Happy birthday bip-hop!
While I haven't heard all the bip-hop releases, I've gotten several to
review for publications, and Philippe should be very, very proud of the
music he's brought to the world. Every release I've heard so far has been
first rate, adventurous, and above all enjoyable listening.
The latest CD I got -- no review copy, I paid for it at the store -- is
Tonne 'Audiotoy'. The gimmick here is that each of the artists --
Hakan Libdo, Scanner, Si-Cut.Db, and Tonne -- base their tracks on sounds
made with Tonne's little Shockwave program Audiotoy. You can try out
a version of this on the Bip-hop web site:
http://www.pandemoniumrecords.com/bip-hop/catalog/lp_soundtoys.htm#
Basically a very simple little multitrack sequencer for samples, its
limitations are also it's strength -- it's difficult to make any kind of
'straight' rhythms, and there is no control over pitch, duration or
volume of sample playbacks. It does encourage a sort of 'sound painting'
method -- you just drag samples onto the time lines and bump them around
until you get something pleasant or at least interesting.
Each of the artists populated their audiotoys with their own samples, and
then sampled the output and applied their own methods to fashion tracks.
It's fascinating to hear how each of the artists react to the audiotoy --
the audiotoy is a common conceptual center from which each strikes out
in their own direction. The Audiotoy itself is simple enough to be limiting
and deep enough to surprise the person manipulating it.
There's 4 versions of the Audiotoy included on the CD, each populated with
the set of samples used by the artists to make their tracks, so you can get
into the act. I spent some time with it to produce my own 'remix' using
Hakan Libdo and Scanner samples:
http://home.mchsi.com/~seanasdf/12_31_02.mp3
Which I guess makes me part of the Audiotoy conversation by one remove ...
At any rate, this is an original and fascinating CD and a perfect example
of why Bip-hop is a record label that matters. Keep it up Phillipe!
Joyeux anniversaire, Phillipe et beaucoup de retours du jour!
On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, philippe-petit wrote:
quoted 4 lines Hello
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> Hello
> I am pleased to announce that BiP_HOp is 2 years old.
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