these guys have a song called the geeks will inherit the earth and if that’s the
will inherit the earth and if that’s the
will inherit the earth and if that’s the case they are sent hi I’m Rebecca Braden
case they are sent hi I’m Rebecca Braden
case they are sent hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com we got the
and welcome to watchmojo.com we got the
and welcome to watchmojo.com we got the chance to check out warp tour where we
chance to check out warp tour where we
chance to check out warp tour where we spoke with i Fight Dragons about how
spoke with i Fight Dragons about how
spoke with i Fight Dragons about how they make music with video game
they make music with video game
they make music with video game controllers
so something we always like to find out
so something we always like to find out is the origin stories of the bands that
is the origin stories of the bands that
is the origin stories of the bands that we introduced to tell us how i fight
we introduced to tell us how i fight
we introduced to tell us how i fight dragons first got together I like any
dragons first got together I like any
dragons first got together I like any good superhero team you know call was
good superhero team you know call was
good superhero team you know call was put out and people responded from
put out and people responded from
put out and people responded from various corners of Chicago I was back in
various corners of Chicago I was back in
various corners of Chicago I was back in two thousand eight and and actually bill
two thousand eight and and actually bill
two thousand eight and and actually bill and I who co-produced our first two eps
and I who co-produced our first two eps
and I who co-produced our first two eps we’re making some demos together and
we’re making some demos together and
we’re making some demos together and sort of stumbled upon chiptune as a
sort of stumbled upon chiptune as a
sort of stumbled upon chiptune as a sound which is you know one element of
sound which is you know one element of
sound which is you know one element of what we do new music on old video game
what we do new music on old video game
what we do new music on old video game sound cards
as soon as I kind of discovered that
as soon as I kind of discovered that world out there I knew that I needed to
world out there I knew that I needed to
world out there I knew that I needed to put a band together around it and just
put a band together around it and just
put a band together around it and just knew various people from the Chicago
knew various people from the Chicago
knew various people from the Chicago music scene that to their credit when I
music scene that to their credit when I
music scene that to their credit when I said you know want to join a new
said you know want to join a new
said you know want to join a new Nintendo rock band mostly said yes
it’s all come down
it’s all come down unlike most bands it was kind of
unlike most bands it was kind of
unlike most bands it was kind of assembled around the sound as opposed to
assembled around the sound as opposed to
assembled around the sound as opposed to kind of just coming together and find a
kind of just coming together and find a
kind of just coming together and find a way yeah be there been interesting
way yeah be there been interesting
way yeah be there been interesting because we’ve been together for about
because we’ve been together for about
because we’ve been together for about three years now so it’s been interesting
three years now so it’s been interesting
three years now so it’s been interesting to see how the sound has grown and
to see how the sound has grown and
to see how the sound has grown and changed based on the people in the band
changed based on the people in the band
changed based on the people in the band because that’s definitely something
because that’s definitely something
because that’s definitely something that’s that’s happened over the years
ok on your wiki page it says that your
ok on your wiki page it says that your instruments along with what you guys
instruments along with what you guys
instruments along with what you guys listed are like the NES for the SNES etc
listed are like the NES for the SNES etc
listed are like the NES for the SNES etc and I want to know how if I mean this is
and I want to know how if I mean this is
and I want to know how if I mean this is me being completely ignorant but how
me being completely ignorant but how
me being completely ignorant but how does one play it as an instrument it’s a
does one play it as an instrument it’s a
does one play it as an instrument it’s a twisted process because here for our
twisted process because here for our
twisted process because here for our recordings we actually just write all
recordings we actually just write all
recordings we actually just write all the music mostly in the game boy but
the music mostly in the game boy but
the music mostly in the game boy but also in the Nintendo is a few other
also in the Nintendo is a few other
also in the Nintendo is a few other chips like Commodore 64 and Atari 2600
chips like Commodore 64 and Atari 2600
chips like Commodore 64 and Atari 2600 but we mostly just write it on those
but we mostly just write it on those
but we mostly just write it on those machines but then to play it live we
machines but then to play it live we
machines but then to play it live we chop up those sounds into little samples
chop up those sounds into little samples
chop up those sounds into little samples that can each be triggered by a button
that can each be triggered by a button
that can each be triggered by a button on the controller it’s a wheel right in
on the controller it’s a wheel right in
on the controller it’s a wheel right in the middle of the song I might turn the
the middle of the song I might turn the
the middle of the song I might turn the guitar down and pick up a Super Nintendo
guitar down and pick up a Super Nintendo
guitar down and pick up a Super Nintendo controller and play a part on the
controller and play a part on the
controller and play a part on the like a doctor why not rock the mic you
like a doctor why not rock the mic you
like a doctor why not rock the mic you got to like the way off of rick how many
got to like the way off of rick how many
got to like the way off of rick how many miracles happen
which is interesting because then I have
which is interesting because then I have to split between my music brain and the
to split between my music brain and the
to split between my music brain and the part of my brain that I used to use to
part of my brain that I used to use to
part of my brain that I used to use to remember coats because it’s just like
remember coats because it’s just like
remember coats because it’s just like the same goat braying yeah code brain if
the same goat braying yeah code brain if
the same goat braying yeah code brain if you’re playing a guitar or a keyboard
you’re playing a guitar or a keyboard
you’re playing a guitar or a keyboard even if you’ve played it for any length
even if you’ve played it for any length
even if you’ve played it for any length of time you just understand where notes
of time you just understand where notes
of time you just understand where notes are so if you play this note it’s going
are so if you play this note it’s going
are so if you play this note it’s going to be higher than this note but we’ve
to be higher than this note but we’ve
to be higher than this note but we’ve assigned the button samples completely
assigned the button samples completely
assigned the button samples completely you know sort of as we know you can
you know sort of as we know you can
you know sort of as we know you can really write because it’s not like
really write because it’s not like
really write because it’s not like there’s a circle they just have to
there’s a circle they just have to
there’s a circle they just have to remember exactly which button in which
remember exactly which button in which
remember exactly which button in which order it’s got no relation to music
order it’s got no relation to music
order it’s got no relation to music other than what we’ve created
I’ve seen your music described as
I’ve seen your music described as Nintendo core if you had to describe it
Nintendo core if you had to describe it
Nintendo core if you had to describe it what would you say a lot of people have
what would you say a lot of people have
what would you say a lot of people have said sort of different things a lot of
said sort of different things a lot of
said sort of different things a lot of times we say chiptune rock or you know
times we say chiptune rock or you know
times we say chiptune rock or you know chiptune pop rock because it’s on the
chiptune pop rock because it’s on the
chiptune pop rock because it’s on the one hand we basically got a four-person
one hand we basically got a four-person
one hand we basically got a four-person rock band little more traditional two
rock band little more traditional two
rock band little more traditional two guitars bass drums and more traditional
guitars bass drums and more traditional
guitars bass drums and more traditional songwriting and then the sort of X
songwriting and then the sort of X
songwriting and then the sort of X Factor is that the fifth person and all
Factor is that the fifth person and all
Factor is that the fifth person and all of the synthesis and all the electronic
of the synthesis and all the electronic
of the synthesis and all the electronic sounds are made on old video game sound
sounds are made on old video game sound
sounds are made on old video game sound cards so it’s sort of that merging of
cards so it’s sort of that merging of
cards so it’s sort of that merging of chiptune and rock that kind of is what
chiptune and rock that kind of is what
chiptune and rock that kind of is what we do
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