] The 8bitpeoples first came together in 1999 as a collective of artists sharing
] a common love for classic videogames and an approach to music which
] reflected this obsession. Our primary interests were to provide quality music
] for free and most importantly to have fun. In the years since, we have grown
] in rank and expanded our goals.

[ Check it out, kiddies. Boingboing had a linkup to their Christmas album (the standout of which is the First Noel interpretation, btw), but there's a veritable fuckton of other stuff on here. The trash80 release hologram is particularly excellent, and i say that without any qualifications like "considering the theme" or whatever. Just plain good. I haven't gotten thru all the tracks i downloaded (starting from the most recent release) but I've been very pleased so far... enough that I'll pick up some of their minicd's just to show support. If you like music, particularly the "electronic" kind, do yerself a favor. -k]