REVIEW FROM KAI NOBUKO

Artist: microbit project
Title: I love lowbit disco (megamix)
Keywords: Microbit-Rec, Microbit-Records Netlabel, microbit project, Disco, megamix, sampletronica, lobit, 16 kbps
Label: Microbit Records

Russian’s most beloved prolific artist, poet, music maker, label owner and probably professor of some kind is also the one responsible for the mega famous Microproject project. With this project he has conquered many hearts and souls, all delighted with millions of freely available music releases that have scattered all around and over the entire internet.

I will refrain from giving the name of this artist, so just to focus on him as his Microbit Project, as there is simply so much to hear that it will be just as impossible to get your head around the fact that he had made it all (i still secretly suspect multiple him’s, probably cloned up in his private laboratory all working together to create his enormous online empire of music delights and artistic happenings in all their possible ways.) but also how in the world anyone would be able to find and hear all of these excellent releases?

It’s like a mission impossible, one that makes climbing the Mount Everest seems as easy as eating a piece of cake. To write about these albums would be the work of a crazy person, as we would simply have no time to write about any other artist, band or music project around here. It would be Microbit project all day and night and that for many years to come. And if there would be space it would be posts about all the millions of side projects that the artist behind this project has…
we could in fact build an entire internet just for all the music that this artist had brought out; it’s that kind of craziness! And if you think; oh but if he is so prolific it must all be crap, than think again and do wash your mouth with soap as the answer is NO ! Whatever the artist does, which genre it touches (as this one covers all genres like a true adventurous experimentalist) it always is done in such a skillful quality. It’s just one bulging bulge of talent!

Just when I thought I knew about all these kind of genres that Microbit project had placed its fingers in, I suddenly came across this short but fun loving lobit disco release. I mean, it just proofs my point that Microbit project is like a fish that can swim in every scene, in every genre, in every music and non music style as if it’s his own cozy pond! So just to celebrate we should send him some love by doing what we might not have done before: dancing to Microbit’s lobit disco and feeling the love!

https://archive.org/details/Microbit-rec191



Yeah I Know It Sucks
Posted 17 Yanuary 2019

2 NEW REVIEWS FROM KAI NOBUKO

artist: Microbit Project
title: Android Dreams
keywords: acid, minimal, lobit, techno, dance
label: Tharoop Records http://tharoop.blogspot.fi/
Switch the lights on and off, dance with glow sticks in the garden, the kitchen, the bedroom and why not in the living room as well? This new release just came out on the Tharoop netlabel , which is a label run by mad genius and artist Jukka-Perka Kervinen completely focussing on minimal techno / dance music in a lower bit rate. The music on this release is a must have for anyone who is loving trippy minimal acid music that does a great job hypnotizing the listener into the land of yellow smileys. The acid melody is moving and transiting in on the spot deliciousness. This modern day made music (made with an android tablet) sounds pretty old school, which is a total ‘Yes’ in delivering what every acid house lover wants and needs!
This groovy stuff to dance , chill and freak out is another example of one of the most talented underground producers out there. Good quality stuff indeed and a must have for every minimal acid head! Get it over here for the price of absolutely nothing:
http://tharoop.blogspot.fi/2013/06/thar029-microbit-project-android-dreams.html

