2 Player Productions' Reformat The Planet is a feature-length documentary about the rising New York City chiptune music scene. The film debuted at the South By Southwest festival a few months ago and has been making the rounds at various other festivals including PAX later this month. Featuring behind-the-scenes interviews and live performances by a large number of musicians, including several featured here on Chiptune Friday, Reformat The Planet is an excellent film and bound to please anybody who is a fan of music, video games, gadgets, counter-culture, or any combination of the above.
And now, our friends at Pitchfork.tv have put the entire film up on their website so you don't even need to leave your web browser. Click here to watch the film right now. You have exactly one week starting today to enjoy it for free, then you'll have to go to a screening or wait for the DVD.
If you still need some convincing, here's a quick clip from the film of Nullsleep setting up just what chip music is:
Interestingly enough, this is the second week in a row that Pitchfork.tv has seen fit to grace us with some chiptune goodness. Might chip music be *gasp* hip? We'll see...
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