"It's like chip music isn't even an æsthetic yet," says Therrien. "There are no set rules for how you use the technology. Any retrofitted, retasked 8-bit device that you want to use is fine — as long as there are bleeps and bloops, they're gonna love it."
MINUSBABY + DISASTERPEACE + OXYGENSTAR + BR1GHT PR1MATE + ACTIVE KNOWLEDGE | Middle East upstairs, 472 Mass Ave, Cambridge | January 14 @ 8 pm | $20 | 617.562.8800 or mideastclub.com
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