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BOOM BIP
Seed To Sun (LEX006CD) Lex Records 2002 13 Tracks. 61mins41secs. Buy this CD on line now |
Boom Bip has been making waves since he first started sniffing around the Anticon collective, collaborating with some of the most interesting new talents to emerge for the West Coast, acting as a respected producer for some of the records released on Mush, part of sonic propaganda branch of Anticon Dirty Loop Music. Seed To Sun is Hollon’s first album as a solo artist, and follows the magnificent Circle, recorded in collaboration with the ubiquitous Doseone, better known for being one-third of Clouddead. If Circle was a collection of dismantled beats and convoluted lyrics, Seed To Sun appears more straightforward and disciplined. This is however an immensely deceiving impression. The album is mostly instrumental, with occasional vocal contributions from Buck65 on The Unthinkable, Nacky Koma on Popsicle and Doseone on Mannequin Hand Trapdoor I Reminder. Boom Bip meticulously deconstructs beats and sounds, greatly distorting the Hip-Hop ethic by using unusual samples and favouring soundscapes over energy. The message is conveyed not by way of verbal diatribes, but by way of subtle sonic collages, interfering with the common procedures of the genre and deflecting the all-too-tired political or sociological object to refer to more cerebral values. Hollon reacts to the repetitiveness of modern Hip-Hop by opening new doors and ignoring boundaries. Using a wide range of emotional effects, he creates a soundtrack that has as much to do with the dream sequences of Boards Of Canada as with the down-to-Earth darkness of Massive Attack. Hollon is far too clever to simply assimilate his inspirations though. He prefers to define his own rules, only to break them again moments later and instigates new ones. At times playful, Seed To Sun is a more diverse record than Circle, and the nasal lingerings of Doseone on the magnificent Mannequin Hand Trapdoor I Reminder only highlight the divergence between the two records. Boom Bip not only challenges genres here, but also his listeners, taking them into rich conceptual worlds.
Bryan Hollon’s attention to details reflects the marginal approach developed by the Anticon collective. The music is delicate, yet intense, and truly innovative. A masterpiece.
| 01 | Roads Must Roll | 08 | Popsicle |
| 02 | Third Stream | 09 | Awaiting An Accident |
| 03 | Closed Shoulders | 10 | Mannequin Hand Trapdoor I Reminder |
| 04 | The Unthinkable | 11 | Me: The New You |
| 05 | Newly Weds | 11 | The Use Of Unacceptable Colors In Nature |
| 06 | U R Here | 12 | Last Walk Around Mirror Lake |
| 07 | Pulse All Over | 13 | Goddam Telephone |
BOOM BIP & DOSEONE CIRCLE Big Dada 2001 |
Object Orient
Caz Carceres Ex Novum Phil (1) Focus Mel Phil (2) Olivine Phil (3) Clan (Mongol Nordes) Phil (4) Yamenn Phil (5) Fight The Hits Phil (6) Merck Phil (7) Jauqq 3/4 Heart |
| DIRTYLOOP
Dirtyloop is the home of Mush Records and Three To Five Records. With a roaster including Clouddead, Reaching Quiet and many more, these two labels take the West Coast sound to new levels. |
| LEX
RECORDS
This already excellent off-shot of Warp Records has for mission to explore the outer realms of Hip-Hop. With a roaster currently including Boom Bip, Doseone and Disflex6, watch out for some uncompromissing beats and soundscapes. |
| THE
LEAF LABEL
Five years after putting out their first release, The Leaf Label is proving an unduring force on the electronic scene. |