Hello
Hope that you are prepairing for a nice x-mas party
Over here, I woke up this morning and outside all was white, under the snow. Which is
damn beautiful and very rare in the South of France.
Other than that, its been a long time since I last communicated
In the meantime,
BiP_HOp has just been honoured by the BBC and was invited to join their nice Global
top 10 series, you can check it out :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/newroom/toptens/biphop.shtml
Talking about BBC, Tennis were invited by the prestigious Mixing It radio show and
one can hear/see their live session there
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/mixingit.shtml
We are among the lucky labels to have their records on sale @ Force Inc./ Mille
Plateaux online/mailorder catalog. There we stand aside such luminaries as 12K,
Quatermass, Mego, Mitek, Carpark, Alien8, Tigerbeat6, Raster:Noton and some other
chosen ones
http://shop.force-inc.com/jump.php4?entry=fim
SI-CUT.DB and CRAY appeared on the BiP_Hop Generation v.4 and we are pleased that the
collaboration extended to the present release of their new album
si-cut.db "enthusiast" [bleep 07]
"Enthusiast" is the 4th si-cut.db album, and another move forward for Benford's
sound, following on naturally from the groundwork done by Tennis, his project with
Ben Edwards (Benge).
A major proportion of the sounds are samples of woodwork noises, different timbers,
turning processes, shavings, planings, splintered pieces, contact mikes on veneered
surfaces, acoustic instruments such as piano, fused with microsounds to create a
rhythmic template between digital glitch and organic sources. Literally, different
timbers and timbres; the grain on the wood becoming almost the grooves of a vinyl
record, spiralling forward. The music speaks for itself.
cray "undo" [bleep 09]
Enhanced video CD
Ross Healy has been an active member of the Melbourne music scene since 1988 and has
released recordings with projects such as Eden, Amnesia, 56k and This Digital Ocean.
Crays first release was the Comment mini-cd for Irish label, Fallt. Influenced by
both contemporary digital technology and early sound pioneers like Pierre Henry,
David Tudor and Tod Dockstader , Healy has abandoned traditional instruments and
structures, opting for a more open ended creative methodology that allows for
accidents and contrast. Everything is meant to be in the music , if an accident
happens I leave it in. There is no right and wrong in sound"
"music being almost a painting, that you could stare at in a gallery or the pictures
and shapes (synaesthesia) of your mind. Etched sound worlds; carved sine waves,
slices of twisted time, with a faint memory of melody.
We are finalising the design of the upcoming albums by Andrew Duke and Twine.
Twine have been chosen to be featured on the upcoming Wiretapper compilation, due out
in the January issue of the prestigious english mag. More infos there :
http://www.twinesound.com
Our new series documenting the process of reciprocicality is almost born, expect
[reciprocess : +/vs.] vol. 1 to be ready by early 2002. It will offer the collective
works of Bovine Life and/or/vs. Komet (Frank Bretschneider)
A reversible Digipack
whose design was invented by Christopher Murphy, operator of Fällt records. Not only
a collaboration between sound-designers [reciprocess : +/vs.] is also the joint
venture of Fällt and BiP_HOp.
BiP_HOp Generation [v.5] is now being mastered and will give you over 70 minutes of
delight from Accelera Deck (USA) / Andrew Duke (Canada) / Mikael Stavostrand
(Sweden) / StudioTonne (UK) / Rechenzentrum (Germany) / D'Iberville (Fr)
Spaceheads have completed their new full-length, a perfect mix of Jazz, electro and
amazing compositions. Merge will release it in Northern america and BiP_Hop will be
in charge of the rest of the world.
We have welcomed some new sound-assemblers in the family, who are completing albums
for us :
Wang Inc. From Bologna, already noticed on BiP_Hop Generation v.2, and made famous by
his 12 on Sonig/Thrill Jockey.
And KPT Michigan, yes one half of Schneider TM, whose noises enlightened our BiP_Hop
Generation v.1. Be sure to check KPT Michigans first LP on (KraaK)3 and be prepaired
for the next one. Well worth your wait
But as dear ole Nostradamus used to say, Man, this is our future thus better ignore
it
[ Make the best of your present. Have a nice X-mas time / philippe ]
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