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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 11/09/2026

★ Happy 8th birthday to my ill-tempered, obdurate son, Closed System Blues. You are unfriendly and adversarial, but I stand with you without reservation. ☠️🥳

Cover art for the Bit Shifter album Closed System Blues. Graphic design by Andrew Macfarlane / vaporstack

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 24/08/2026

【★ GIG ALERT】 GOTHENBURG SE • 10 10 ’26 · We’re gettin’ the band back together! Teaming up with @nullsleep.bsky.social once again, off to Gothenburg for LO-BIT CLUB where we play alongside @sunnexo.moe, @kephf.bsky.social, & Carpet Eater. Tack så mycket to @ess-m.bsky.social! lo-bit.club/shows

Promotional poster for an October 10 2026 live music event in Gothenburg Sweden. Text reads:

lo-bit club Vol 2

OCTOBER 10 2026
GOTHENBURG SWEDEN

BIT SHIFTER
GIANT SOUNDS FROM SMALL MACHINES (US)

NULLSLEEP
RAVE/JUNGLE/ACID/CHIP (US)

SUNNEXO
DIGITAL FUSION (NL)

CARPET EATER
DIGITAL HARDCORE (SE)

KEFF
VISUALS (FI)

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 14/07/2026

Remembering the time back in 2011 when the Open Spark Project played “Reformat The Planet” on gigantic deafening dangerous Tesla coils. ⚡😨 youtu.be/XOu5zLAPTOE?...

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 24/06/2026

【★ GIG ALERT】 QUEENS NY • JULY 22 2026 · Excited to be a late addition to this evening of experimental electronics, featuring Unfeeling, Melting Regular, and Corpse Dust. Presented by chthonicstreams.bsky.social at Fringe Records in Ridgewood. Hope to see you there. www.songkick.com/concerts/432...

Poster art for a July 22nd 2026 live event. Text reads:

WEDNESDAY JULY 22
CHTHONIC STREAMS PRESENTS

BIT SHIFTER
MOODY CHIPSTYLE ELECTRONICS

CORPSE DUST
EBM/DARKWAVE (ASHEVILLE, NC)

MELTING REGULAR
NO-WAVE ELECTRONICS (HUDSON VALLEY)

UNFEELING
LIMINAL DARK AMBIENT (DEREK RUSH)

FRINGE RECORDS NYC
656 WOODWARD AVE RIDGEWOOD
$15 6:30 PM - 10 PM

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 14/05/2026

★ PSA: I'm on Subvert, and just look how comfy I am. Subvert is a new cooperatively-owned music platform, positioning itself not only as a successor to Bandcamp, but as a model for co-op platforms in general. They explain it better than I do, so follow @subvert.fm & read up! subvert.fm/bit-shifter

Photo template publicizing the launch of cooperatively-owned music platform Subvert. An artist image (me chilling with my record collection and a Game Boy) is flanked at top and bottom by the text:
SUBVERT IS NOW LIVE
BIT SHIFTER
is a co-owner of Subvert. Join us.

subvert.fm/bit-shifter

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 08/03/2026

Just one of many highlights from last night's awesome @nullsleep.bsky.social show at @wonderville.nyc. @minusbaby.bsky.social toasting over Nullsleep's mutant jungle. 🔥🔥 Such a fun night, full of great music and great people. 🤍💙

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 06/03/2026

★ FYI — this being Bandcamp Friday, I wanted to mention that in celebration of last week's 20th anniversary of Information Chase 🎂, everything in my Bandcamp discography is still set as pay-what-you-want. 🎊🙌🎉 Thanks to everyone who's ever given my tracks a spin. 🙏 bit-shifter.bandcamp.com

Cover artwork for the Bit Shifter EP titled Information Chase.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 27/02/2026

PPS: in celebration of Information Chase's 20th anniversary, I've set everything in my Bandcamp discography to pay-what-you-want. Thank you to everyone who's been along for any portion of this strange and wonderful ride. 🙏 bit-shifter.bandcamp.com

Screenshot of Bit Shifter's Bandcamp discography, featuring five releases -- Life’s A Bit Shifter, Information Chase, Closed System Blues, Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 1, and Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 27/02/2026

And I want to say thank you in particular to Jeremiah / @nullsleep.bsky.social, for giving this music a home and an audience on 8bitpeoples, for always supporting my music, and for being a true friend and fantastic companion in 20+ years of chiptune adventures. 🖤❤️

Jeremiah / Nullsleep & I, posing for a photo in Chicago. Photo by Liz McLean Knight.

