Just when you though we were dead...BAM! We hit you in the face like Ike Turner circa 1974. Merry Christmas from us and celebrate the holidays with our new single Dance With You. It's available as a free download on Bandcamp (donations also accepted). Enjoy

What is EIGHT BIT TIGER? It’s Erik and Kent’s new dance music project intended to unclog the blood clots in the legs of the human race through subconscious swinging of the hips and tapping of the feet. We have 3 songs on our BANDCAMP PAGE and we’re giving our single “Numbers” away for free…so DOWNLOAD IT NOW. We are in the final stages of finishing up our debut album and can’t wait to show it to you all. As always, share our Bandcamp with the world on Facebook and Twitter.

You can also become our friend on FACEBOOK if you like.

There will be a new website for Eight Bit Tiger in the coming weeks. Until then we’ll post important EBT information on the Love in October webpage.

Our debut Eight Bit Tiger Show will be at WOSTOCK in Holland, MI on Saturday March 19^th. Here’s the relevant show info.

Eight Bit Tiger Debut Show

WOSTOCK 2011

Holland, MI

Saturday March 19^th

Starts at 6pm, Eight Bit Tiger plays at 8pm  

$10 one-day pass, $15-two day pass

http://wostock.com/

There are not many times in life when everything comes together, but the video for Paper Heart was one of those instances. 

We had the opportunity to shoot a video in our native hometown of Solleftea, Sweden and Old Town (gamla stan) in Stockholm. This was a rare instance to literally show where we grew up and the environment that inspired the music and sound that we know as Love in October today. What makes it extra special is that we had the chance to work with our best childhood friend Daniel Galfvensjo, who hiked up mountains and withstood the bitter cold to help us shoot parts of the video.

The video was shot in the style of the old school, on a super 8 camera from the 70s. This presented several problems when shooting outside in December in Sweden. During winter, the lack of sunlight in northern Sweden allowed for 2 hours of filming per day. We had to film everyday for two weeks to finish.  Another major problem was the cold. At times we filmed in -33 Celsius (-27 Fahrenheit) temperatures. The old camera (a Canon 814) would freeze up after about 30 minutes and we’d have to go inside and warm it up to get it working again. The freezing camera motor varied the tapespeed and playback rate, which created some unique and magical analog effects (to our delight). There was also no playback capability, and not much film available, so most shots are one take and we had to just hope we got it right.

Our good friend Rob Castilla (www.fivepennfilms.com) edited the video. Since the camera was constantly freezing he had to by trial and error manually change the playback rate of each scene to get it to sync with the audio.

This is the most special music video we’ve made.  It highlights our home and who we are, and allows us to share our little piece of the world with you. Enjoy.

HAPPY Valentines Day

Happy EP release day!

Head over to the LIO STORE where you can buy a physical handmade copy of Love in October II. Each album is custom made by the band, individually numbered, and autographed. This is a limited release of 50 (we can only make so many before our hands fall off our bodies from exhaustion) so get your order in before they’re all gone!

And don’t forget about the FREE EP RELEASE SHOW and Double Door tonight. We’ll be playing at 10pm. See you there!

Attention Citizens of the World!

We'll be doing an interview with Fearless Radio on Tuesday 2/8, the day of the release of the new EP,  at 5pm Central Standard Time and talk about the making of the album, life on Mars, and cold war politics in a post-apocalyptic society. You can tune in from around the world and stream it at http://www.fearlessradio.com/ .

Transmission over.

It’s that time of year when we bundle up, eats lots of holiday treats and reflect on the past year. Kent and I have been really busy in the studio this year and we’re excited about 2011. We are going to have not one, but TWO releases. The first will be February 8^th with a five song EP called “Love in October II”. I have to keep the second secret for now, but it will be out sooner rather than later.

We are currently in Sweden shooting a music video for Paper Heart. We’re doing it a little different than what we’ve done in the past and trying a different approach. It could turn out awesome or be a huge failure…we are gambling men at heart. The video will be out in February as well. Happy Happy fun time!

CHICAGO: Don’t forget we have a show coming up at Double Door on Friday the 14^th. Mark your calendars.

And finally we were lucky to meet up with our childhood friend Tobias, who played drums in our first high school band “Ambush”, to cover the song Walls by Shout Out Louds live from our living room (the room that started it all). You can watch the magic HERE.

Thanks for a great year and al the love and support. Get ready for an exciting 2011! 

- Erik

Mark your calendars, a new Love in October EP will be out February 8th. Keeping up with the times, the album will only be released digitally. However, a limited edition physical copy (Only 50 will be made) with an individualized hand made album cover will be made available. Preorders will be available in January 8th.  

Track Listing

1. Do You Love Me

2. Paper Heart

3. Desperate

4. Rubix Cube

5. Don't Forget