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Bitpop is a type of electronic music, where at least part of the music is made using old 8-bit computers or game consoles. Popular choices are the Commodore 64 and Game Boy. Two major publishers of bitpop are Relax Beat & Bleepstreet Records. Examples of bands in the genre are 1987, Bodenständig 2000, Covox, firestARTer, David Sugar, GOTO80, The Hardliner, Huoratron, Teamtendo, Khonnor, Machinae Supremacy, Monster & Maskiner, Mr. Pacman, Pluxus, Pontonius, Puss, Slagsmålsklubben, Nintendude (Check MSN's free music downloads) and Welle:Erdball

The name has incorrectly been considered as a pun on britpop and bit.

Related to bitpop are groups that write chip music such as She, YM Rockerz, AY Riders and dropdabomb.

Some related genres are Gamewave, Picopop, and electropop.

See also

• Chiptune

External links

• http://www.micromusic.net/
• http://www.aurells.com/1up/
• http://www.8bitpeoples.com/
• http://www.relaxbeat.com/
• http://www.bleepstreet.com/
• http://www.gainlad.gameboymall.com/
• http://www.davidsugar.com/
• http://www.covox.net/
• http://www.dropdabomb.org/
• http://www.goto80.com/
• http://www.receptorsmusic.com/
• neotericz
• http://www.megapeng.de/
• http://played.by/she
• http://teamtendo.com/
• http://ymrockerz.atari.org/