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Album Description:
Eliot Lipp’s career spans nearly 20-years and was initially defined by his dusty instrumental hip-hop productions. Since his debut release on Scott Herren’s (Prefuse 73) Eastern Developments label in 2004, Lipp has explored several styles including electro-funk, disco, and techno. His eccentric productions on The Outside, released in 2008 on Mush records, and the big-room dance sensibilities of Shark Wolf Rabbit Snake, released on Pretty Lights Music in 2012, saw Lipp building fan bases in connected yet distinct audiences. 

Skywave, released in 2017 on Young Heavy Souls, marks Lipp’s last solo full-length effort. In the five years following, Lipp would continue to highlight his versatility as a producer through a number of collaborations and side projects. 

As one half of Minutes Unlimited, a group formed with fellow electronic producer Michna (Ghostly International), Lipp displays a talent for creating precise, shiny techno/trap that showcases both artists’ synth and drum machine dexterity. Eliot also provides the prefix for the appropriately named Lipphead, a collaborative effort with underground hip-hop and downtempo producer Blockhead. Lipphead’s loose and experimental approach to dance music stands in stark contrast to the cold, methodical tone of Minutes Unlimited. 

Somewhere in between and slightly off-center of these two sounds is Encounters, Lipp’s forthcoming full length LP. From laid-back downtempo cuts “Know By Now” and “The Lowdown” to choppy upbeat hip-hop instrumentals like “Guitar Maniacs”– Eliot condenses years of growth and influence into this expansive double LP. Comprised of 16 tracks, the sequencing of Encounters pulls from Lipp’s DJing experience, creating a seamless and cohesive listening experience from start to finish.

Eliot Lipp - Encounters

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2 songs recorded at Western Sound Studios in 2018 and 2019. 
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Both songs feature Samuel Ephland on drums. 
Curly Q Bb features Jesse Lemons on Trumpet.
Artwork made by my bro Austin Isaac Peters.

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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

Paradise

Inside/Outside

Watch It Grow

New Friend

Moments

Encounters

Eliot Lipp - Diner Thursdays

Eliot Lipp - Guitar Maniacs

The second single to be taken from Eliot Lipp’s forthcoming LP Encounters, “Know By Now” features dusty boom bap beats encasing a wickedly smooth piano chord progression and super smooth baseline.

Eliot Lipp - Know By Now

Eliot Lipp - Free!

Eliot Lipp - Turtle Party II

While living in Los Angeles, Eliot Lipp earned the nickname “Young Alpine” from his friends – a nod to his Northwest roots in Tacoma, Washington. His latest single Young Alpine is aptly titled, for it recalls a younger version of the artist and the music he used to make when he was just starting out.

The track is a fusion of synths, guitars, and organic samples drizzled over a laid-back groove that has been Lipp’s trademark for years. He continues to experiment with new ideas and trying out different styles, but sometimes a song like this just comes together naturally.

Young Alpine is featured on Lipp’s forthcoming full length LP Encounters, set to release on November 11th digitally and Spring 2023 on yellow vinyl via Young Heavy Souls.

Eliot Lipp - Young Alpine

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