{"id":4382,"date":"2012-11-16T10:30:10","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T15:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.videogamedj.com\/?p=4382"},"modified":"2012-11-16T12:10:39","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T17:10:39","slug":"friday-freakout-the-bitman-levels-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamechops.com\/vgdj\/friday-freakout-the-bitman-levels-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Freakout: THE BITMAN LEVELS UP!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Artistic growth is an awesome thing to behold. \u00a0<\/em>To witness an artist’s humble beginnings, their developmental period (which some might say never truly ends with an active artist!), and their transition into a truly legitimate, confident professional in their field; just\u00a0AWESOME<\/em>. \u00a0Truth be told, I feel as if I’ve witnessed at least a part of this progression with today’s artist and his latest release:<\/p>\n

\"\" Epic Elevator Music
\nby The Bitman<\/strong><\/p>\n

To start off, “Epic Elevator Music”\u00a0is eight *STELLAR* \u00a0<\/em>tracks of hard hitting, powerfully driven, yet wildly stylistically\u00a0varied LSDj goodness\u00a0of the highest mark<\/em>. \u00a0It’s another one of those chipalbums that I knew would be an instant favorite of mine before the first track even finished, and 100% confirmed after about eight back-to-back playthroughs.\u00a0DAMN GOOD JAMS<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s upon comparison to Max Dolensky<\/a> aka The Bitman<\/a>‘s previous two EPs from earlier in the year, “Ten Day EP<\/a>” & “Nimbus<\/a>“, that his growth becomes strikingly apparent. Neither of these albums are bad. In fact, they’re both quite solid & worthy of downloading! That said, EEM is on a completely different level of chipartistry<\/em>. The complexity of the compositions, the more intricately designed melodic structures, the wonderful variety and blending of different musical styles, the greater aptitude regarding LSDj composition and mixing technique; everything is better, stronger, catchier, more aptly composed & i<\/em><\/strong>nspired<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

According to Max,\u00a0some of this development simply comes from gaining more experience with his craft, but the lion’s share of it comes from gaining more\u00a0experiences<\/em>. \u00a0By this he means learning from and collaborating with other chipartists and awesome people within the scene, and of course by participating in live performances. BRKfest<\/a> in general stands out as a poignant turning point in his chipmusic career, much as it does for so many other chipartists that attended &\/or performed at it.\u00a0(For more thoughts straight from The Bitman himself, keep an eye out for an in-depth transcript of our *AMAZING*\u00a0<\/em>chat coming soon to the\u00a0ChipWIN blog<\/a>!!).<\/p>\n

But if you think The Bitman has reached his developmental plateau, check out this rough draft of a brand new track he’s working on:
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