Category: World Beat

“Tipper is the professional moniker for Dave Tipper, a British electronic artist/DJ/producer associated with styles including nu breaks, glitch hop, and downtempo. Originally part of the late-’90s drum’n’bass subgenre nu breaks, Tipper became entranced by the scene at age 16, when his older brother turned him on to the whole rave culture.

“Eventually growing bored with the fast tempos and repetitiveness of drum’n’bass, Tipper began to experiment with tempos — leading to his debut album, The Critical Path, in 2000 on the Higher Ground/Sony label. During the making of the album, Tipper began to suffer from hearing damage due to the elaborate and booming stereo systems inside his cars. With the problem sorted out, Tipper returned early the next year with his sophomore effort, Holding Pattern, which led to tours of both Europe and America. The DJ mix Tipper Presents Sound Off appeared later in 2001 via the Fuel label. Surrounded followed on Myutopia Recordings in 2003 and was one of the first electronic music albums to be recorded in 5.1 Surround Sound.

“With distribution by Kudos Records, Tip Hop marked the debut of his own Tippermusic label in 2005. Incorporating elements of hip-hop production, it helped lay the groundwork for glitch hop. His imprint also issued 2006’s The Seamless Unspeakable Something and Relish the Trough, 2008’s Wobble Factor and Tertiary Noise, and 2010’s Broken Soul Jamboree. The latter saw him embrace a downtempo, more ambient sound.

“After a series of EPs, Tipper announced in 2013 that health concerns would limit his festival appearances, and he released Dusty Bubble Box: EP Remixes to help raise funds for medical bills that included cardiac surgery the same year. After time off to recover, he returned with 2014’s Forward Escape, which hit the Top 20 of Billboard’s electronic albums chart. By that time, Tipper was making festival appearances with dedicated so-called uptempo or downtempo sets.

“In 2015, he released two EPs, Fathoms EP and It’s Like…, and in 2017, he returned with Flunked EP. It became his highest-charting release to date, reaching number 15 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.” ~ Marcy Donelson & Greg Prato, Rovi

“Psychedelic duo Simon Posford and Raja Ram are Shpongle, an ambient / electronica project formed in 1996 after the pair viewed a solar eclipse in India. After that event, they entered the studio and attempted to duplicate the experience in sonic form, and the result was a 20-minute track, “…And The Day Turned To Night,” which was featured on Twisted Records label compilation titled Eclipse. Shpongle’s full-length debut album, Are You Shpongled? was released in early 1999. Their sophomore effort, Tales Of The Inexpressible arrived in 2001 and featured the additions of Spanish and East Asian instrumentation. In 2005, the duo released their third album, Nothing Lasts…but Nothing Is Lost (Remastered, 2019) which was intended to be their final project. However, Shpongle returned in 2009 with Ineffable Mysteries, which incorporated world music themes, and the God Particle EP in 2010. Museum of Consciousness followed in 2013. Their sixth album, the appropriately titled Codex VI was released in 2017. In 2019 they played 2 sold out shows at Red Rocks, Colorado with the full live band. Work has already started on their 7th studio album to follow in 2022.”

“You don’t need to step out of your house to find it, the source is always there with you. From this source grows the iridescent moss of the earth and the industrial pipes that encroach the land. All things begin with, and in the end, will return to Source Zero. Juggling organic, throbbing bassy slaps and robotic atmospheric subby whomps, this creature of the night holds a luxious vibe saturated in urban grit and dripping in tomorrow’s glitch.This selector leaves you thinking the grass is greener on the dark side. Welcome back, to yourself. To Source Zero.”

“Low frequency badassery
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Let’s Bounce:
Beat Kitty is a DJ, producer, and an avid curator of low-end frequencies geared to get your body moving. Her eclectic selection of soundscapes are unique and her dance-floor vibes infectious; blending beautiful timbres and downright dirty beats. Her hybrid of global and timeless sounds blend perfectly with heavier, grimier bass lines, weaving a tapestry of halftime, trap, hip hop, DnB and more.

Beat Kitty has recently shared her soundscapes internationally, playing festivals such as Bamboo Bass, Emissions, EDC, Camp Bisco and Mysteryland to venues such as Meow Wolf, Flash, Otherworld and the Knitting Factory. She has played support for Baauer, ivy Lab, Glitch Mob, iLL Gates, iLL-Esha and Soohan and has received press in DJ Mag, RunTheTrap, WookofWallstreet, and more.”

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” “Where the Underground meets the Heavens” is an appropriate way to describe this revolutionary album. A meeting of divine minds from artists across North America, this project has been dubbed “A Soundtrack to the Awakening.” This album fuses the mysterious sounds and mantras of the East with epic urban beats and the deep dark sound of the hip-hop underground. ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒ तत्स॑वितुर्वरे॑ण्यम् भ॒र्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि। धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥ “