The Discourse and Culture of Chip Music Studying the Methods and Values of the Chipscene

2018

Master's Thesis popular music MUR502 - University of Agder 2018 This thesis tackles some of the complicated internal issues that has colored the chipscene. Through analyzing discourse in blog posts, academic material and online communication between chiptune practitioners it aims to define the current generation of chiptune musicians. Interviewing figures of interest has given insight into the aesthetic of chiptune and what is important to the current community. Analyzing the aesthetic values can give insight into the elements of the genre that is so difficult to define. The goal is to expand upon the work of Marylou Polymeropoulou (2014) and see it in context of my own involvement with the…