Jeremiah & I hanging with VORC mastermind and chiptune superstar Hally.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 27/02/2026

Happy 20th birthday to Information Chase, and thank you to everyone who's ever enjoyed this li'l EP in any form, physical or digital. 🙏 PS: I may have some exciting further news to announce on this subject. Stay tuned…!

Thumbnail graphic like the one used on the 8bitpeoples website in early 2006, with the cover art from the Bit Shifter EP Information Chase, in a pixelated faux-jewel-case border.

Three different physical format editions of Information Chase -- a 3" mini-CDR, a 5-inch clear-substrate CDR, and two pressings of 12" vinyl.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 27/02/2026

📆 ON THIS DAY in 2006 • 20 years ago! 😮 @8bitpeoples.bsky.social releases Information Chase, 6 mp3s of chiptune powerpop. It's since come out on CD & vinyl, & I've performed its songs to audiences who have loudly sung along, despite there being no words. What could be more heartwarming than that? 🙏

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 25/12/2025

❄️ Happy holidays from all of us here at B.S.H.Q. ⛄🩵 (Get this track, “Winter Wonderland,” and more at Bandcamp: bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/album/malada... )

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 25/11/2025

🗓️ ON THIS DAY in 2003 • The legendary 555 Recordings released my regrettably-titled 1st album, Life’s A Bit Shifter. Thanks to all who've tuned in along the way. In celebration of the birthday, everything on my Bandcamp discography is now pay-what-you-want. 🙏 bit-shifter.bandcamp.com

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 11/09/2025

Happy 7th birthday to my youngest and most mean-spirited son, 2018’s Closed System Blues. You’re a terror but I’m proud of you anyway. 🖤

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 13/07/2025

Was this spontaneous protest-trip financially irresponsible? Yes. Was it the correct course of action? Also yes.

Li'l ol' me, smiling a lot more in Stockholm than I ever do back home in New York.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 13/07/2025

My overnight flight got me to Stockholm early on the 5th. Checked in to my quirky hotel, napped hard, went to the show. What followed was an amazing night of amazing performances, + 3 more days getting to hang out and catch up with dear friends, some of whom I haven't seen in 15 years or more.

Eat Rabbit whipping the crowd into a frenzy

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 13/07/2025

The destination wasn't arbitrary; friends there were throwing an event the following day celebrating the 25th anniversary of Little Sound DJ, Johan Kotlinski's bespoke homebrew software for turning the Nintendo Game Boy into a musical instrument / sequencer.

Flier / poster art (by Nullsleep) for the Little Sound DJ 25th anniversary party event that took place at Reimersholme Hotel in Stockholm Sweden on July 5th.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 13/07/2025

Last Friday (4th of July), I was unshakably depressed by the theme of the holiday, especially in light of the nauseating political developments immediately preceding. ~ 1:30 that afternoon, I decided "fuck this," & credit-carded myself a plane ticket to Stockholm. 3½ hours later, I was on the plane.

li'l ol' me on a plane to Stockholm, holding up an in-flight Stella Artois.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 03/06/2025

🗓️ ON THIS DAY in 2006 • Got to rock out at Ground Kontrol in Portland OR as part of a DIY world tour that @nullsleep.bsky.social & I somehow pulled off. 15th show out of 20, and it was a welcome shot in the arm of fantastic energy. Support from CapitalSteps, Air Fortress, & Operation Mission.

Promotional poster for the International Chiptune Resistance world tour undertaken in 2006 by myself and Nullsleep. This specific poster is for a June 3rd 2006 show at Ground Kontrol. Support acts were CapitalSteps, Air Fortress, and Operation Mission.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 06/02/2025

🚚💨 First batch of t-shirt orders is going out! Thanks to everyone who picked up the recent 4×AA battery tees, you'll see tracking numbers shortly. With any luck they'll reach you before these fucking insane fascists burn the USPS down. 🇺🇸

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 01/02/2025

★ MAGFest was a blast. Huge thanks to @emfedex.bsky.social, Storm Blooper, @twirlincurtis.bsky.social, & the whole MAGFest crew. & big fist-bump to my viz teammate @hxlnt.bsky.social! Remaining 4×AA tees now up on my Bandcamp page! bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/merch/bit-sh... Live photo: filmerforhire

Live performance photo of li'l ol' me with visuals by Party Time! Hexcellent!, January 25 2025 at MAGFest.

Product photo of the Bit Shifter 4×AA Battery t-shirt design

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 24/01/2025

MAGFest day 2 -- still bananas. FYI, looks like my merch is now out on display at the Rock Island merch area. Shirts are limited edition; Information Chase vinyl is VERY limited — get 'em while you can!

