Active Knowledge

SAVE FACUNDO

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:29:44 -0500

One of my bestest friends Facundo has been facing a serious uphill battle to remain in the country, a lot of you already know him/how awesome he is. I DON’T WANT FACUNDO TO GO. I’m setting up a Bandcamp site to re-host releases from a bunch of artists, with donations going directly to the legal battle.

If you’re a musician and want to make a difference, you can! If you have a Bandcamp account already, email a link to your contribution to chris@boston8bit.com. Include artist/album info, the minimum donation you’d like to set for purchase and any special message you’d like to place on your page. If you don’t have a Bandcamp account, that’s okay! Just email chris@boston8bit.com with the same info and I’ll arrange to receive audio files from you. WAV/AIFF/FLAC only, please.

Thank you, every little bit counts!

Your pal,
-Chris

Chip Thievery's Not Cool, Yo

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:34:28 -0400

iayd:

also posted from his tumblr:

…yeah you clearly didn’t do this cover, kid.

Hey, it’s Active Knowledge! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj-JncRk6zA

(Rip Firestarman_ up on twitter if need be http://twitter.com/Firestarman_)

probably more stolen music: http://firestarman.bandcamp.com/

INFINITE album released!

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:10:00 -0400

Hi everyone,

I’m beyond excited to announce that my second album, INFINITE, is now available for purchase/download at my Bandcamp site. It’s a collection of songs I wrote between 2008-2010, with a general theme of how absolutely incredible the entire Universe is and how much fun you should have in it. The CD is $6 which gets you the Bandcamp download for free as well, but there are also set-your-own-price and free download options. I appreciate all of the support I’ve received since I started this little adventure, and all the new friends I’ve made as a result - you guys are the only reason I could ever keep this going!

Cheers,

-Chris

'INFINITE' CD Release Sept. 4 @ Middle East!

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:50:00 -0400

Hey all,

So apparently I don’t update this website nearly enough, as penance I have posted 3 Active Knowledge wallpapers to the new Art section. I’ll take fan art too, so feel free to e-mail me some of that if you feel so inclined. More importantly though is the fact that INFINITE will be released in physical disc form at CHIPTUNE X! It’s taking place on Saturday, 9/4 at the Middle East in Cambridge and will feature about 3-4 other CD releases at the same time! 8bit bEtty, misfitchris, Br1ght Pr1mate and more will be performing - YOU SHOULD BE THERE! :-D

Pyramid Neon CD released!

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:34:11 -0400

After 3 years of waiting, I’ve finally been able to put together the physical release of my first album, Pyramid Neon! It can be purchased at my new store website, store.activeknowledgemusic.com for $10, or $6 for the MP3s. All proceeds from the album will be put toward the release of my second full-length album this summer! Of course, my music will still remain free of charge to download at listen.activeknowledgemusic.com, but your support is greatly appreciated. Thanks to everyone that has made this possible, you’re all the reason for everything I do! :-)

Cheers,
-Chris

CHIP-CON CANCELLED O NOES

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:06:51 -0400

Yeah, so much for that. There are still going to be fun shows in NYC for Memorial Day weekend, stay posted.

CHIP-CON 2010!

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:53:00 -0400

Sooo… yeah - I’m playing the first Chip-Con in Queens, NYC on Memorial Day. Check out this incredible frickin’ lineup, which includes BOSTON8BIT’s Br1ght Pr1mate and VJ Beyonder!

Website:http://chip-con.org
Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/cVY82w
TWITTER : @chip_con hashtag: #chipcon
LAST.FM event page: http://bit.ly/bkMnqT
Tickets on sale: FRIDAY APRIL 9th

Live performances by:
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Trash80
Sabrepulse
cTrix
minusbaby
Derris-Kharlan
Albino Ghost Monkey
Disasterpeace
Rainbowdragoneyes
OxygenStar
Animal Style
The J. Arthur Keenes Band
Chromix
Smiletron
DeadBeatBlast
Stagediver
Active Knowledge
BR1GHT PR1MATE
Ro-Bear
Natty
E.S.C.
Dauragon
Note!
The New Def

Viz:
No Carrier
Enso
Paris
Outpt
VJ Beyonder

Hiroyuki Iwatsuki tribute album released!

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:09:00 -0400

Hey everyone, earlier this year I contributed to a tribute album called IWADON - It was created in tribute of Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, who has composed soundtracks for various Natsume games for the past 20 years. My contribution is the final boss theme from the SNES game ‘Wild Guns’, you can find it on the site (link in the image above) by scrolling down and checking out page 4 in the artist listing. Look for the BOSTON8BIT logo!

