Usk

Usk is a one man chip-tune artist from Fukuoka. Like many other chip-tune musicians, he gained access to a sequencer at an early age and never looked back, churning out track after track of electro bliss.

In early 2000 he started playing live and joined up with other like-minded chip-tune artists. In 2006 he became the very first Japanese artist to release an album on the highly respected 8-Bit Peoples site. He was also a part of VORC's Holy 8-Bit Night live event in 2007.

His style is very clean and straightforward, unlike other 8-bit artist who might try for more experimental works. The songs are all simple and catchy, built around very heavy 4/4 beats and a decidedly club/house/trance atmosphere. Up until 2008, he stuck almost exclusively to Gameboy-esque sounds, much like YMCK. His more recent work abandons the 8-bit sound in favor of more "modern" synths sounds, giving his tracks a much more organic and lush feel. His live shows are full of energy, with Usk himself sometimes being the most frantic person in the room.

As Vivid As Possible



Official Site
MySpace

Releases
Picopicodisco (2006)
Joy and Sorrow (2006)
As Vivid As Your Lips (split with Sulumi - 2007)

Live at Holy 8-Bit Night 2007


Live at the Hat Factory 9-29-2007