Bit Shifter 4×AA battery design t-shirt, on display at MAGFest's Rock Island merch area.

Bit Shifter CDs patches, pins, & stickers on display at MAGFest's Rock Island merch area.

12" vinyl edition of the Bit Shifter EP Information Chase, on display at MAGFest's Rock Island merch area.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 17/01/2025

★ Getting my merch organized for MAGFest. Pictured here are the LAST ELEVEN COPIES of the Information Chase 12" vinyl record, just received straight from the label. Once these are gone, this is officially out-of-print!

Photo of a small stack of shrinkwrapped 12" vinyl records in an opened cardboard box, the last of the Bit Shifter: Information Chase pressing.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 07/01/2025

【★ LIVE】 REMINDER — THIS THURSDAY 1/9 · BROOKLYN NY • Release party for 81 Terpsichore, the incredible new album by Corset Lore. Live performances by Corset Lore, @daniellenia.bsky.social, Abbie From Mars, and li’l ol’ me. Main Drag Music, doors at 7:00 — be there coward! 🎟️: bit.ly/423RR4d

Promotional flier for the January 9th 2025 release show for the Corset Lore album 81 Terpsichore. Text on flier reads:

"81 Terpsichore
release show 1/9/25

Corset Lore
Abbie From Mars
Danielle Nia
Bit Shifter

Main Drag Music
50 S. 1st Street
Brooklyn, NY
Doors 7pm, $15"

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 30/12/2024

For context, my present-day recording & gigging units

Two-panel photo showing the front & back of a Nintendo Game Boy, in original grey shell, on which a diagonal black-and-yellow "caution"-style decal has been affixed to the battery compartment cover, and a numeral "1" decal just below the cartridge slot.

Two-panel photo showing the front & back of a Nintendo Game Boy, “Play It Loud” model in a red shell, on which a diagonal black-and-yellow "caution"-style decal has been affixed to the battery compartment cover, and a numeral "7" decal just below the cartridge slot.

Two-panel photo showing the front & back of a Nintendo Game Boy, “Play It Loud” model in a yellow shell, on which a diagonal black-and-yellow "caution"-style decal has been affixed to the battery compartment cover, and a numeral "8" decal just below the cartridge slot.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 30/12/2024

Recently got to wave hello to Game Boy # 2, a Game Boy Light (model MGB-101) that used to be part of my arsenal, while visiting its current owner @diydestruction.bsky.social. If I'm not mistaken, I played my very first gig on this device. Good to see you, buddy. 👋

Front & back views of a Nintendo Game Boy Light, affixed with small decals reading "02" (front) and a large decal reading "2" (back).

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 17/12/2024

【★ GIG ALERT】 BROOKLYN NY · psyched to be a part of the official Corset Lore: 81 Terpsichore release party, Jan. 9th at Main Drag Music. Come out for a night of interesting & eclectic electronics. Full details & tickets: maindragmusic.com/collections/...

Promotional flier for a January 9th 2025 live music event, specifically the release show for the Corset Lore album 81 Terpsichore. Text on flier reads:

"81 Terpsichore
release show 1/9/25

Corset Lore
Abbie From Mars
Danielle Nia
Bit Shifter

Main Drag Music
50 S. 1st Street
Brooklyn, NY
Doors 7pm, $15"

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 04/12/2024

Subject: RE: this year's Spotify Wrapped for Artists Message: Had some notes, please see attached.

Screenshot from a portion of Spotify's yearly "Wrapped" feature for artists with music on the platform. The text reads "It feels good to be heard". The word "heard" is crossed out, underneath which is written "PAID"

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 21/11/2024

My life would look very different if The Tank didn't exist. Probably the most artist-friendly venue in NYC, going strong IN MANHATTAN for 20+ years. Pulsewave, Blip Festival, Bent Festival — all thanks to The Tank. Donate / signal boost if you can! www.classy.org/campaign/coo...