Thanks go to Jeriaska and Genoboost from Game Music 4 All for all of their hard work in making this happen!

Weekend Trip: New Wave/Pulsewave

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:46:00 -0400

New Wave Cafe, New Bedford MA

Pulsewave @ The Tank, NYC - Click photo for full set (Marjorie Becker, www.chiptography.com)

Saturday, 3/20The Tank, NYC10 BUX - 3 ACTS I’ll be playing...

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:48:18 -0500

Saturday, 3/20
The Tank, NYC
10 BUX - 3 ACTS

I’ll be playing Pulsewave with minusbaby and Zen Albatross next Saturday, with visual goodness provided by invaderbacca (Mike Goodman). I guarantee that this is going to be a complete blowout, come check it out if you’re in the area!

Facebook Event Page
Pulsewave blog entry

JMPLive Presents: A Benefit for Haiti - 1/31, Middle East (downstairs)

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:07:00 -0500

Active Knowledge, BR1GHT PR1MATE, Code: Motion, Turtle Ambulance, Truman Peyote – in coordination with the Boston University Haitian Student Organization, Hug Don’t Hate and Sigma Chi (Boston Unversity), and Partners in Health – 18+ $7adv/$10dos – NOTE: 7pm doors - Tickets on Sale 1/28

This event is taking place at the Middle East downstairs, and from the looks of the Facebook event page, space will be limited. Come down and support a positive cause, we’re going to do what we can to help make a difference with Partners in Health - an organization that was already doing what they could to provide healthcare for the poor in Haiti before the awful events of the past couple of weeks. If you have any questions, or can’t attend but would still like to help, please feel free to contact me directly at chris@activeknowledgemusic.com - and thank you!

Hey, it's me!

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:14:00 -0500

I just put up an article on BOSTON8BIT.com about coverage we received in the Boston Phoenix (available here), and the Boston Metro. The Metro article (by Linda Laban) was the result of an interview I did with her a while back, and it even has a spaceman picture of me in it! Totally a first for this guy, and I’m pretty happy about it. Don’t worry, my ego cannot overtake me! ;-)

Anyway, here’s a link to the B8B rundown and a scan of the article (click it for full size)!

Chiptune 3 is TOMORROW!

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:54:23 -0500

I played a fantastic show at the New Wave Cafe in New Bedford,...

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:20:00 -0500

I played a fantastic show at the New Wave Cafe in New Bedford, MA as part of Transient Authority’s gig they have over there. The crowd was incredibly receptive, and the bands that I played with were all fantastic. Attention Avoid was a guitarist and a drummer that actually reminded me of a friend’s act from a few years back (Hale). Stalemate had me concerned that our musical tastes wouldn’t line up, but those concerns disappeared after the first song. They had so much energy, and they kept it all throughout the night! Amputee Escape Artist actually consisted of a few guys that I went to college with back in the day, and their style absolutely lined up with mine. I want to call them a cross between Godspeed you Black Emperor!, Muse, newer Radiohead and a bunch of other awesome bands.

So anyway! This video is my performance of ‘Mission Force’, which was sprinkled with an impromptu dance sequence and an impromptu stage dancing partner. This was really one of the most fun shows I’ve played, and I can’t wait to get back down there!

Photo

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:11:00 -0500

Photo

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:33:00 -0500

Live audio from SCENE Party 2!

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:25:08 -0500

Live audio from SCENE Party 2!:

This a room/board feed from the SCENE Party 2 show @ The Gulu Gulu Cafe in Salem, MA. Yeah! Big thanks to Scott Buchanan/SCENE, and Hugh Pyle for recording!

BOSTON8BIT MINI-NOT-REALLY-A-TOUR Wrap-up!

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:48 -0500

BOSTON8BIT MINI-NOT-REALLY-A-TOUR Wrap-up!:

A wrap-up article I cranked out on BOSTON8BIT.com to summarize all the craziness from last week. What a blasty blast!

‘Basic Training’ - This is a song from before I ever...

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:43:00 -0500

‘Basic Training’ - This is a song from before I ever had the MIDINES around, figured I should start putting these out just for kicks. TRIVIA FUN TIP: I used to call myself “Wayne Gretzky Sound”.

Tumblr -> Website via PHP

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:58:29 -0500

Alright, dork victory for the night - the main page of http://activeknowledgemusic.com is pulling from my tumblr feed. This keeps me from having to update an HTML page because I’m too busy/lazy to write a blog post system thinger. Easy to update = more news for you!

-Chris