Forgotten Machines 56kbps Records #029 Stream & Download @ Bandcamp FORGOTTEN MACHINES is all about rediscovering old tools and using them to make new art. The story of FORGOTTEN MACHINES is told through the magic of ~dance music~ and was written with the intention of marrying early synth-pop with a future techno aesthetic. This marriage eventually produced a baby, thereafter called FORGOTTEN MACHINES and he is a love letter to classic synthesizers and ~dance music~ enthusiasts everywhere.
	Powerglove (Decktonic Remix) GameChops Stream & Download @ Bandcamp If you like dubstep, you might like this.
	Hard Times (Single) 44 Caliber Recordings #013 Buy @ Beatport Going hard with a progressive/electro dancefloor filler.
	Jake Allison - Seaking's Seaglass (Decktonic Remix) NoiseChannel.org #033 / Love & Tonic Records #008 Stream & download @ Bandcamp A high energy dubstep remix of Jake Allison's party jam.
	Stars (Album) Love & Tonic Records #007 Stream & download @ Bandcamp My second album, featuring elements of dubstep, skweee, house, electro and progressive, made with KORG DS10+ and Nanoloop. Also BASS.
	Key West (Single) MK837 Records #052 Buy @ Beatport A fun party track I made for MK837's "Sounds of Summer Volume 3."
	FEZ Remixes (EP) Love & Tonic Records #006 Stream & download @ Bandcamp FEZ was developed by Polytron, and is available on Xbox Live Arcade. Disasterpeace made an excellent soundtrack for the game. I made a couple remixes.
	All My Robot Friends (EP) Noise Channel Records #013 Stream & download @ Noise Channel Even more, even heavier, KORG DS10 dance music.
	RPM - Venom Love (Decktonic Remix) 44 Caliber Recordings #004 Buy @ Beatport My version of RPM's track is an adventure in dubstep.
	Dark Mode (EP) Love & Tonic Records #003 Stream & download @ Bandcamp 100% KORG DS10 dance music, 100% bass.
	Dirty (Single) 44 Caliber Recordings FREE-P Vol. 1 Stream & download @ Bandcamp My heavy electro house / dubstep track was included on the first 44 Caliber Recordings compilation.
	Japanese Wallpaper - war (Decktonic Remix) Dual Mode Records #009 Stream & download @ Bandcamp A chillwave glo-fi beach house remix I did for this excellent ambient/IDM EP.
	Bright Primate - Fanfare (Decktonic Remix) Stream & download @ Bandcamp I took this chip-rock track in a more danceable direction. Alongside remixes by MisfitChris, i am [noun] and Smiletron.
	Midnight (Single/EP) MK837 Records #028 Stream & download @ Bandcamp "Decktonic's first single on MK837 Records is a tasty retro electro track ready for the dancefloor. Includes remixes from DJ Salty Flavor, Reid K and Deeflash." — MK837

Playing my track "Forgotten Machines" at the 8static 4th anniversary in Philadelphia, Oct. 13, 2012.

Mentions

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…this time we have an interview with a very well rounded figure in the scene (he came from a background in game design and has found a home in music production), and who’s rather well known on the east coast. I took the time to talk to Christian Montoya, the man also known as Decktonic. We chatted about his music, the state of the current chipscene, and some recent events that have shaken it up in the past couple weeks.

— Interview at Chiptunes=WIN, February 18, 2013

(reviewing my album, Forgotten Machines) A generation of gaming has done something to our ears. It has primed listeners to appreciate the sound of digital instruments in raw form: dry and immediate, crisply-synchronized machine dance music. So, while I wouldn’t call the music of Decktonic “chip music” or “game music,” somehow it’s a modern take on each. It’s retro-futuristic, electro-techno unadorned with effects. And, hell, while Korg’s DS-10 running on Nintendo DS is far from a high-fidelity sound experience, there’s something irresistibly funky about its sound. Listening to the DS-10 dry in the hands of a creative musician can be a cure for the ear fatigue you suffer from the endless sameness of a lot of releases.

— Create Digital Music, December 18, 2012

(reviewing my album, Forgotten Machines) The blip heavy offerings of New York's Decktonic never cease to amaze, and his latest album, Forgotten Machines that dropped on 56kbps Records this morning is no different, offering a variety of 8-bit inspired sounds and jumbled beats for an upbeat, almost time-travel-inspiring jam session. …Forward thinking percussion, fire-starting synthesizer arpeggios and a penchant for the genre-defying are a few of Forgotten Machines' most notable features.

— The Get Downnn, December 6, 2012

(reviewing my album, Stars) …his 10-track publication involves the elements of rusty, angular electro and more bouncy club-induced propulsions and even infantile-near primitive electronica (though, it is highly amusing and funny) and tracker music/chiptune bits and grains. These sultry synth chunks and acid techno inspired hooks are highly enjoyable. In a nutshell, the more you listen to it the more you like it (as it used to be so usual case in this way). In general, it is as well as his previous, debut album Dark Mode (2011). Actually it is even a tiny bit better.

— Recent Music Heroes, October 27, 2012

Since it was the last day, we took the opportunity to showcase some of the amazing chip artists (inc. Decktonic) who performed with us throughout the weekend — some fans even took to the dance floor!

— NYCC: ShiftyLook Day Four, October 22, 2012

The party really started hopping when our musical guest Decktonic started playing some amazing techno tunes.