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Artist: Microbit Project
title: Electro-Flopper
cat:DER002
format: Floppy Diskette
keywords: quirky lobit techno
label: Diskette Etikette Records http://www.disketteetikette.tk
Between a pile of socks there was something of a legendary release hidden. One of the first floppy disk releases from the catalogue of Diskette Etikette Records. The legendary front cover was featuring a scene from wolvenstein 3D including pixelgun and some pixel body’s with blood. Above all stand the name that is equal for quality; ‘Microbit Project’. One of my favorite projects by artist Evgenij Kharitonov from Russia, who has mastered almost every possible music style you could think off, organizes festivals, loves bikes and is a great poet! With this little floppy he focusses as only he could do on a genre on its own. ‘Electro Flopper’ is such a goody that you simply can’t stop smiling while listening to the content. It’s like a golden nugget in a pile of floppies! Let me take you through it!
‘Yaahaa’ is the first odd goodie on this delirious floppy diskette classic. Its approach of electro music is almost like da-daism and poetry transformed into strange experimental lobit techno music. It feels like pots and pans are getting hit with robotic charged drumsticks, which may sound mad in writing, but wait until you actual manage to hear it with your very own ears! It’s deliciously insane!
The following up track ‘Yeehe’ goes deeper in strangeness, weird sounds that are very humoristic, transform in a hilarious orgy of crazy IDM electronica. Something to smile to with its crazy rhythems, experimental lazers and funky trickery’s! Absolutely the work of a mad genius!
‘Yoker’ is the crazy follow up of this incredible floppy diskette of fun! We hear chickens, noises, rhythmic madness, upright groovy insanity that for sure creates a great party atmosphere! Insanely great and super original stuff over here!
The last track of this Electro Flopper is ‘Yoyoyo’. We hear different strange fun sounds, bird cages, electronic rattle snacks, robotic bouncy balloons, metallic things all melted together in a technoid sensation of craziness. The brilliant in between bits will leave every listener with open mouth of complete brilliant weirdness! This is techno like you have never ever heard it before!
The Floppy Diskette was released through the legendary Diskette Etikette Records and to be honest I have no information if there is any floppy disk still available or that it is all sold out. The label is also under hiatus at this moment in time, so try to contact the label with patience if you are interested. This was excellent stuff and I’m glad to have this goody here in my hands! Lucky bastard that I am! Check out the label and hopefully find out more:http://www.disketteetikette.tk


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REVIEW: Intelligent Pop

artist: Microbit Project
title: INTELLIGENT POP
cat: MBR-199/2013
format: 48 kbps mp3
keywords: lobit electronic, lobit pop, downtempo
label: Microbit Records http://lautpoesie.narod2.ru/Microbit_Records_label/
The latest (as far as I know) release of the famous Microbit Project was one of the last ones that has hit the always amazing Microbit Records. The record label that is a home to many lobit releases of many kind has decided to take a break, but promised to still release compilations and maybe some other goodies if we are lucky. Anyway the back catalogue of this succesful label is large, so there is plenty of music to discover if you like what you hear. The person behind Microbit Project is one of these characters that is almost like a super power, he is a poet, organizes a festival, has many music projects, runs a diversity of labels but most of all: is a very fond character that whatever he does, always delivers great quality. (even in a low bitrate!)
Today i wanted to show some light of the ‘INTELLIGENT POP’ release. Because it deserves to have some love and praises as it is rather good! It all begins with ‘lobunta (album mix) that starts of very sweet with lovely melodies that are bring back meaning to the word ‘love’. Soon a very fine and almost silly sounding electronic base is introduced and together with a fun tactic beat it all grows and glows musically. This is love-bit music, especially when there is a feel good vibe of synth playing a loving solo on top. This is super sweet, tasty and indeed very pop. But not the ones our brain get screwed up daily on the commercial television and radio, but indeed INTELLIGENT pop.
Electronic Music with a heart and a soul that is irresistible sweet and delivers the greatness of a pure and fine ‘Happy moment!’. Absolutely loving it!
As the former track does it best to make the lucky ears who managed to hear this release be happy and smiley, the next track will bring you even more love generated by a musical soul that is Evgenij V. Kharitonov. (the artist behind Microbit Project). ‘Return to the moon’ is a musical piece of downtempo electronica that is simply superb compared to what my ears are normally used too.
Lovely melodies, great relaxing vibes, great sounds, everything just seems to be perfect!
Even the cowbell is surrounded by warmth and love, this is the music i would play to my children (if i had any) just to make sure they get to know REAL music before stepping out in the crap outside.
Absolutely wonderful and certainly recommended for anyone who likes to listen to music that has a human soul in side. I can even go so far that as a listener, i’m closing my eyes and completely sink away while listening to this. It is perfect!
Then after all odds a track called ‘acidrama (acid mix) takes over. This reminds me of a track i have heard before of Microbit Project, but it can be perhaps the distinctive sound that is used. The rolling intelligent beat makes you move in a weird way, and it perhaps opens up another portal of triply funkiness. Sweet melodies, Funky acid presented in a very sweet and original laid back fashion.
It swings and contains the perfect mood for a healthy and fun acid induced trip. Lovely!
All the good things may come to an end, but Microbit Project gives us a nice gift before we will leave this release alone for anyone else to grab who is into good music. The last track is the single mix of ‘lobunta’. The first track that we hears on this release and that captured my heart straightaway. I prefer the album mix as it is a bit longer, but hell i can’t complain as this track certainly will delivers your ears a last doses of good vibes before going back into the real world of commercialism (and the crap pop that comes with it).
So my conclusion, if anyone cares about that, is that this release is an example of how real music should sound like. Everybody pay attention and get over to this lovely feel good release as you might as well fall in love with the wonderful sounds of Microbit Project! Well recommended material and available in your ears in just a matter of seconds!
go and get it over here (you won’t be disappointed):
http://archive.org/details/Microbit-rec199