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 16/11/2024

For MAGFest, should I do another run of the Battery Flag t-shirts, yes or no

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 26/10/2024

【★ GIG ALERT】 NATIONAL HARBOR MD • Very excited to join the lineup for Super MAGFest, Jan. 2025! A four-day celebration of music & games, including live performances, panels & presentations, and more. Hope to see you there! Info & registration: super.magfest.org

Promo image of li'l ol me playing Game Boy at home, tastefully bordered with MAGFest branding

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 20/10/2024

What's up, new followers. I assume the influx has to do with an ongoing mass X-odus, which I'm happy to see. Josh here, I make dance music on Game Boys, unencumbered by shame despite being a grown man. Picture to prove it (courtesy of Marjorie Becker). 🎶: bit-shifter.bandcamp.com 🏠: bit.shifter.net

Photo of li'l ol' me, performing live in September 2024 at Brooklyn venue Wonderville. Photo by the talented Marjorie Becker / Chiptography.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 05/10/2024

★ As you may have heard today, loudly and repeatedly, it's Bandcamp Friday, baybee, and do not ever forget that you can nab my whole discography — five releases, 60+ tracks — for just over 30 bucks. 😮😮 WHAT A DEAL!!!!!!! ❱❱ bit-shifter.bandcamp.com

Cover art for the five Bit Shifter releases currently available on Bandcamp

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 13/09/2024

【★ LIVE】TONIGHT! Who will I be seeing at Wonderville later? Come through! • @nmlstyl.bsky.social • @donutshoes.bsky.social • Claire Kwong • li'l ol' me 🎫: withfriends.co/event/203751...

Flier artwork for the September 13 2024 nmlstyl, Bit Shifter, DonutShoes, Claire Kwong show at Wonderville in Brooklyn New York.

Flier text reads:

"NEW NMLSTYL ALBUM
RELEASE PARTY AT WONDERVILLE
FRI SEP 13TH 9PM WITH
BIT SHIFTER AND DONUT SHOES
WONDERVILLE
COORDINATES:
1186 Broadway
BK NY 11221 21+
$10-20 sliding
NMLSTYL.ART
WONDERVILLE.NYC
BIT.SHIFTER.NET"

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 11/09/2024

【★ LIVE】 THIS FRIDAY at Wonderville in Brooklyn! I'll be performing at the release party for @nmlstyl.bsky.social's fantastic new album “sp33k,” along with Claire Kwong and @donutshoes.bsky.social. Gonna be great! ℹ️: www.wonderville.nyc/events/nmlst...

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 10/09/2024

★ My ghastly, aberrant son turns six years old today. Join me in firing off birthday wishes in short, controlled bursts so as to minimize our exposure to potential harm. ☠️🎂☠️ bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/album/closed... #chipmusic · #chipstylemusic · #chiptune · #closedsystemblues · #x_x003

Cover artwork for the Bit Shifter album Closed System Blues. Artwork by vaporstack / andrew macfarlane.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 03/07/2024

【★ GIG ALERT】 BROOKLYN 09/13 • Watch out world, ’cause @nmlstyl.bsky.social releases a new album in September, & @janus.bsky.social & I are joining in for the release party at Wonderville. Mark your calendars & come check it out!

Flier art for an upcoming NMLSTYL record release party, September 13th 2024 at Brooklyn venue Wonderville.

Text of flier reads:
“NEW NMLSTYL ALBUM
RELEASE PARTY AT WONDERVILLE
FRI SEP 13TH 9PM WITH
BIT SHIFTER AND JANUS ROSE
WONDERVILLE COORDINATES:
1186 BROADWAY BK NY 11221
21+ $10-20 sliding :) <3
WONDERVILLE.NYC
NMLSTYL.ART
BIT.SHIFTER.NET
LINKTR.EE/JANUSROSE ”

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 01/07/2024

The release is available everywhere; however be advised that the Bandcamp edition includes exclusive bonus materials, like a fully-designed 16-page liner notes booklet and 5 bonus tracks. bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/album/malada...

Screenshot of four pages out of the 16-page liner notes .pdf booklet that comes exclusively with the Bandcamp version of Maladaptive Strategie Vol. 2

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 30/06/2024

So yeah, the title. It refers to a moment in an old Marvel comic where Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four describes negotiating for the survival of a planet with Galactus, a 30-foot-tall giant who eats planets and drinks… tea? Who knew.

Photo of a panel in an issue of Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars, where Mr. Fantastic begins to brief other superheroes on the results of his negotiation efforts with Galactus. The Thing asks "Stretch! What happened?;" Mr. Fantastic replies "Not much! We had tea…"

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 30/06/2024

Still have the cartridge that “Science City Zero” and “Transmode Virus” were made on.

photo of a yellow nanoloop cartridge sitting atop a red Game Boy

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 30/06/2024

【★ ICYMI】 A few months ago, I released Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2, showcasing nanoloop Game Boy tracks made ~’03-’07. Genuinely some of my favorite material I've ever done. (link: bit.ly/3W4HASc) Going to do a mini-thread here w/ track-by-track notes & thoughts.

