8 bit peoples live at DHS2010

The first live acts for the spring final at DreamHack Summer 2010 is now booked. DreamHack is proud to present that Nullsleep (USA) and Random (Sweden) will kick of their European tour at the big stage in hall D in front of over 5000 people.


Nullsleep creates powerful romantic pop using repurposed low-bit electronics in a relentless search for new ways to circumvent their limitations. Bittersweet melodies and driving, rhythmic pulses are coaxed out of small plastic devices to produce a surprisingly intense sound. In 1999 Nullsleep cofounded 8bitpeoples, a collective of artists interested in the audio-visual aesthetics of early home computers and video game consoles. He has since released a number of recordings through 8bitpeoples, Astralwerks, Aniplex and others. Based in New York City, Nullsleep has performed extensively throughout North America, Europe and Asia, including the 20-date International Chiptune Resistance world tour in 2006.


Random started his chipmusic career in 2002 with the joke-band randomshitmotherburger, but quickly discovered that his interest in chipstyle sounds was no joke. Branching off as Random, he started making music with Game Boy in 2004, after being introduced to Carillon Tracker by Karawapo (of Pepino). Not long after that, Random was introduced to Little Sound DJ, and subsequently traded his soul to the Devil in exchange for supernatural tracking skills. But Random had the last laugh, putting all of his soul into his music - and the Devil, scorned, was robbed of his prize. Random has performed live in Sweden, Holland, Belgium, Brazil, Spain and the US, and he used to be a co-organizer of one of Europe's finest chip clubs, Microdisko.

Random and Nullsleep will perform on Saturday evening the 19th June. Make sure to check out the videos direct here and visit www.8bitpeoples.com to download some great tracks from the guys.



Random Live @ Pulsewave, NYC, July 2006