We lived in the UK at the time and I recall heading along to events like the Commodore Expo, which was massive and full of incredibly cool stuff. Through my Dad’s work we had a Commodore 64 at home almost as soon as it came out. Dad worked with detection systems, and later on with early computers, so he acquired a coding background with assembly language on the early Commodore PET machines. He was an electronics engineer, so I was always learning the ropes as we tinkered on projects together. When I started playing in bands I realised it was a lot more expensive to buy that gear, so I’d sit with my Dad and build this stuff as a kid. When I was a kid I used to build my own amps and preamps. What’s going on?Ĭhris Mylrea: Oh, that’s all homemade stuff. AT stopped by for a look around a studio based predominantly on computers manufactured 20 and 30 years ago… and some home-spun electronics to boot.īrad Watts: I wasn’t expecting all of this Chris – evidently you’re quite the tinkerer! Half this stuff looks like it’s assembled from Jaycar kits. Chris Mylrea is one of Australia’s foremost proponents of ‘chip-music’. The grungy, lo-fidelity sound output from these computers has been re-harnessed and reinvigorated for a retro 8-bit ride in music construction. So you thought the Commodore 64, the Vic 20, the Ataris, and the Amigas were landfill? Think again, in the right hands they’re musical powerhouses.
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