— Lomography, September 1, 2012

(reviewing my album, Stars) do your bass loving self a favor when you listen to this album and take Decktonic's advice: listen via some good cans and/or sound system with solid bass response so that you don't miss out on any of the deep basstasticness. Honestly, if this album doesn’t get your foot tapping, head nodding, ass shaking, and feet moving, there's no hope for you. Don't be hopeless. EMBRACE THE BASS.

— Video Game DJ, July 13, 2012

(reviewing my album, Stars) So it's out, and the ball is rolling! This album is mad dank just saying. So bassy, so chill, just such good music. Also, word up from NJ! Decktonic really has it going well in this release. DS-10 and NL4i? Such great, fat, greazzy sounds coming from this stuff.

— The Vanguard, June 27, 2012

Also included alongside the aforementioned three songs is a fairly rad remix of ‘War’, by a producer under the name of Decktonic, turning the track into an almost danceable four minutes of minimalistic techno.

— Sunny Cellars, March 10, 2012

Princeton, New Jersey-based DJ and producer Christian Montoya (love and tonic records) produces music on the DS-10 that's drier and more exposed, as he programs intricate bass music on the unprocessed Nintendo cart. Christian works as a game designer by day, and channels some of the DS-10's game music and so-called "chip music" heritage. The results, though, are a perfect marriage of game chip-waveform rawness, nude bass and synth and percussion sounds, and carefully-concocted grooves. For anyone concerned that game systems could hinder moving your butt out of the seat, this album is required listening. It's utterly stripped-bare dance goodness — and it turns out the DS bass sounds fantastic.

— Peter Kirn, Create Digital Music, February 6, 2012

New York’s Decktonic plays up the chiptune parts

— The Deli New England, January 19, 2012

Expect a lot of drums and bass...

— Ugo Capeto, December 10, 2011

The Decktonic remix is quite excellent...

— Dannel Jurado, September 15, 2011

Upcoming Shows

March 22 & 23 11:30am-2:30pm	PAX East Chiptune 2013 Presented by Boston 8Bit Resident DJ	Boston, MA
March 29 7:00 PM	POW POW Bonus Round DNA Lounge RSVP and get tix!	San Francisco, CA	18+, $11

Past Shows

February 28 8:30 PM	WARPER PARTY 7th ANNIVERSARY The Delancey	New York, NY	21+, FREE
March 9 10:00 PM	AFTERGLOW AIRWAVES (DJ Set) Club Haze	Oneonta, NY	18+, $5
December 9, 2012 12:30 AM	Clipstream 3: Return of the Freezestep (online webstream)	The Internet	All ages
October 14, 2012 3 PM	New York Comic Con (DJ Set) hosted by ShiftyLook.com (booth #3374) live stream @ twitch.tv	New York, NY	All ages
October 12, 2012 3 PM	New York Comic Con hosted by ShiftyLook.com (booth #3374) live stream @ twitch.tv	New York, NY	All ages
September 3, 2012 7 PM	I/O Labor Day Chip opening for Natty, BR1GHT PR1MATE and Active Knowledge.	Brooklyn, NY	All ages, $7
August 30, 2012 7 PM	Excellent Analog Adventure Exhibition @ Lomography Gallery Store DJ set + Live set!	New York, NY	Free, 21+
July 28, 2012 8 PM	Brooklyn Bass Throwdown @ Freddy's Bar w/ Pixel8ter, mo0n.t0ne, Baphld! and Chromacle.	Brooklyn, NY	21+, suggested donation: $5
March 31, 2012 10 PM	Live show @ Sprinkle Kingdom opening for Cheapshot, Mo0n.tOne, Pixel8ter and Ghost Craters.	Philadelphia, PA	Free, all ages
February 27, 2012 8 PM	Live show @ CNB: Username w/ NickelPUNK, Glenntai, robotsexmusic and Da Pantz	Brooklyn Fireproof East	Free, 21+
February 13, 2012 8 PM	Live show @ RETURN OF BOSTON 8BIT w/ Cathode Rays, Br1ght Pr1mate, Radio Scotvoid and [i am noun] Boston debut	Great Scott, Boston, MA	Free, 21+
Oct. 5, 2011 9 PM	DJ set @ Brain Wave Guest DJ for resident Little Star Dweller	Angels & Kings NYC 500 E 11th St Manhattan	Free, 21+
August 30, 2011 6:00 PM	DJ Set @ someone's basement w/ Manni Festo, The Nick Patel Experience, A VS. B and Bahpld!	Montclair, NJ	Free, all ages
August 21, 2011 4:30 PM	Radio Set @ BBOX Radio	Dekalb Market Brooklyn, NY	Free, all ages
June 8, 2011 9:00 PM	Live show @ Angels & Kings NYC opening for Da Pantz & rhinostrich	Angels & Kings 500 East 11 St New York, NY	free, 21+
February 19, 2011 8:00 PM	Live show @ 8static opening for minusbaby (NYC) & crashfaster (SF) Philadelphia debut	Studio 34 4522 Baltimore Ave Philadelphia, PA	$8, all ages
February 5, 2011 11:30 PM - 4 AM	DJ set @ Cin-M-Art 43 w/ BadAsimo	43 Murray St New York, NY	$10, 21+
January 7, 2011 10:30 PM	Live show @ Cin-M-Art 43 First live show, New York debut	43 Murray St New York, NY	$10, 21+

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