We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Direct Sound Manifesto

by Tristan Burfield

supported by
Matt Shenton
Matt Shenton thumbnail
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £4 GBP  or more

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    See through plastic sleeve. Photo Insert. CDR and Press IT sticky label.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Direct Sound Manifesto via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    edition of 10  9 remaining

      £4 GBP or more 

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    41
    releases

    Get all 41 Tristan Burfield releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Forsaken Fragments and Hallowed Remains (2011-2018), Direct Sound Manifesto, Bits Are For Squares, Mothership Mix, Tristan Burfield & Zebra Mu, Planned Obsolescence, Weaponised Nostalgia, Arcade Warfare, and 33 more. , and , .

    Excludes subscriber-only releases.

    Purchasable with gift card

      £55.30 GBP or more (50% OFF)

     

1.
Commuter World 02:05
buy track
2.
Rat Run 01:39
buy track
3.
Hallowed Eve 03:15
buy track
4.
Baggy Beat 01:40
buy track
5.
Cosy GUI 00:43
buy track
6.
Bumper to Bumper 02:53
buy track
7.
News Beat 01:47
buy track
8.
Revery 02:47
buy track
9.
Strict Dresscode 01:51
buy track
10.
Jungle Fever 01:23
buy track
11.
Loop De Loop 01:09
buy track
12.
Recliner 01:01
buy track
13.
Chemical Reaction 02:10
buy track
14.
The Golden Ticket 02:10
buy track
15.
The Majestic Boardroom 02:58
buy track
16.
Skipping Rope 01:52
buy track
17.
Picnic Hamper Bonanza 01:44
buy track
18.
On Speed Dial 01:36
buy track
19.
Steam Press 02:08
buy track
20.
Tolkien's Bequest V2.0 03:26
buy track
21.
Chip Noir 05:40
buy track

about

All tracks explore the limitations of the Gameboy Advance Soundchip. Creating powerful and warm tones through hacking a simple humble consumer device. The title of the album refers to the Direct Sound protocol that is transmitted through the devices speaker/headphone port. Tracks 1-4, 6-7, 9, 15 recorded between Feb-March 2021 and October-December 2021 using Gameboy Advance Cat Skull GBA midi adapter, Roland SH-201 Synthesiser and sequencing in Logic Pro. Tracks 5,8, 12-14, 17-21 recorded using using Gameboy Advance Cat Skull GBA midi adapter and Logic Pro (outtakes from Planned Obsolescence sessions 2019-2020). Tracks 10,11 and 16 recorded using Gameboy Advance and Nanoloop 2.0 in 2006.

credits

released December 2, 2021

license

tags

about

Tristan Burfield image

Tristan Burfield Norwich, UK

Tristan Burfield has been described by a new band a day as a modern day electro "polymath". His music often incorporates lo- fi elements such as videogames, toys, junk, glitches and noise.

Tristan's stubbornly retro approach (which has seen him brandish Gameboy's, Nes Consoles and Commodore 64 sound chips as soundsources) often embraces limitations as a means of creative inspiration. ... more

contact / help

Contact Tristan Burfield

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Report this album or account

If you like Tristan Burfield, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring Riley Pinkerton (aka The Rat Queen) from the theatrical NYC rockers, Castle Rat.
listen now