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MH-258 Eliot Lipp - The Outside  Eliot Lipp continues his impressive retooling of analog infused electro-funk with his latest full-length, The Outside, his first for Mush Records. Techno and hip-hop in their earliest, formative stages have inspired Eliot throughout his career, and form the common thread running through the album. Slick analogue synth work and tight drum programming abound, as Eliot deconstructs his influences to create something that is both recognizable and completely futuristic. For listeners who remember a time when electronic music had a little dirt under its fingernails, The Outside will truly capture your imagination. |
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| Indelibly outsized themes sear themselves into your brain... He’s an unabashed crafter of bangers - Pitchfork / Most mature and focused and release to date - Turntable Lab / Heavy doses of gritty electro-funk that are bound to get heads nodding - Remix / Will keep you going back for more - Pop Matters |
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| Producer Eliot Lipp's stutter-step beats and rubbery synth lines burn away all impurities, striking at the essence of hip-hop-influenced electro. Don't peg him with a neo- or retro- tag: Lipp is strictly classical, producing beats that sound elementary on the surface, but are actually artfully composed. His first full-length on Mush, The Outside features a dozen examples of form-over-function funk. Keyboard vamps, wispy squeaks, syrupy melodies, and drum patterns mesh like gears on the title track, while "See What It's About" cruises on the kind of warm keyboards that made Warren G's Caddy bounce. "The Area" may contain clipped guitar riffs and acoustic piano chords, but both instruments are fed into the mix with rhythmic precision. - Earplug |
