Belonging to a musical movement commonly misconceived as a nostalgic outlet for glowstick-wielding gamer geeks isn’t easy. The pressures of distinguishing oneself within a scene that embraces extreme artistic limitation — not to mention an increasingly familiar audible aesthetic — can be taxing. Nevertheless, New York Game Boy Rock duo Starscream holds their ground, eschewing typical 8-bit dance and pop formulas in lieu of a refreshing, progressive sound that’s more akin to late-90’s shoegaze post-rock than any videogame soundtrack. And if their latest EP proves to be as prophetic as its mythos suggests, we might just be seeing the beginnings of a new chapter in the history of chip music. In space.
Read my full review at Original Sound Version.
v.a - nanovoice 1.0
1. Austin - Dead Pixels
2. disassembler - falling in and out of step
3. DJ Hollow Life - NanoJa extended
4. environmental sound collapse & Nikaena Vizukae - irradiated soil (excerpt)
5. Flashbob - Zen Medication
6. godinpants - Nana’s Voice
7. infradead - sing a song to make you suffer
8. little-scale - Sunset On The Esplanade
9. Miko - Genesis & Catastrophe
10. nezar - echo
11. Raz1r - Sailing the 8th Sea
12. the mist toggles - roots in mud
v.a ● nanovoice 1.0 
Ebot - 3807 Disk
1. Hey Boy
2. Deep Chip
3. Pixel Love
4. Best fuck in Japan
5. Konga
6. Monty on the run (Monty Game boy - Poke20 remix)
7. Kid Bomb
8. Black DMG
9. Sine Bells
1. Starmelt - Brittle (Intro)
2. Maxfarnea - Electtrico Pleasure
3. Elisha Gray - My Plastic Heart
4. Christopher Jion - Presence
5. Joystick - Pixel Love
6. Nordloef - Shortcuts
7. Elektrobot - Hey Boy
8. Glomag - Mr. Grieves
9. Flashbob - Compatibility Issues
10. Disassembler - Closure
