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REFORMAT THE PLANET trailer from 2 Player Productions on Vimeo. 2 Player Production’s flagship project comes home to DVD featuring gorgeous packaging and DVD menus designed by Fangamer.Purchase the Reformat the Planet DVD from Fangamer Download the official press release DVD Set ContentsDISC 1: REFORMAT THE PLANET:
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Reformat the Planet wallpapers for your desktop or phone:HistoryReformat the Planet began with the intention of documenting the influence of video game culture on an increasingly diverse range of modern art. Originally titled Play, the project served as the genesis of 2 Player Productions in 2005. The fledgling crew set out conducting interviews with various artists, including several noted members of the game development community. After documenting several live chip music performances in New York City and being invited to film the first year of the now annual Blip Festival, it was clear that they stood before a rich cultural mine that few were tapping in any long-form projects. The decision to focus the film on the varied personalities of the NYC chip music scene was a quick and obvious one. Following its premiere at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival, RTP continued to play to eager audiences around the globe. Trendsetting music outlet, Pitchfork.com, streamed the film online as part of its new video service, "Pitchfork.tv." and record view numbers resulted in the limited engagement being extended for an additional week. During preparation for the film's DVD release, tragedy struck when hard drive failure wiped out nearly the entire film. In the time it took to rebuild the film from the source tapes, 2 Player watched the NYC chip scene evolve in drastic new directions. Changing styles and an influx of new performers is the inspiration for the follow up documentary RTP 1.5, an exclusive feature of the Reformat the Planet DVD release. Video clip of RTP 1.5 Purchase the Blip Festival 2006 DVD Purchase the Blip Festival 2007 DVD Purchase the Blip Festival 2008 CD |
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This is why generally, electronic music Dj's don't really go in for "jumping around, doing scissor kicks" and such.
That being said, there is nothing really wrong with getting a bit sweaty and flinging your hair around at an electronic music concert. Just because it isn't done much, doesn't mean it can't or shouldn't be done.
Besides, chip isn't exactly mainstream- it's been underground for a long time, and is still pretty underground. So who cares if the artists producing the music don't conform to the other artists in the electronic music scene?
Nullsleep - "On Target" (the track at 00:45)
Martin Galway - "Neverending Story Theme"
Random - "Micawber's Moan"
yeah, cause it's failed so miserably so far. I wouldn't second guess a community that is growing so exponentially and yearly confounds the expectations of even the most chip-faithful.
@Don: I believe it's Mountain Dew.
..again.. please don't take this as a knock against what you're doing, because it's great. I just think some of the theatrics being attached to it, while fun for some people, are wrong for the niche that will ultimately keep such a movement popular.