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bitpunk.fm
A low-fi audiozine exploring the world of cypherpunk technology. Here, you’ll find a blend of articles, music, poems, stories, and sounds that dive into the heart of DIY tech sovereignty. Whether you’re a seasoned cypherpunk or just curious about the scene, there’s something here for you. So, plug in, press play, and keep the tape rolling!
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Side A Copying is not theft by Nina Paley Calibrating Broadcast and Radio Brigade by Mellow Cassette HD Radio is not High Definition by Bitpunk.fm Crop Circles by Mellow Cassette Side B Madame Psychosis meets Marshall McLuhan. An experimental mashup of radio media. Call 1-877-BIT-LOFI and leave crazy messages on a real cassette! How to get a physical tape: Mail a postcard with your return address to P.O. Box 273029 Fort Collins, CO 80525 I will mail you the tape for free when the issue is o
Apr 22, • 40:09
Touch Tones
Side A 1-877-BIT-LOFI 914-737-9938 609-528-2500 Blood Perfume by Survivial Guide 206-737-0945 415-903-4595 719-838-4002 707-873-7862 864-631-2806 808-973-4380 Side B 304-867-5309 On the Doc by And Now Miguel 336-226-1488 202-452-3206 720-856-8500 917-994-8949 Witness through Glass by Bitpunk.fm 630-847-5241 970-879-7300 202-762-1401 DTMF Tones Call 1-877-BIT-LOFI and leave crazy messages on a real cassette! How to get a physical tape: Mail a postcard with your return address to P.O. Box 273
Mar 15, • 40:16
Tick Tock
Side A Solar Weather Forecast A Busy Day by Øystein Berge Mind Controller by Miter Being Born by Jeffrey Salem Kerouac by White Triangles Side B Mountains of the Living Dead by bitpunk.fm Let’s talk about time by bitpunk.fm Get Your Don’t by Survival Guide Outro Call 1-877-BIT-LOFI and leave crazy messages on a real cassette! How to get a physical tape: Mail a postcard with your return address to P.O. Box 273029 Fort Collins, CO 80525 I will mail you the tape for free when the issue is out.
Feb 17, • 40:09
Make Poetry Punk Again
Side A Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out Poetry When Read Hear the barn owl screech Intermission The Teeth Mother Nake at Last Thank You Cards With Love, Goodbye Lovely Spinning Decks Tune In, Drop Out The Leaves Below The Morality of Taxes Scattered Photographs Leaded Ink Side B No one writes poems for the ants She Who Stirs The Abyss Speed Altar Poem Code Outro Cover Photo By Colin Czerwinkski (https://colinczerwinski.format.com/). Call 1-877-BIT-LOFI and leave crazy messages on a real cassette! H
Jan 18, • 40:00
KBIT-FM 97.5
Track List Side A No one writes poems for the ants. Poem by Bitpunk.fm. The Platform, LoFi Version from HeyCitizen’s Lo-Fi Hip-Hop Beats to Study and Relax to Gonzo book review by Dr. Josh S. Thompson of The Radio Phonics Laboratory, by Justin Patrick Moore. Side B It’s Christmastime Again by HeyCitizen from The Heycitizen Experience The Joy of Soldering by Bob Josh Outro an annoucements Notes This episode was digitized from the cassette. There is tape hiss in the audio on purpose. Watch bi
Dec 17, 2024 • 40:04
Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out
Track List Side A Intro Cocktail Party Brainwave Resonance by The Ohm Untitled by Scrotus Forward to Applied Cryptography read by Average Gary Side B The news by Bugle.news It’s a mod, mod, world of radio by bitpunk.fm Owen’s Loop Outro Notes Episode heavily inspired by the show Laugh-In. Audio samples from Laugh-In, the Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan, The Grass Menagerie by Henry Gibson, and various Armed Forces Vietnam Network Public Service Announcements. Quotes taken from variou
Nov 5, 2024 • 40:00
Rewinding the Future HCPP24
Talk presented at Hacker’s Congress Paralelní Polis on 5.10.24. Rewinding the Future: The Cultural Anarchism of Cassettes Abstract Cypherpunks rejoice! We finally have a private, anonymous, and censorship resistant media: the compact cassette. Historically, cassettes have toppled governments, sparked moral panics, and spread subversive messages. But are they still relevant today besides hipster nostalgia? Join me as I recount the transformative history of cassettes, uncovering the parallel socie
Oct 10, 2024 • 55:57
Sponsorship = Censorship
Side A ZPI: The Mysterious Tape Episode 1 by bitpunk.fm The Simulation is Glitching – The Ohm, Reality Fold Cassette Revolution – AI generated by Suno – prompt by bitpunk.fm In the Desert – Stephen Crane, 1895. Trumpet, Synth by bitpunk.fm Bitcoin Veterans SSTV image – HR4BTC The Box by Ash Overseer Side B Wale Watu (Those People) by Billiv Superintelligence is a Bitcoiner, by the Ohm, Reality Fold OTP is for you and me, bitpunk.fm Call 1-877-BIT-LOFI and leave crazy messages on a real casse
Aug 29, 2024 • 40:00
Your Results May Vary
Track List Side A Intro Music, Untitled by Camillo Analog Encryption SIGSALY article. deinvert. Ode Bossa Nova Poem by Arthur O’Shaughnessy. Jeff Lewis Trumpet Arrangement. Side B Statism Original remixed from: United States Department Of The Army, and United State s Office Of Education. Communism. 1950. Video. Zklamana, by Bäretta Cashu over QR over Audio over Cassette Robot36 app. Signal made with web SSTV. Ads 80s ad inserted as a reference to cassette culture at the time. Contribut
Jul 22, 2024 • 38:51
