2009-12-18 |
| Maneuverer (Live) [15, 297] | Live at Blip Festival 2009 12/19/2009 | Electronic | 3m 01s | 1,202 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2009-12-18 |
| Rough Weather (Live) [15, 297] | Live at Blip Festival 2009 12/19/2009 | Electronic | 4m 11s | 763 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2009-12-18 |
| Easy Prey (Live) [15, 297] | Live at Blip Festival 2009 12/19/2009 | Electronic | 3m 44s | 3,843 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2009-12-18 |
| Winning The War On Pseudoscience (Extended Version) (Live) [15, 297] | Live at Blip Festival 2009 12/19/2009 | Electronic | 2m 26s | 1,417 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2009-12-18 |