Pepino: a Game Boy rock band
by The love for classic videogames will probably never die. Game Boy expression still evolves today. Malcolm McLaren suggested ‘chip music’ was the new punk rock, when writing for Wired Magazine in 2003. Pepino is a Game Boy Rock band devoted to the 8-bit genre. The group is comprised of Alejandro Cremades and Ai Kaijo, who have played on three different continents. Pepino was included in the collective 8bitpeople’s 50th release CD celebration titled 8BP050.
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Tagged: 8-bit genre, 8BP050, Ai Kaijo, Alejandro Cremades, chip music, Game Boy music
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