Let’s get ready to rumble! Tipper’s latest release, Snake Eyes, has enough wobbly bass to take down both The Natural Disasters and The Brothers of Destruction. These two tracks are packed with plenty of morphing synths and sputtering low-end bass. It’s not quite what I expected to hear after last years’ mind bending Broken Soul Jamboree but still a cool, twisted breakbeat release—similar in style to Wobble Factor and Tertiary Noise.

1. Tipper – Snake Eyes
2. Tipper – Chrome Splat

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After spending 8 years as dark psytrance act in Australia, Tim Hanlon and Daniel Verbi have switched gears for their first release as Meat Axe—a glitchy breakbeat duo fusing street bass, breaks and sampling. The sound of Handjobs for the Loser Crowd is similar to that of Kraddy, Mr. Oizo and Fukkk Offf, topped off with some filth. You can hear samples of the entire release at meat-axe.com/ep.

MP3 1: Meat Axe – Chocolate Grind
MP3 2: Meat Axe – Wake Me For Rissoles

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Consume Adapt Create has been Daniel Myer’s largest and most successful departure from industrial and EBM since Haujobb’s 1999 album, Ninetynine. This latest release from Myer’s Architect project is a contemporary fusion of dark breaks, drum & bass, hardcore and dubstep. While Myer should be praised for masking any influences in previous work—including prior Architect releases—it’s refreshing to compare these new tracks to other artists. “So I Went Out” is reminiscent of something off a Broken Note release, while “The Beauty and the Beat (Rokka)” takes cues from artists like Enduser, Dieselboy and Silent Witness. Beneath these influences though, lies a core of solid arrangement, unique soundscapes, heavily distorted basslines and complex beats.

To further appreciate Consume Adapt Create, check out these other notable releases from Myer: Haujobb – Solutions for a Small Planet, Haujobb – Ninetynine, Haujobb – Vertical Theory, Destroid – Silent World, Architect – Galactic Supermarket and Clear Vision – Deception. Check Discogs and Wikipedia for a full (and ridiculously extensive) discography.  ~ tom

MP3 1: Attack Ships on Fire
MP3 2: So I Went Out
MP3 3: The Beauty and the Beat (Rokka)

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The U.S. is getting a dose of some good, hard electronic music this fall and winter. DJ Destructo, aka Gary Richards, created HARD in 2007 to showcase the best in new electronic music. Destructo worked with Rick Rubin in the 90s, helping to launch The Lords of Acid, Basement Jaxx, Messiah, David Holmes, Dub Pistols and God Lives Underwater. Now HARD is coming to Los Angeles and New York for 4 nights of crunchy electronic madness.

HARD NYC is the first show on the list with a good blend of dubstep, electro and breakbeat artists. Crookers, Major Lazer, Rusko, Jack Beats and Destructo will be performing at Terminal 5 in NYC on 10/10/09.

The second event, HARD Haunted Mansion, is a 2-day festival in Los Angeles at The Shrine on October 30th and 31st. Artists include: Basement Jaxx, Crookers, Major Lazer, Modeselektor, Steve Aoki, Danger, Destructo, Deadmau5, 2 Many DJs, A-Trak, The Bloody Beetroots, Don Rimini, Mixhell, Harvard Bass, Staccato, Justice, Buraka Som Sistema, Shinichi Osawa, Zombie Nation, Classixx, and more!

The final event is HARD New Years Eve at the Palladium in Los Angeles on December 31st. Boys Noize is heading the event. I couldn’t find a list of other artists so be sure to check hardfest.com frequently for more info.  ~ tom

MP3: Basement Jaxx – Don’t Give Up

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Dave Tipper is one of the most influential producers in the breakbeat, and underground hip-hop scene, known best for his signature wobbly bass and twisted soundscapes. He’s been cranking out mind blowing tunes since the late 90’s and has produced, remixed and mastered material for countless other influential artists. Tipper was one of the first DJs to mix and spin in 5.1 surround sound and he used to hold the record for the loudest car in the world. Sub frequencies have always been a huge part of his music as he loves the way it makes people feel “all warm and wobbly.”

At 16, he got into rave and drum & bass but eventually grew bored of the fast repetitive beats. After much experimentation in 2000, he slowed things down for his debut full length release, The Critical Path. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever heard. It’s a dark electronic album full of morphing synths, beats and tempos. It has beautiful pads blended with crunchy stuttering drums and soft female vocals—glitchy alien synths, haunting atmospheres and loads of ridiculously cool sounds.

