PiP’s work revolves around a simple message: tune into your environment and use your ears. His use of field recordings sheds a light on the sounds that surround us as he zooms in on the musical properties they carry. It’s about harvesting a sonic world and harnessing its energy.

With this 3 track PiP is marking his recorded solo debut and the first release on his label. In an attempt to make the process of releasing music organic and to keep creative control over different stages, ZitStill came to life. PiP – or Pepijn Gyssels – dusted off a bunch of melancholic songs that were stuffed away on a digital shelf.

PiP: “Giving less time to doubts can work miracles in a creative workflow. It forces you to make intuitive decisions. It’s about time these songs found their way out. What good is a sound, if nobody is listening?”
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released April 11, 2025

Released on Zitstill Records, April 11th 2025
Recorded in Brussels and elsewhere, between June 2019 - November 2024

Music, Mixing and Production by Pepijn Gyssels
Voice and lyrics on “The Flowers Dull” by Maud Gyssels
Guitar on “PiP’s Drips” by Michiel Claessens
Mastered by Anne Taegert at Dubplates & Mastering
Layout and graphic design by Maud Gyssels & Otis Verhoeve
Photography by Willem Mevis

Special thanks to: Rint Dens, Wiet Lengeler, Stijn Cools

The Flowers Dull

Dens

PiP - Dens

PiP - mixing, field recordings & listening

* ZitStill Records
** exploring ear candy with Ambroos De Schepper & C Bliss
*** exploring performative practices with CASA MARMELADA program on Waking Life festival (pt)
**** exploring the night with STITCHES (bxl)