Lipphead is a production duo consisting of producers Blockhead and Eliot Lipp. Together they create playful instrumental hip hop creations that traverse wide musical territories.

Releasing via Michigan label Young Heavy Souls, the duo has crafted a truly individual sonic aesthetic that benefits from the significant wealth of musical talent and experience they both bring to the project.

Illustrated by artist Maddie Chaffer, the titular Lipphead character serves as the group’s mascot and as a tongue-in-cheek personification of the duo’s fused styles.

"On "The Squirrel from Ipanema", there was a subtle Astrud Gilberto vibe, so we leaned into that. Eliot took what was a fairly organic, sample-based mid-tempo track and spun it into a dope synthy electronic type thing. That process is really what this whole album is."

- Blockhead

"The Squirrel From Ipanema '' is first taste from the full length Lipphead album “In The Nude” due for release via Young Heavy Souls June 24th, and set to be available on digital, cassette, and vinyl formats.

The Squirrel From Ipanema

Peaceful

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Botanic Royale

Botanic Mystery (feat. Smokey Cake)

Restless Too

Imaginary Audience

Who's Gonna Stop Us Now

I thought I'd set a challenge for myself while learning the Intellijel Atlantix by making a track with 100% sounds created with the module. From percussion, bass, pads, and chords, to textural effects, everything was created with the Atlantix and recorded into Ableton where I layered sounds and built out an arrangement. 

Added some slight compression and reverb/delay to certain tracks using Valhalla Delay, VintageVerb, and FutureVerb.

I'll take another pass at this track to sub out some sounds — particularly the chords, as I don't like how they sit in the mix, and sequencing and recording each note of the chord individually and layering in Ableton was a faff.

Overall, enjoyed the experiment and learnt a lot about what the Atlantix is capable of! Constraints breed creativity.

Modular Sessions — Atlantix Dub

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Baritone Sax - Henry Solomon
Guitar - Benny Bridges
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Justin Jay - Home Pt.1

My new album is called Home. About a year ago, I pumped the breaks on my career. I cancelled a bunch of shows, parted ways with my manager, and moved back in with my parents.

I took a stab at singing and writing songs for the first time and a year later, ended up with this album. It was pretty scary/vulnerable at first, but I was so lucky to have support and guidance from my friends. These songs helped me feel good and stay grounded through the bumpy times. Music is pretty cool like that..

So glad to be getting back out there, and sharing the new songs with all of you! ♥

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