Song Review - Whitesnake, Chipped by Inverse Phase

There are two branches of the great tree of music which, while sharing common roots, don't intersect nearly enough. But when they do, the result is often, in the vernacular of the era, totally rad. Get your lighters out for this one.

One of the more clever musicians of the Chiptunes scene is an artist who goes by the name Inverse Phase. He is no stranger to recomposing music of the 80's with video game sounds of the 80's, having previously covered Real Life's New Wave classic "Send Me An Angel" and U2's "New Year's Day" to great effect. This time though, Inverse Phase goes full power ballad on Whitesnake's "Is This Love".


"Chip This Love" perfectly captures the pacing, mood and spirit of this staple of both AOR radio and more than a few cars with steamed-up windows. Close your eyes and you can almost picture an animated sprite of Tawny Kitaen dancing back and forth. Inverse Phase manages to capture every Whitesnake nuance in 8-bit form, from David Coverdale's metal croon to John Sykes six string and Don Airey's key textures.

In addition to single covers like this and his original compositions, Inverse Phase is currently working on a track-by-track chiptuned version of Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine. Hopefully it won't be long before he hops in his sonic time machine for another tubular trip back to the 80's.



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