REFORMAT THE PLANET
Sat, February 23, 2008  
BLIP FESTIVAL: REFORMAT THE PLANET is a feature length documentary which delves into the movement known as chiptunes, a vibrant underground scene based around creating new, original music using old video game hardware. Familiar devices such as the Nintendo Game Boy and Nintendo Entertainment System are pushed in new directions with startling results.

Using New York as a microcosm for a larger global movement, "...Reformat the Planet" maps out the genesis of the first annual Blip Festival, a four day celebration of over 30 international artists exploring the untapped potential of low-bit video game consoles. With floor-stomping rhythms and fist-waving melodies, trailblazers of the chiptune idiom descend upon Manhattan to pen a new chapter in the history of electronic music.

BLIP FESTIVAL: REFORMAT THE PLANET will see its debut at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2008.
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Blip Festival : Reformat The Planet --- watch the Full Trailer here.

The SXSW screening will be supplemented by a showcase performance of chip musicians from around the world, featuring: Music by Nullsleep, Bit Shifter, Anamanaguchi, Mark DeNardo, Tristan Perich, Treewave, Receptors, Bud Melvin, and Aonami, with Voltage Controlled handling visuals.