VIA: YEAH I KNOW IT SUCKS. – 2013 – 10 March.

Microbit Project - Acid Colors - Review

artist: Microbit Project
title: Acid Colors
cat: SPTOtfSP006
format: floppy disk / free download mp3
keywords: lobit aciiiiiiiiiid
label: SPTOtfSP

After the huge review that where the Yeah I Know It Sucks Video awards i thought it would be a good idea to start a light weight review of a recent released release on a freshly born new label.
Perhaps i am a little bit biased over here but hey i just wanted to promote this new baby of SP and The Top Of The Flops net label. SPTOtfSP it is called and is a label that releases music for free and also have the great option to buy each release on a floppy diskette. That means that all the releases are very compact which is certainly a great thing to safe space on your hard disk, mp3 player or any other modern equipment to store audio on. It is ran by a mysterious animal with the name Koala and in its short existence already released some very *cough* *cough* interesting releases you should *cough* out for yourself! The release i wanted to focus on today is one by the famous Russian mufti instrumentalist , poet and all round creative artist from Russia: Microbit Project.
On the diskette we find 2 cover pictures, one consist of some kind of tree with a nice intoxicated happy color. And the other one contains the same color but an epic face pulling Mister Microbit himself! The title is ‘Acid Colors’ and this EP consist of one track with the same name.
Lets hear it together shall we?
This start with some nice lobit aciiid sound that wobbles and grabs my full attention. We hear some 4 by 4 techno beat that is as steady as it is funky. It almost got a bit of a rock vibe to it. We hear the most original lest acid sounds in a creative way played along with some kind of rhythmic modem sound from back in the day when there was no high speed internet equipment. Telephone lines where necessary to connect to the internet and probably they are still being used and that is an expensive business. Lobit music is perfect for the people depending on telephone lines to download their newest music for free in a rapid speed. Lobit music will almost trick the dial up internet user into having a quicker than lightning internet connection.. Anyway i’m wondering off again.. But yes there is not a lot to say as this is pure entertainment. A great track that is fun, and funky and not the acid you probably heard many times. This is dance music with a underground flop vibe from utterly high quality. And i am not just saying that because Koala (the animal that runs the label) or Evgenij Kharitonov (the man behind Microbit Project) is a good global music friend.. but it seriously is unique and very enjoyable! it is really what the title says, not the boom boom whoop whoop dance floor act but more danceable acid with colors!
Check it out for yourself over here:
http://www.sprecordings.com/sptotfsp.html

by Koala // Yeah I Know It Sucks (Reviews Of The Intelligently Absurd). 2012-11-16

