Elevating Grooves in Sondrio - Crisis

Clipp Art is no stranger to ADSR as we have reviewed tracks from Computer Data and Tekkla in the past on the Melbourne-based house label. Clipp Art is well know for delivering up-front, emotive, groove based house music that focuses on 90s’ aesthetics. In doing so giving us a familiar foundation of sound that still resonates with us today. 

Sandrio’s ‘Crisis’ is no different. It knows what it is. There is a reason why the magical combination of 120bpm kick drums, crisp snares, dreamy Rhodes and lavish synths still persists today. It is a genre that has been a constant since the 90s, really it never went out of fashion. Largely because this particular approach to music is based entirely on feeling. If you think about other genres that hold the same appeal: 90s Hip-Hop, Classic Rock, Jazz, Motown, Disco… they all have an honest direction basing their sound on being present in the moment , transcendent through masterful instrumentation, and infectious grooves played or sampled. These are basic, feel-good elements that we naturally crave, and for that reason, tracks like ‘Crisis’ will still hold their value in a musical culture that hops and skips from a new trend and fad every few months. Deep house is modern day Motown and if you want to listen to something with an infectious groove, lush melodies, elevating vocals and, most importantly, something with a lot of soul then look no further than “Crisis’ because it has it all of the above in spades. 

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Computer Data finds real human emotion with 'Healing'

Will computers ever feel things the way we do? Philosophers have been trying to answer this question since the dawn of computers themselves, but it doesn’t take a philosopher to know that Computer Data’s newest EP, Emotional Shift, will leave you feeling in ways you might not have expected on the dancefloor. The recipe of warmly saturated drums, gentle analog pads, and pitched vocals is certainly not new territory, but house music has always been about what you feel, not what you think. With the track ‘Healing,’ CD nails that feeling of sombre despair, of not know what to do but knowing you gotta do something. Might as well dance.

Hit play on ‘Healing’ above, and when you’re done reflecting go find the whole EP on bandcamp.

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Deep bongo bombs from Sweden's Tekkla

Tekkla - Love Vibration [CLIPP043] Crack a coconut on the head next to you and recline your seat til it recline no more! Stockholm’s Tekkla must have a life chiller then mr Snoop Double O G writing a track like this. Warm and tropical this beat is something out of an old surf video. You can pretty much smell the ocean with this Sheller. Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Pa3aTm BandCamp: https://bit.ly/2CPHrKQ Youtube: https://bit.ly/2PEKsAx Beatport: About clipp.art: clipp.art promise an ongoing series of weekly/bi-weekly digital cuts - complemented by the occasional limited edition split artist 12 inch and dance party. Current clipp.art events and tours feature headlines from Gerd Janson, Ross From Friends, Bloody Mary, DJ Seinfeld, DJ Boring, Black Loops, Coeo, Auntie Flo and Demuja, while supporters for clipp.art original music include: Andrew Weatheral, The Black Madonna, Dusky, Laurent Garnier, Vin Sol, Skream, Little Helpers, Horse Meat Disco, Dixon Avenue Basement Jams, Jacques Renault, Nightmares on Wax, and more. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow Tekkla > @soundsoftekkla Join our fanclub and receive all past and future clipp.art stuff at clipp-art.bandcamp.com Follow our "Sounds Like A Good Time" Playlist - spoti.fi/2o51IC8 Subscribe to our Channels: Youtube - bit.ly/2o09yOu Spotify - spoti.fi/2EJMi0H Soundcloud - @clipp_art FB - facebook.com/clipp.art BandCamp - bit.ly/2LjbudJ Send Nudes 'N Tunes ☞ clippart001@gmail.com 000-919999-KETTY "WE CARE, BECAUSE U."

Swedish duo Tekkla sends summer vibes to Melbourne’s clipp.art label with a deep house bongo bomb, continuing clipp.art’s brisk pace of dropping quality singles. But ‘Love Vibration’ itself is anything but brisk. Clocking in at a breezy 110bpm, the track evokes beach side vibes with gentle bongos and builds beautifully with subtle pads.

Whether you’re a dj looking for the perfect opener to warm up the df, or just need a bit of summer nostalgia in your life, you can’t go wrong with Tekkla’s ‘Love Vibration’. And after that track gets you in the mood, Tekkla’s got a brand new mixtape for clipp.art that’ll surely have you hankering to crack open a coconut. You can hear the mixtape below, and if you like the track, hop over to clipp.art’s bandcamp to grab a copy yourself.

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A slice of 90s rave culture from Australia's Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision - Pay The Rent [CLIPP037] A kaleidoscope of nineties dance sounds from a time that he is simply too young to have seen… Tunnel Vision created a dreamy, deceptively dark representation of what it might of been to dance in the ‘golden era’ of rave culture. About clipp.art: clipp.art promise an ongoing series of weekly/bi-weekly digital cuts - complemented by the occasional limited edition split artist 12 inch and dance party. Current clipp.art events and tours feature headlines from Gerd Janson, Ross From Friends, Bloody Mary, DJ Seinfeld, DJ Boring, Black Loops, Coeo, Auntie Flo and Demuja, while supporters for clipp.art original music include: Andrew Weatheral, The Black Madonna, Dusky, Laurent Garnier, Vin Sol, Skream, Little Helpers, Horse Meat Disco, Dixon Avenue Basement Jams, Jacques Renault, Nightmares on Wax, and more. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow Tunnel Vision > @tunnelvision001 Join our fanclub and receive all past and future clipp.art stuff at clipp-art.bandcamp.com Follow our "Sounds Like A Good Time" Playlist - spoti.fi/2o51IC8 Subscribe to our Channels: Youtube - bit.ly/2o09yOu Spotify - spoti.fi/2EJMi0H Soundcloud - @clipp_art FB - facebook.com/clipp.art BandCamp - bit.ly/2LjbudJ Send Nudes 'N Tunes ☞ clippart001@gmail.com 000-919999-KETTY "WE CARE, BECAUSE U."

Growing up in Sydney’s Hardcore Punk scene, Australian producer ‘Tunnel Vision’ has always had a certain affinity for gritty distortion, driving rhythms and all around counterculture. But it wasn’t until he discovered electronic music and producing beats that he was able to fully distill his own unique version of melancholic melodies and lofi soundscapes.

"Pay The Rent" flirts within dark and ominous atmospheres as an entry point into the young producer's emotive world of house. Interested in creating audio collages of nineties rave culture with a modern house sound, ‘Pay The Rent’ pays homage to artists like Legowelt and Luca Lozano, with pounding breakbeats & moody chords, evolving into an upbeat acid vibe.

clipp.art promises an ongoing series of weekly/bi-weekly digital cuts - complemented by the occasional limited edition split artist 12 inch and dance party. Current clipp.art events and tours feature headlines from Gerd Janson, Ross From Friends, Bloody Mary, DJ Seinfeld, DJ Boring, Black Loops, Coeo, Auntie Flo and Demuja, while supporters for clipp.art original music include: Andrew Weatheral, The Black Madonna, Dusky, Laurent Garnier, Vin Sol, Skream, Little Helpers, Horse Meat Disco, Dixon Avenue Basement Jams, Jacques Renault, Nightmares on Wax, and more. 

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Lofi vibe starter from Australia's Gold Coast

Darks - Fade in And Out [CLIPP036] Feel the breeze on your face, the dancefloor is just starting to warm up with this inviting track from Darks. Primo baseline and glossy synths = vibe starter. About clipp.art: clipp.art promise an ongoing series of weekly/bi-weekly digital cuts - complemented by the occasional limited edition split artist 12 inch and dance party. Current clipp.art events and tours feature headlines from Gerd Janson, Ross From Friends, Bloody Mary, DJ Seinfeld, DJ Boring, Black Loops, Coeo, Auntie Flo and Demuja, while supporters for clipp.art original music include: Andrew Weatheral, The Black Madonna, Dusky, Laurent Garnier, Vin Sol, Skream, Little Helpers, Horse Meat Disco, Dixon Avenue Basement Jams, Jacques Renault, Nightmares on Wax, and more. Follow Darks > @darksdarksdarks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Join our fanclub and receive all past and future clipp.art stuff at clipp-art.bandcamp.com Follow our "Sounds Like A Good Time" Playlist - spoti.fi/2o51IC8 Subscribe to our Channels: Youtube - bit.ly/2o09yOu Spotify - spoti.fi/2EJMi0H Soundcloud - @clipp_art FB - facebook.com/clipp.art BandCamp - bit.ly/2LjbudJ Send Nudes 'N Tunes ☞ clippart001@gmail.com 000-919999-KETTY "WE CARE, BECAUSE U."