Cover artwork for the Bit Shifter release Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2, depicting a specimen illustration of a five-legged frog. Illustration by Andi Soto.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 21/06/2024

【★ COLLAB】 OUT NOW • New team-up just dropped! Got to join forces with comics legend & rock star James Kochalka Superstar (kochalka.bsky.social) for the chiptune singalong anthem “Sweet Motherfucker” — out now as track 2 on his brand new single Sweet Beats. Check it out! tr.ee/ByUqnOvsG9

Cover artwork for the James Kochalka Superstar: Sweet Beats three-track single.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 24/05/2024

★ Excited to have been interviewed in the latest issue of chiptune / homebrew zine Off The Old Shoulder! If you're in Memphis TN, you can pick a copy up for free at Goner Records. This issue (and the four previous) can also be viewed / downloaded at oldshoulder dot com

Photo of issues 1 - 5 of chiptune & homebrew zine Off The Old Shoulder, plus an Off The Old Shoulder tote bag.

Issue 5 (May 2024) of chiptune & homebrew zine Off The Old Shoulder, opened to a page featuring an interview with li'l ol' me

Photo of a stack of issues of chiptune & homebrew zine Off The Old Shoulder, resting on an Off The Old Shoulder tote bag

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 03/05/2024

★ BANDCAMP FRIDAY SALE ★ What's up gamers — today only, 50% off when you buy my Bandcamp discography. 60+ tracks for less than $20.00. Have at it! bit-shifter.bandcamp.com

Screenshot of the Bit Shifter Bandcamp discography page, showing thumbnails of five releases' cover art. Superimposed is the text “TODAY ONLY” “50% OFF FULL DISCOGRAPHY” “HAPPY BANDCAMP FRIDAY TO US ALL”

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 06/04/2024

★ My incredible Andi Soto (@andimacka.bsky.social ) enamel pin arrived this week. Don't think I own any garments cool enough to be adorned with this. Solution: acquire cooler garments. Get yours at andisoto.bigcartel.com

photo of the Andi Soto “Anatomy Of Evil” hard enamel pin, a spine + ribcage + pelvic bone partial skeleton, with a heart visible behind the ribs

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 01/03/2024

Oh yeah — AND, get 25% off when you purchase my entire Bandcamp discography. That's five releases, 60+ tracks, for under 30 bucks. 😮😮 WHAT A DEAL!!!!!!! ❱❱ bit-shifter.bandcamp.com

Screenshot of the Bit Shifter Bandcamp discography page, showing five thumbnails, one for each available release — Life's A Bit Shifter (deluxe edition), Information Chase (deluxe edition), Closed System Blues, Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 1, and Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 01/03/2024

Agenda item 3: Information Chase vinyl 1⁄3 off! Ship To Shore PhonoCo. is moving warehouses, & if these records have to get moved somewhere, it might as well be to your house. Lovely blue/green swirl vinyl, pick one up for only $15.50. Get 'em while you can. ❱❱ shiptoshoremedia.com/products/inf...

Product shot of the 2nd vinyl pressing of the Information Chase EP by Bit Shifter, showing the front of the jacket, with the vinyl record partially removed to demonstrate its blue/green swirl coloring.

Product shot of the Information Chase vinyl by itself, showing its beautiful blue/green swirl coloring.

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Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net · 01/03/2024

Agenda item two: 🗓️ March 21st, I'm throwing down at #POW12 @ DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Presented by 8bitsf. Wild lineup incl. #MetroidMetal, crashfaster, Watch Out For Snakes, @lightningarts.bsky.social, @glomag.bsky.social, @tv-ma.bsky.social, & more. 🎟️ ❱❱ www.dnalounge.com/calendar/202...

Poster for POW 12, a live music event taking place March 21st 2024 at DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Text of poster:
"CHIPTUNES + VIDEO GAME MUSIC + INDIE GAMES @GDC 2024!

8bitSF presents
POW12
THURSDAY MARCH 21st.

LIVE MUSIC AND GAMES COLLIDE!

METROID METAL
BIT SHIFTER
WATCH OUT FOR SNAKES
CRASHFASTER
LACEY JOHNSON
GLORIFIED MAGNIFIED
GRIBBLY
TV-MA

Visuals by: CLAIRE KWONG, DÆMON CORE, FETZ A/V, VORPERIAN CYBERARTS

DNA Lounge • 375 Eleventh Street, SF • 7PM-Late • All Ages • $20 Presale • $30 @ Door • $15 W/ GDC badge • Buy tix @ dnalounge.com

Design: Stitchmind.com"

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