The Only Blip Hop Record You Will Ever Need, Vol. 1

The Only Blip Hop Record You Will Ever Need, Vol. 1

Editorial Reviews
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This is a fabulous compilation of squiggly, squirmy, and arty post-everything electronic music. It's weirdly accessible, decidedly futuristic stuff, though sonically and BPM-wise, it's located closer to the chill-out room than the dance floor. Like "click-hop," "blip-hop" is one of those goofy record-collector terms that no one really uses, and the closest this music gets to hip-hop is that the two terms sound alike. Compiled by David Byrne and Yale Evelev, the disc snags some of the best recent recordings by a host of big names from the more krautrock-y (Mouse on Mars, To Rococo Rot) and dubby (Pole, Pickadelic) ends of the esoteric dance spectrum. There are lots of undulating blips and bleeps here, but this is not your dad's techno. It's a weirdly organic, imaginative music, where you never quite know what's going to come next. Cartoon sound effects, bizarre human beatbox sounds, and farty synth squelches give way to gorgeous textures and subtle melodies perched atop a clatter of mechanistic, humming tones. It's a gorgeous late-night mix tape. --Mike McGonigal

Product Description
Curated and Compiled by David Byrne in Collaboration with the Imaginary International Centre for Comparative Sound, this 13 Track Collection Presents a Group of Artists at the Precipice of 21st Century Electronic Music. All the Artists Draw on and Redefine an Electronic Tradition that Encompasses Everyone from Karlheinz Stockhausen and Pierre Henry to Giorgio Moroder and Kraftwerk.

Tracks:

Mykologics - Mouse On Mars
Pantone - To Rocco Rot And I-Sound
Gravity Sucks, Maan - Mental Overdrive
Gnit - Marie + Scratch
Eiweiss - Schneider TM
Burn Mamacita - Pickadelic =
Humorosso - Trineo
Shift - Skist
Taxidub - Pole
To Moauf - Tarwater
Male James Bonding - Doctor Rockit
Two Letter U's - Safety Scissors
Pocket Monster - Vibulator

Amazon.com

This is a fabulous compilation of squiggly, squirmy, and arty post-everything electronic music. It's weirdly accessible, decidedly futuristic stuff, though sonically and BPM-wise, it's located closer to the chill-out room than the dance floor. Like "click-hop," "blip-hop" is one of those goofy record-collector terms that no one really uses, and the closest this music gets to hip-hop is that the two terms sound alike. Compiled by David Byrne and Yale Evelev, the disc snags some of the best recent recordings by a host of big names from the more krautrock-y (Mouse on Mars, To Rococo Rot) and dubby (Pole, Pickadelic) ends of the esoteric dance spectrum. There are lots of undulating blips and bleeps here, but this is not your dad's techno. It's a weirdly organic, imaginative music, where you never quite know what's going to come next. Cartoon sound effects, bizarre human beatbox sounds, and farty synth squelches give way to gorgeous textures and subtle melodies perched atop a clatter of mechanistic, humming tones. It's a gorgeous late-night mix tape. --Mike McGonigal

Album Details

Curated and Compiled by David Byrne in Collaboration with the Imaginary International Centre for Comparative Sound, this 13 Track Collection Presents a Group of Artists at the Precipice of 21st Century Electronic Music. All the Artists Draw on and Redefine an Electronic Tradition that Encompasses Everyone from Karlheinz Stockhausen and Pierre Henry to Giorgio Moroder and Kraftwerk.

Customer Reviews:

Fails to showcase a fascinating genre.......2004-03-17

David Byrne's good taste and perceptive commentary introduced me to Brazilian popular music, and for this I am grateful. But his take on 'blip hop' -- these days, most people are calling it 'click-hop' or 'glitch' -- is surprisingly weak. There isn't a single track here you can't do without. It fails to show you why you should care about this really amazing sub-genre of electronic pop music. For a much better introduction to the genre, buy anything by Andreas Tilliander, who also records under the name Mokira.

Pay attention to anything with David Byrne's name attached.......2003-05-29

Sure, not for everyone, even those naturally inclined towards electronica. But if you dig something a little quirky, definitely unique, and well-suited to your psuedo-futuristic space lounge cocktail party, this is it.

And, I suppose it goes without saying, if you ARE a serious fan of "Blip Hop", you'd probably be best going after the full-length albums of the artists present on the disc. This really is a brief overview of the genre for the casual passerby.

Like nothing I've heard before.......2003-01-10

I have to admit, I didn't really start liking this CD til about the forth or fifth play, but now I can't wait to listen to it again! You just have to let it all sink in, and might I suggest a decent pair of headphones so the weirdos, who don't get it, don't criticize. I picked this up having never heard of any of these bands (which is rare for me) or the name "Blip-hop." But I liked the idea, so I said, "I'll check it out." Now...I wanna hear more. God I hope there's a Vol. 2, and 3, and 4...

Anything New Out There? Look Here.......2002-12-29

R U WONDERING about (i) the future of music, (ii) whether rave/trance has anywhere else to go, and (iii) just where the latest digital music-making technology has gone? Well, here, we have - from Luaka Bop Records (David Byrne's label) - a compilation of musics (from the recently liberated eastern bloc) which may have some answers. Trance has never sounded so... freaking trance-like. Don't be fooled by the post-hip suspiciously David-Byrne-sounding oh so detached description on the back of the CD. This compilation is NOT machine-like. It truly reflects the human emotions behind the various projects - playful, hypnotic and, at times, truly sublime (if somewhat repetitious ONLY if you are not REALLY listening). The future of music may be found here. As musical wallpaper, or as an intense listening experience, these layered, poly-rhymthic, musical adventures will amuse, mystify, and entrance your mind. Welcome to the New World!

Could have been better.......2002-10-30

All of the artists on this CD are talented, but the tracks seem to have been selected to minimize their differences, which results in a surprisingly bland offering. If you're interested in this whole blip-hop, glitch, IDM-thing, there are much better places to start (such as the "Clicks + Cuts" series, "Electric Ladyland Clickhop V.1.0," or even Warp's "Compilation").

The essay (by David Bryne) included in the liner notes is meant to be a tongue-in-cheek anthropological analysis of the influence of cold climates on people and their technology, but it comes across as sloppy and trite. It is doubtless intended to be a not-so-serious analysis of what Bryne thinks is a not-so-serious genre, but his writing is littered with repetitions of the same stock phrases and lacks focus, while the artists on the CD are very focused and precise (however playful their sounds).

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