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Microbit Project - GENTLY BUZZ - Review

Artist: Microbit Project
Title: Gently Buzz
Catnmbr: SPNet07
Label: SP Net
Keywords: Microbit Project, Electro Punk, Techno, Breakbeat, Chiptune, Experimental, Lowbit, EugeneKha, Flat Affect, Graffiti Mechanism, Proc Records, 4m@, C4, Noise, Ambient, Abstract, Dark Ambient, Myst, Soundscapes, Score
Reviewer: Alex Spalding
I would just like to take a moment before starting this review to say that it makes me happy to see the game Myst popping up in the keywords of some of the SPNet releases I’ve reviewed. So nostalgic!
Moving on, Microbit Project is a… project, if I may be redundant. And as you may have also easily realized, it’s a lobit project. Formed by Russian artist Evgenij V. Kharitonov, it’s purpose has been to explore sound possibilities within the range of 8 to 64 Kbps. Yeah, I know, I could have been a private investigator in another life. What all of this doesn’t tell you, however, is that this album is pro. Lo-bit, but hi-art.
The first track, ‘Bhatga’, is a perfect example of dark ambient music. It begins with a low hum, reverberating at times so greatly that the sound of it can at times feel like a chasm. Static creeps in like a television with poor reception, but it’s use is perfectly subtle and makes for an interesting contrast with the space created by the hum. You feel like you’re standing in the hall of an abandoned hospital and reality is breaking down. Ghosts pass through you frequently. Twice, a lone bell rings.
Track two, ‘Dark Logo’, is more dark ambient drone. The static has stayed, possibly a brilliant and purposeful by-product of the rendering of sound at low bitrates. Higher frequencies enter the picture at one point, but eventually the tones descend and some crisp pops echo out. Toward the end, a menacing buzz makes it’s presence known. Another very effective piece of audio phantasmagoria.
‘Deep Sex’ (and really, is there any other kind to be had?), is a smooth bassline and with accompanying bass click. Then, to your surprise, a creepy soundscape floats in. The audiophile in me was impressed with this track.
The next piece is ‘Droning Sky’. True to name, it is a drone track. A down-pitch siren, either in mourning or in warning, enters the headspace created by the drone toward the end. If it were reinterpreted as psycho-acoustic, in a game or film, the result would be intensely surreal and frightening.
‘Light Isteria’ is a high-pitched drone with sizzling interference that eventually breaks down midway and re-emerges. Whatever this hertz range is, the effect is distressing. I loved it!
The sixth track is ‘FRRYXL 1004040′, a low, rumbling and distorted drone with a click that adds pace. The drone shifts, subtly but still perceptibly, and you wait for something to happen. That something is a noisy roar that fades in and sounds as though a gated evil is escaping from some unseen dimension. It exits with a scrape of noise and all that is left is the drone.
Following that one up is a track called ‘Sonic Mantra’. It’s a dark choir in Dagon’s temple. A sizzle of static returns, and reality shuts down. What is real? What is imaginal? Who am I? I don’t know how to answer any of these questions anymore, because there’s just too much sensory overload. A cacophony of aquatic-sewer electronics bring about the end.
‘Felicita’ is the finale, a cavernous drone of unseen, unknown proportions, folding space behind itself. At 12:23, it’s the longest track on the album, as well as being the most involved and metamorphic. The tone of the work shifts from dark to darker. At 5:34, a new, oblique drone forms and something akin to the sorrow of existential misery or horrifying like objective nihilism takes shape and surrounds us. At 8:46, a low horn emerges and remakes the world in it’s image. When all else disappears, the horn is the last thing you hear.
All things considered, this might be one of the best dark ambient / drone albums I’ve heard in recent years, comparable to or even surpassing anything someone well known in the genre like Lustmørd has ever done (all the better, as it’s free!). It’s the kind of album that makes you want to pick up a cheap cd player and take it out for a spin late at night while sitting alone in a graveyard. Or an airfield.

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