Henry Homesweet heads to Belgium for Nintendoom 3.0. Chip music fans will be able to party into the early hours with Homesweet, Man of Mega, chipzel and the mighty Shirobon, whose music we featured back in 2008 on the fondly-remembered Meme Machine compilation. This year’s Nintendoom will be held at Jeugdcentrum Rondpunt 26 in Genk. Update: Here’s a shot of Henry Homesweet modelling a very nice shirt at Nintendoom 3.0 on 22.02.14.
It’s that time of year again. Time for Henry Homesweet’s annual micromusic mixtape of all things 8bit and direct from the chip. The Essential Chip Mix 2013 has arrived, featuring Flying Lotus, ThermalBear, Sabrepulse, Unicorn Kid and 50 more chipmusic-inspired cuts, effortlessly segued into one and a half hours of listening pleasure. Still available: Henry Homesweet – Palm Trance CD. His classic old-school chiptune debut, described by New Yorker magazine as “the aural equivalent of spin art” and featuring the anthem Simple Pleasures. Henry Homesweet – Enter 5D CD. The album that took the Henry Homesweet signature sound in to previously unexplored psychedelic realms, incorporating elements of…
We’re going out with a bang… or more accurately with ridiculously action-packed Friday night of light entertainment, courtesy of some of the biggest names on the antigen roster. The rural backwater of East Anglia is the only place to be, as Dead Rat Orchestra return to Colchester Arts Centre for their annual Christmas show with Danish oddball Goodiepal. Support is provided by Lee Ashcroft. Also in Colchester, the mighty Dingus Khan take their onstage antics to Tribal. Further east, Rory and Ned return to Ipswich for a one-off show at the Steamboat.In Norwich, Henry Homesweet makes his newly adopted hometown debut with…
Henry Homesweet plays his first live show of 2013, but you'll need to travel to Turku in Finland to see it. He is taking part in the Ilmiö Festival with a whole bunch of bands I've never heard of, but I'm sure it will a fascinating cultural exchange.
The ever-modest Tom Hedley didn't even mention his Henry Homesweet alter-ego was featured in an article on chip tune music in New Yorker magazine. The article name-checks his groundbreaking debut album Palm Trance, with a link to Escape From IP1 - a soundtrack begging for a movie.