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int eighty and c64 are... Dual Core.

Actually they are just two guys. int eighty is a programmer in Cincinnati, Ohio; and c64 is a graphic designer in Greater Manchester, England. They originally met several years ago on an underground hip hop website. "His beats made me want to rap, and he quickly became one of my favorite producers," recalls eighty in regards to c64's production.

In the spring of 2007, Dual Core released their first album entitled Zero One. Zero One featured the single Hostage Down, a fun song about the game Counter-Strike. The up-tempo instruments and rhythm, combined with the amusing punchlines and catchy chorus, made the song an immediate hit. It received play on numerous podcasts and radio stations.

In the summer of 2007, int eighty and c64 met personally for the first time ever. That's correct, they completed the Zero One album without ever having met in person. While working together in the basement of int eighty's house, the two finalized a second album called Super Powers. The new album featured all new music from Dual Core, along with appearances from nerdcore "super" artists Beefy, MC Wreckshin, YTCracker, and ZeaLouS1.

Shortly after completing Super Powers, the group had shows lined up at some big events. On August 4, 2007, Dual Core became the first nerdcore group to play the big stage at Defcon -- the world's largest hacker conference. They proceeded to sell out of copies of both albums: Zero One, and the newly released Super Powers. "I was completely shocked when I reached down and there were no more albums," says eighty. "Then I realized we were playing at the CCC Camp in Germany in a couple days, and we didn't have any CDs to sell." Fortunately the duo were able to duplicate less official discs via the assistance of CCC Camp attendees. On August 9, 2007, Dual Core became the first nerdcore group to play the big stage at the CCC Camp -- a hacker conference that occurs once every four years.

It would be pretty difficult play shows bigger than these, right? Well, have you ever heard of Google? Thanks to the folks who run Notacon, Dual Core became the first nerdcore group to play the official after-party for the Ohio Linux Fest, which was sponsored by Google and Notacon. From there, Dual Core has appeared on several podcasts and shows; and they have officially released Super Powers on their website, dualcoremusic.com. The duo have continued with their inertia and are also currently working on their third album with an expected release date of spring 2008.