Over the years, Pierre has developed a set of custom tools for manipulating PETSCII in real-time. Our performances rely on JavaScript code, embedding frame-by-frame loops that we control with a MIDI console. The visuals are dynamic and ever-changing—they’re not pre-rendered videos but live programs running on the spot. This generative approach, combined with the constraints of the PETSCII text mode and its 16-color palette, allows us to create a wide variety of visuals while keeping resource use minimal.
Since 2015, we’ve performed in Hong Kong, New York, Germany, Sweden, France, and Belgium, in settings ranging from major festivals like Pukkelpop to niche cybersecurity conferences and micromusic parties.
We often perform with the great swedish musician Goto80.
The video features Birds on fire, a song by Goto80
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The latest events at which we performed:
Alt+Ctrl+Play, Bucharest, Romania 2024
Micromusic’s Anniversary Winterthur, Switzerland 2024
Pukkelpop, Belgium 2023
MicroContact, Crest, France 2023
SEC-T, Stockholm, Sweden 2022
Année Zéro, Bernay, France 2022