Maladaptive Strategies Vol. 2

by Bit Shifter

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1.	Science City Zero 04:47	info	buy track
2.	Transmode Virus 06:25	info	buy track
3.	Flight Risk 04:30 video	info	buy track
4.	Tea With Galactus 03:54 video	info	buy track
5.	Bad Surge 04:30	info	buy track
6.	Quick, Before It Melts 02:11	info	buy track
7.	Chumming The Ocean 03:03	info	buy track
8.	Science City Zero / Transmode Virus (Live On WFMU) 11:34	info	buy track

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The Maladaptive Strategies release series aims to fill in the gaps in the Bit Shifter project's evolutionary tree. A retrospective collection, this series compiles tracks that were produced alongside the standalone albums and EP, but whose paths diverged — some casually thrown onto a homepage, some seeing formal release on various far-flung compilations, and some that circumstance simply selected against.

This material has been grouped together into volumes organized loosely by chronology and character. Taken together, the Maladaptive Strategies series collects and presents 22 years’ worth of auxiliary Game Boy malfeasance.

This installment, Volume 2, primarily presents works created during the period of 2003 to 2007, though in some cases released later.

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The recordings in this release series have been remastered from a patchwork collection of source files, and substitutes thereof, spanning a wide range of sound quality — from mastering-ready unprocessed DAW output, to poorly mic-ed live audio captured from a choppy low-bandwidth internet stream. Due to the disparate nature of the source material, some variation in character between tracks may be experienced.

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released February 9, 2024

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Artwork:
Andi Soto · www.andisoto.com

Mixing (tracks 1, 2, 6, & 7), mastering & remastering:
Trey Frye · www.treyfrye.com

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All tracks programmed and performed by Joshua C. Davis.
Recorded 2002 - 2007, 2016, and 2023 by Joshua C. Davis at The Negative Zone, Astoria NY US and Brooklyn NY US, and 2003 04 27 at OpenAir, New York NY US (track 10).
Remastered 2024 by Trey Frye.

All songs composed by Joshua C. Davis
Published by Maximum R&D (ASCAP)

excepting:

Track 6 by David Gedge and Simon Cleave.
Published by Soundrights Music (ASCAP)

Track 7 by Eric Bachmann, Eric Johnson, Matt Gentling, and Mark Price.
Published by ARRA Music (BMI)

Track 10 by Joshua C. Davis and Meike Randow.
Published by Maximum R&D (ASCAP) / Meike Randow publishing designee.

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Thank you to the following individuals and entities for the original release of this material; for graciously allowing that material to be released here; and/or for direct contributions to this release series:

Andi Soto; Trey Frye; Carl Peczynski; Robert Hodgin / flight404 for the collaboration opportunity; Marcin Ramocki for championing & elevating chipmusic so visibly; Jeff Donaldson / noteNdo for your pioneering talents; Stefan Alt and Mirex for the dream-come-true opportunity, and Mad EP for facilitating it; Dan Gaeta / OCDJ, Liz Berg, Ken Freedman, and everyone at WFMU; Christopher Jion at Dirgefunk; Meike Randow and the Gameboy Music Club; Cementimental; and all supporters of the Blip Festival 2009 crowdfunding campaign.

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This compilation ℗ & © 2024 Bit Shifter · bit.shifter.net
A Data Casualty release · x_x005

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Bit Shifter Brooklyn, New York

Since 2001, NYC's Bit Shifter has been among those leading the charge in the underground movement known as chipstyle music, exploring high-impact, low-res music made using primitive synthesis as a deliberate aesthetic choice. Armed only with two 30-year-old handhelds, Bit Shifter leaves high-end computer music choking on his exhaust, bringing twice the rock with 0.002% of the processing power. ... more

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