If you like your beats hazy, vibey and irresistibly musical, then Australian producer ‘Darks’ is definitely someone who should be on your radar. Hailing from the sunny eastern shores of Australia’s ‘Gold Coast’, Darks’ music is combination of laid back synth-driven soundscapes and nostalgia-tinged aesthetics.

Utilizing a variety of both digital and analog tools in the studio, the young producer creates head bobbing dancefloor tunes that are versatile enough to also flick on for those chill evenings at home.

Case in point, the breezy dancefloor heater that is ‘Fade in and Out’ released earlier this month on Melbourne imprint Clipp Art. It’s 5 minutes of tape washed ‘Gold Coast’ vibes, surfing the pixelated waves on that cruisey 303 bassline with soft pads slowly rolling beachward.

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Hazy Lofi house from New York's - Monolithic

Monolithic - Time [CLIPP030] Resident Advisor review - https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/22965 30th release. I guess it's funny how time flies. Speaking of "Time", Albert Einstein said “Time is an illusion”, while Andy Warhol once wrote “They say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself”. But of all musing about Time, I like the author Marthe Troly-Curtin’s quote best that “Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time”. When it’s 6am and you’re stood in a forest somewhere unknown - the sun coming up, and you’re surrounded by friends, while electronic rhythms vibrate through you, shirtless, twisting your body as though participating in some sort of ancient tribal neon ritual. Yeah, you get it. The track “Time” by New York based artist Monolithic, is an expansive inducer of vibe. A luscious slice of clangin’ housewerk that captures the listener in its mix of swirling pads, IDM riddims and warm jets of bass. Somewhere in the fog, a female siren emerges, calling out “All I Need Is Time. All I Need Is Time. Make This Feel Right” - drawing you in, closer and deeper. And much like that magical 6am rave hour, you lose yourself in the moment. Time enjoyed, indeed! “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin” - Mother Teresa. Monolithic Mixtape - soundcloud.com/clipp_art/sounds-like-a-goodmixtape-monolithic Monolithic Links: soundcloud.com/monolithic-monolithic www.instagram.com/monolithicmonolithic/ www.facebook.com/monolithicmonolithic/ releases August 23, 2018 About clipp.art: clipp.art promise an ongoing series of weekly/bi-weekly digital cuts - complemented by the occasional limited edition split artist 12 inch and dance party. Current clipp.art events and tours feature headlines from Gerd Janson, Ross From Friends, Bloody Mary, DJ Seinfeld, DJ Boring, Black Loops, Coeo, Auntie Flo and Demuja, while supporters for clipp.art original music include: Andrew Weatheral, The Black Madonna, Dusky, Laurent Garnier, Vin Sol, Skream, Little Helpers, Horse Meat Disco, Dixon Avenue Basement Jams, Jacques Renault, Nightmares on Wax, and more. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Join our fanclub and receive all past and future clipp.art stuff at clipp-art.bandcamp.com Follow our "Sounds Like A Good Time" Playlist - spoti.fi/2o51IC8 Subscribe to our Channels: Youtube - bit.ly/2o09yOu Spotify - spoti.fi/2EJMi0H Soundcloud - soundcloud.com/clipp_art FB - facebook.com/clipp.art BandCamp - https://bit.ly/2LjbudJ Send Nudes 'N Tunes ☞ clippart001@gmail.com 000-919999-KETTY "WE CARE, BECAUSE U."

Jun Torii, aka Monolithic, creates dreamy, lofi house sprinkled with touches of nostalgia and urban imagery. Born in Japan, raised in Germany, US and the UK, and now based in New York, Jun has certainly seen his fair share of international cityscapes and neon-lit skylines.

Since graduating from the Institute of Audio Research in New York with a certificate in audio recording and production, Jun has gone on to work as an audio engineer and dialog editor for television, film and video games. Always keeping side projects and electronic music on the go, Jun has also managed to carve out a unique niche for himself in the lofi house music community. 

Jun describes the Monolith sound as "booming 909 kicks, compressed claps, saturated bass plucks, and dreamy synthwork." A distinct throwback to the sounds of yesterday with a keen ear to the clean, cutting modern production methods of today. Monolith 'Time' serves as a friendly reminder that lofi house can be hazy, nostalgic, crisp and well mixed all at the same time. Serving as the 30th release from Melbourne-based label clipp.art, 'Time' finds a comfortable home within the labels eclectic, feel good discography. 

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