Happy to report that longtime SK favorite and fellow Brooklyn resident Eliot Lipp has a new album slated for release on March 4th on Mush records, home of Bibio, Lymbyc Systym, Caural, et al. His last LP, Tacoma Mockingbird was one of last year’s gems, a brilliant collection of melody-drenched, hip-hop- and techno-informed electro-funk that set the bar high for a production career with loads of promise. Thus, expectations were high for his follow-up The Outside and after a few listens it’s pretty clear that dude is at the top of his game right now. A lot has been written about Lipp’s many stops around this big country of ours, with journalists (including myself) making the lazy connection between his past locales (Detroit, Pacific NW, LA) and the respective influence of those local scenes on his development as an artist. Truth is, I’m excited as hell that he’s in Brooklyn, a spot in dire need of good home-grown electronic music and curious to see how this move effects his sound. When I listen to The Outside it reminds me so much of a definitive UK sound, particularly with regard to the clear influence of so many types of music, much of it American in origin like Techno and Hip-Hop. It’s intelligent without being overbearing and eschews the stylistic rigidity of so much other, less successful electronic music.
Yes, this shit clearly makes me wordy (I’m listening as I type this) but this being early 2008 and all, it’s important to get excited now. Because in the 11 months to follow, I guarantee you will be saturated by the overhyped and undeserving. Add this to your running “Best Of” list right now.
RIYL: Luke Vibert, Plaid, Flying Lotus, Prefuse 73, Mouse on Mars, Caural, Ammon Contact, Dabreye
READ:
http://www.eliotlipp.net
http://www.myspace.com/eliotlipp
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:09 pm
this is my fave out of your four most recent posts.
February 8th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
i love elliot, great downtempo electronics, music thats rite down my alley. He’s got an album out called , it was relased after Tacoma, its dam good too.
love your work, keep on keeping on.
February 8th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
called ….City Synthasis
sorry bout that
February 9th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
I keep visiting. I keep finding things I like. Thanks for doing what you do.
February 11th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
nice, the song “the outside” on his myspace is nasty too.
March 14th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
God, that’s great :) Makes me happy as I work away this Friday night.
I’m always a bit confused by the world of “MP3″ blogs for Electronic music. I’m very strict on the songs I download: I only download free songs and I buy the ones that aren’t. It’s less a moral crusade and more a way to sleep better at night. But often I can’t figure out the songs of Electronica (and the like) artists. I often can’t find reference to what I can download from them on their personal sites, nor can I find a place to purchase the songs. Any advice? (I’m subscribed to the comments, so go ahead and post a comment if you have a suggestion for me. Sorry if this is such a n00b question.)