Rainy days like today often call for the starless melodrama of abstract/experimental ballads, but I’ve discovered some vibrant chip music that will surely banish all greyishness away…

Datassette is a one-man outfit from London who makes music influenced by 8-bit culture and most notably the Commodore 64 chip (remember those days?). Every page on his website has tons of free, lip-smacking downloads, so go ahead and dig in!

Also check out Datassette’s Datashat Project, which produces oddball “bastard” remixes covering 80’s space-related TV themes, Italo-disco, Tone Loc, and the ever-appalling Electric Six.