big implications here for my GOATs

Muzak Efron playing guitar

I don't do the booking at Boston Bitdown, I'm just loud about it and I did not know what to expect when @muzakefron.bsky.social stepped up to the mic. The amount of friends messaging me and freaking out with joy while her performance was streamed :)
muzakefron.bandcamp.com

photo of the replied-to post with the same fidget cube pictured held in front

hell yeah love wins ❤️ HEY tell them to stop messing with the quantum fidget cube. my number is going up

another birthday, another 3+ hour plushiepocalypse ty all ❤️

and heeeeeere we go www.twitch.tv/petriform

this energy returns in 15 minutes at twitch.tv/petriform

24 hours away! 🎵

in 48 hours! i'm actually practicing in advance for once... so the on-record pre-DGAF portion will only be ~Partially~ vibes-based... a harrowing proposition

just thought of the hardest transition ever to pop 2006 stepmania players

as good a time as any to mention that I'll be doing this again one week (plus one hour) from this post. hbd to meeee

(edited for character limit) six years ago today, I released an album that started with the lyric "can we go to the beach?" just in time for the world to unequivocally reply "absolutely not." "Dither Beach" is the most recent album in the pop-punk branch of my long-running chiptune canon, and it stands as the most up-to-date showcase of how I've evolved and pushed the boundaries of that particular segment of my sound and technique. it should come as no surprise that, after six years, I've had things cooking for Dither Beach's successor for quite some time. in fact, the concept has been fleshed out for over five years at least. as it happened, though, I took so many detours that I find myself far away from where I started. now, having deferred the successor to "Dither Beach" for so long, I can no longer revisit it from the same place. I am no longer as interested in the concept, and having widened my horizons so, no longer as motivated to iterate upon my pop-punk recipes. if I try to finish the album I started six years ago, I will fail. doing so is simply incompatible with where I stand today and where my present interests lie. so after much consideration, I am re-scoping the album to be a tight EP instead. I hope this isn't disappointing for those of you who have waited six years and counting for more of that sound, but I would rather release a kick-ass front-to-back EP than a half-assed LP that my heart isn't all the way in. in brighter news (and in classic petri fashion), I've been working on new tunes and concepts aside from all of this. as for the EP, I hope to have it for you this summer -- fingers crossed! please look forward to "the triple crown" soon, and thank you as always. -petri

celebrating six years of "Dither Beach" and an update on what comes next. #chiptune

listen + pwyw at petriform.bandcamp.com/album/dither...

alternatively read the text of this post on tumblr because alt text couldn't fit it all: blog.petriform.com/post/8116553...

thank you and stay tuned 🙂

Boy Without Batteries | MAGFest 2026 YouTube video by MAGFest

Not even 10 seconds in and you'll be like "Those gameboys need a cigarette after this #BoyWithoutBatteries performance."

@bwobchiptune.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJK_...

This visceral metal chiptune sound is borderline ethereal. I love it so much.

getting compliments on your cool Hawai'i Fridays jersey for Day When Everyone Wears Green: 😎😎

being made to explain the Hawai'i Fridays to the most enviably-offline people you know: 🥴 🥴

with many thanks owed to many people over many years:

how it started / how it's going

with many thanks owed to many people over many years:

how it started / how it's going

Petriform | MAGFest 2026 YouTube video by MAGFest

You ever thought Virtual Boy has some musical bangers?

Well, @petriform.com absolutely knows of them, and mixes them into even better bangers.

Their @magfest.org set is full of EDM chiptune greatness and absolutely worth a listen if you love chiptune!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zida...

SKULL HONEY, by Adrian Shegstad 10 track album

ICYMI, last week i released an album that was a passionate exploration of music to hold a listeners attention for it's entire runtime. Skull Honey has helped me complete monotonous tasks by being so silly that my mind doesn't have time to wander #adhd
adrianshegstad.bandcamp.com/album/skull-...

A woman in a mask Headline: Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask? Story from Jerk Wingley and Terramin Defishunsee Photo from Adobe

Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?

can't wait!!

[herzog taking off his headphones] Oh my god it's fucking fire

quick! before 3/11 is over post 311.mid (2014)

Petriform setlist at Boston Bitdown 2 Theme of a Witch in Particular Twin twice sick (I Just) Died in Your Arms scanners a dagger shone faintly Don't Worry Super Dog Park

WELP I forgot to post when I was up but thank you Salem and thank you @bostonbitdown.bsky.social !! I couldn't have asked for a more special new england debut ❤️

y'all better not be missing @muzakefron.bsky.social rn
twitch.tv/geekbeatradio

starts in one hour!!

not in the area? @geekbeatradio.bsky.social has got you covered: twitch.tv/geekbeatradio

see you soon!!

Boston Bitdown Day 4 Salem Chip Trials flyer day 4 sunday, march 8 MC Facepalm The Salem Chip Trials Host @ Bit Bar +LET'S DISINFECT!+ The Way Up !@#$% Muzak Efron Baron Von Future Petriform Balefire

show day!! turn up Boston, turn up Salem!! time to wear tripp pants on public transit for business reasons 😎

I'll be around!

Assorted Petriform CDs

Boston! I'll have "Familial Verses" and "florence" CDs on day 4 of Boston Bitdown in Salem (Sunday 3/8) for my performance there. but if you see me today or tomorrow and won't see me Sunday (😢) I may or may not be carrying a couple on me... talk to me 🙂

POW XIV incoming! Two nights of music, Thu/Fri March 12-13, GDC week at DNA Lounge, co-presented with @magfest.org - tix at www.dnalounge.com/calendar/202... + www.dnalounge.com/calendar/202...

Day 1 schedule for Boston Bitdown. For our full text please refer to our site for the schedule in text

Happy Boston Bitdown Day 1!
Both venues are next door to each other at The Jungle and Warehouse XI
Tickets still available at the door!
Please be advised that parking in that lot is for tenants only.
#BostonBitdown

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@summonbalefire.bsky.social
@voonic2.bsky.social
@nu11-chiptune.bsky.social
@rei8bit.bsky.social
@shemusic.bsky.social
@nicolestarlight.bsky.social
@megaflare0.bsky.social
@dinaari.bsky.social
& YMCK!