In 2001, Tipper released his second full length, Holding Pattern. This album is slightly cold compared to The Critical Path, but took sound and tempo manipulation to a new level. The 2003 release, Surrounded, was one of the first electronic albums to be mixed in 5.1 surround sound. Where it lacked in dancefloor breaks, it made up in thick haunting atmospheres and chilled out downtempo beats. The ability to change up one’s styles effectively on every release is a sign of a true artist and Tipper has no interest in spending too much time in one genre.

In 2005, Tipper released Tip Hop, his first hip-hop album. He told Clash Magazine that he had offered all he could to the breaks genre and wanted to focus on new styles. The 2006 album, The Seamless Unspeakable Something, dug deeper into sound design and quirky melodies. By 2008, Tipper’s releases had surpassed categorization. Wobble Factor transcends all previous conventions of electronic music. It’s an incredibly fun ride through sub bass anarchy and sonic manipulation. Tipper confesses that he just loves to make strange noises, regardless of their lack of chart success. He makes music solely for himself. The fact that so many of us can’t get enough is beside the point.

A new downtempo album called Broken Soul Jamboree was supposedly coming out at the end of 2008 but I haven’t been able to find out any more information on it. I would love to post Tipper’s entire discography here for those that haven’t heard his music yet, but unfortunately, I can’t do that. Since one track isn’t nearly enough to encompass his wide range of styles, I’ve included five.  ~ tom

MP3 1: Rare and Plentiful – Relish the Trough (2005)
MP3 2: outsideinsideout – The Seemless Unspeakable Something (2006)
MP3 3: Sort Code – The Critical Path (2000)
MP3 4: Paperthinreality – Tip Hop (2005)
MP3 5: Over the Coals – Surrounded (2003)

*Use the right and left arrows to scroll back and forth through tracks.

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I’ll leave you with a sick track from Vibesquad (aka Aaron Holstein). “Gauntlets” is a nasty psychedelic bass groove off of the 2008 full length album, Dawn Patrol. If you dig this, also check out Kilowatts, Tipper, Bassnectar and Joker.

MP3: Vibesquad – Gauntlets

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Everyone has a favorite artist/producer whose music they collect. Mine used to be Pearl Jam, then it was Nine Inch Nails (I broke my perfect streak after halo 19) and ever since 2001, it’s been Amon Tobin. Eight years ago, a friend of a friend left Supermodified at my apartment for my roommate and I to check out. I knew almost immediately that this guy was it—the most creative and talented electronic DJ/producer—at least as far as I was concerned. I picked up all his previous material, including Adventures in Foam, by Cujo, and got Out From Out Where as soon as it was released in 2002—and almost everything else since. While digging for some new music this afternoon, I found some remixes by Tobin that I had never heard. I picked em’ up from iTunes to complete the collection as far as I know it.

The first track by Pongá is called “Pick Up the Pieces of Saturn (Mosh Mix by Amon Tobin).” Pongá is an experimental jazz band that got its start in Seattle. Their latest release, The Remixes, has some great tracks on it including remixes by Spacetime Continuum, Capsule 150 and Even Schiller. This particular tune resembles the music from Chaos Theory—TONS of aggressive breaks.

The second tune, by Baikonour, is called “Coca Sun (Bhangratronic Mix by Amon Tobin).” This one sounds like it could have been an extra track off of Out From Out Where or Chaos Theory. Baikonour’s music is a blend of downtempo and ambient. Think Bonobo meets Explosions in the Sky and sprinkle that with some Hefner.

The most recent track, “Aksak (Amon Tobin Remix),” is by Omar Faruk Tekbilek, an incredibly talented Turkish/Middle Eastern musician. Their styles blend perfectly to create a sound similar to that of the Infamous soundtrack, a recent video game score co-produced by Amon Tobin.

The last track I picked up, “Chicken in the Wind (Amon Tobin Remix),” is by Airto Moreira & The Gods of Jazz. The original is an improvised jazz track released in 1993. Definitely not for those seeking classically composed jazz. Because the remix was done in 2000, it most resembles music off of Permutation.

Tobin is currently working on new material for Two Fingers with producer Doubleclick. If you haven’t already heard it, check out the self titled debut album, Two Fingers. Also, Amon Tobin will be playing a few gigs in the US and Canada starting in August.

MP3: Baikonour – Coca Sun (Bhangratronic Mix by Amon Tobin)

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