★★★★★
With well over a decade of experience, British leftfield electronic producer Dave Tipper has been working on this self-released project for four years, and it's turned out well - with some exemplary tracks on offer. The openers set the scene - with ethnic strings galore over some trip hop beats in 'Big Question' and then some quirky, dreamier layers in 'Cuckoo'...
- www.thecmuwebsite.com
2013-04-01
★★★★★
According to apples or something, an object in motion wishes to remain in motion. For British DJ and car freak Dave Tipper, his current momentum is dissipating and he's about ready for a toss in a new direction. Since the late 1990s, Tipper has been riding the crest of the nu breaks movement. He took the massive warping subbase of jungle, slowed it down a whack, and threw more techy sounds and crazy digital scratching over it. Tertiary Noisehis seventh full-length in almost as many yearsbr...
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2009-03-20
★★★★★
Since he's one of the top producers in electronica's breaks movement, Dave Tipper's debut full-length should be an event by itself. As the title partially conveys, though, Surrounded is also one of the first works in electronic music recorded in 5.1 Surround Sound, the digital era's equivalent of four-speaker quadraphonic sound (to which is added a center speaker and a dedicated subwoofer)...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Music is often made more exciting when it comes from a record label with a distinct aesthetic that complements the music it releases. For Fuel Records owner Richie Warren, that image consists of a nitro-powered drag racer going 200 mph while the bass bins in the trunk battle the roaring decibels of the engine for sonic supremacy...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28