Tipper: Tip Hop (2005)

::: To start, it's hard for me to put into words how dope this album is. Since Prefuse 73 blew up and has gotten a lot of exposure, it's more and more common to see new "glitch-hop" artists coming out of the woodwork. It seems to me that most of these artists are coming from a more hip hop oriented background, and use influences of electronic music to enhance their sound. In the case of Tipper, it appears to be the opposite. Tipper's releases prior to Tip Hop (go to the music section to listen) were more along the lines of ambient, breakbeat and IDM, where in this album he created his own version of electronic-based hip hop (hence Tip Hop). Not only did he produce all of the music himself, but he also does his own scratching. And this is not just some half-assed attempt at scratching and mixing... Tipper is a pro. The scratching is so flawless and fast that I've had a person tell me he thinks it was done on turntables then pieced together on a computer, because it's just that good. Along with the amazing scratching, there is a constant barrage of glitched-out synth instrumentation that I can only describe as organized chaos. The only person that is on Tipper's level as far as impeccably mixing and mashing is edIT, who I will mention in a later post. Tip Hop has a few guest appearances from rapper Epcot, whose flows fit perfectly with Tipper's volatile style. To try to get more specific with how this album sounds would just be a disservice to Tipper. So please, go buy this album. You will not regret it. If you like it, give his other albums a spin as well.

01		Tepid Bile
02		Ruck ft. Epcot
03		Tip Hop2
04		Crimp
05		Paperthinreality
06		Learning Is Remembering ft. Epcot
07		Run4Cover
08		Gong Show
09		As Thick As You Can Quink
10		Dead Pixels ft. Epcot
11		Pins & Needles
12		Grubby Weasel
13		Flitch
14		Fleas And Itches
15		Primordial Soup
16		Ton Of Brix
17		CycleswithinCycleswithin
18		Ruck (unmixed) ft. Epcot
19		Learning Is Remembering (unmixed) ft. Epcot
20		Dead Pixels (unmixed) ft. Epcot

P.S. "Ruck" featuring Epcot is insane.