Yip-Yip and Blir
Music Reviews by John Rickman
Yip-Yip
"Pro-Twelve Thinker"
(Strictly Amateur Films)
The Orlando-based duo known as Yip-Yip cough up an interesting blend of electro-something-or-another that is neither easy to define or ignore. With the use of keyboards, small toys, and effect boxes, Yip Yip whip up a buzz-laden racket that ignites the mind and lubricates the bloodstream. Smart but sloppy, with tracks that stumble from one into another, "Pro-Twelve Thinker" is perfect for engaging in tangential thought or for propelling your next drunken evening forward.
Blir
"Post Edits #08"
(Raster)
Mark Fell and Mat Steel, the Sheffield, U.K.-based duo best known for producing sterile-but-soulful micro-techno under the name SND, are back with a new full-length under the name Blir. "Post Edits #08" features the duo's signature defibrillator sounds and relentless rhythms, but here they are applied in a very meditative and hypnotic fashion. Die-hard SND fans will definitely want to pick this up, but so will those who see nothing strange about dance music culture expanding its reach into the larger world of contemporary art.
Comments
Cool reviews. I'm curious about Blir. SND is da bomb
Posted by: anadi | August 8, 2005 11:54 AM