MP3 1: Demokracy – Searchlight
MP3 2: Pixelord – Cybernator
MP3 3: Moa Pillar – Water Lily
MP3 4: Myown – Vladislav Kovac
MP3 5: Pixelord – Ninja Clown
MP3 6: DZA – J-Dat inc. (Listening MD in Dub)
MP3 7: Wols – Batyscaphe Finds a Music Box
MP3 8: Long Arm – The Roots

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MP3 1: Luke Vibert – House Stabs
MP3 2: Luke Vibert – Belief File
MP3 3: Luke Vibert – Hot Sick

His most recent remixes are Drake’s “Forever,” The XX’s “Islands,” and Charlotte Gainsbourg’s “Heaven Can Wait.” Other artists remixed by Nosaj include Flying Lotus, Nalepa, Freeland and Blank Blue.

Check nosajthing.com for news, videos and upcoming tour dates. Visit iTunes to download Drift and remixes.

MP3 1: Drake – Forever (Nosaj Thing Remix)
MP3 2: The XX – Islands (Nosaj Thing Remix)
MP3 3: Charlotte Gainsbourg – Heaven Can Wait (Nosaj Thing Remix)

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.

As mentioned on the April 7th post, producers Amon Tobin and Joe “Doubleclick” Chapman have been releasing mashups and unofficial remixes of hip-hop artists to promote their debut and their insane production skills. Among the other artists remixed are Busta Rhymes, J-88, Spank Rock, Missy Elliot, Ciara, Kelis and Kool Keith. To hear them all and keep up on new remixes, visit Two Fingers on MySpace.

MP3: Joell Ortiz – Hip Hop (Two Fingers Remix)

The MCs include UK rapper Sway, Philadelphia’s Ms. Jade and the dancehall artist Ce’Cile. Sway’s talents are unmatched as words effortlessly roll off his tongue at 120–145bpm. Ms. Jade’s cocky style is a perfect compliment to the rough bleacher beats on “Better Get That.”  On “Doing My Job,” she easily adapts to the slow sensual bass drops and ensures the track will be a club hit.

Overall, the MCs add a creative element to the album, but hip-hop fans will probably be disappointed with the disconnection between Sway’s lyrics and the music. The rhymes take a backseat to the glitchy beats and waves of alien soundscapes. It’s hard to sympathize with gangster life when we’re listening to music suited for a field trip into outer space.

We can expect to hear a lot more from Two Fingers in the future. They have released numerous unofficial remixes including tracks by Spank Rock, Missy Elliot, Kelis, Ciara, Busta Rhymes, J-88 and Kool Keith. In an interview with URB, Doubleclick said that Two Fingers was both a recording act and a production team. He promises “We’re going to make tracks for as many acts as we can.”

The LP and digital files are available throughout the UK/Europe from Big Dada Recordings. All formats of the LP will be available in the U.S. on April 14th via Paper Bag Records. To order CD, MP3 and vinyl bundles, visit the Ninjashop. Also available at Amazon. Support your local record shops if possible!

MP3: Two Fingers – Not Perfect (feat. Sway)