SUL/)CO Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Artist: Flip Flop Title: Floppy Drive Type: Album Label: Alchemy Url: http://www.alchemyrecords.co.uk/ Samples: http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/311451-01.htm Release date: 02.05.2008 Catalogue Number: ANCD025CD Tracks: 09 Length: 70:12 01. Oriental Voodoo 02. Floppy Drive 03. Sleaze Machine 04. Sonic Air 05. Jurassic Lark 06. Diamond In The Rough 07. Equinox 08. Changa Banga 09. Francoso "Flip Flop" are Chris Hanson (aka Touch Tone/Sketchy Pimps/DJ Crispy) and John Beesemyer-Monkman (aka Hemi-Sync/Pink Noize), two producers from the UK. Both have been writing trance for over seven years, using this time to hone their production techniques and allow their sound to develop into the kicking Full On/Progressive hybrid that it has become. With influences from many different genres of music and a tendency to think outside the box, their music stands out at home as well as on massive sound-systems. Huge slabs of groove and tripped out sonic sound-scapes are interlaced with a melodic structure subtly easing its way out of the arrangement. Both Chris and John DJ and Play live regularly around the UK in addition to international gigs played in Brazil, German, Thailand, France, Sweden, Denmark and India. PROMOTIONAL "BLURB" FOR THE ALBUM: Alchemy records are proud to unleash Flip Flop's first long player on the world. John Beesemyer-Monkman and Chris Hanson are two young Londoners who have been cooking it up for a while now, testing the material on dance floors across the globe then whipping it back into the studio for some added power and squelch. It’s rare that artists introduce a genuinely new sound to the scene but a brief listen to Flip Flop will show you that they are trying something different and that its working. If you've been on a heaving festival dance floor in the last year and have wondered what that exotic hybrid of psychedelic trance and deep atmospheric electronica is that shakes the system to its foundations, there's a fighting chance that these two are responsible. John and Chris have been friend's since they were kids and unlike a lot of artists they have really grown up with trance music since arguably its heyday of creativity in the late 90s. This is clear from the way that the album transports you back to classics like "Slipstream" (Flying Rhino), "Schizoeffective" (The Delta), "Headcleaner" (Atmos) as well as more recent releases like "Who needs love songs" (Sub 6) not to mention plenty of input from two consecutive winters wowing the dancefloors of Brasil. Their live sets at festivals like Universo Parallelo have repeatedly been seen as highlights by party goers and other artists alike. They have both been DJing for more than ten years, giving them an acute understanding of what it takes to push tracks beyond the superficial and into the realm of powerful and captivating dance floor music. They don't merely churn it out and there's a lot of love and discipline in the studio which adds a welcome depth and confidence to their sound. So immersed in music and parties are these boys that you have probably shared a cup of sunrise chai or at least a smiling dance with them without even realizing it. Their warm personalities have made them easy guests for party people and much in demand as a live act, and this character shines out of the album. Floppy Drive crunches and clobbers its way through 80 minutes of bold and shuddering, groovy and hypnotic dance music. Flip Flop aren't locked in by the rules of the genre instead utilizing them to build stunning sound scape's, even at times creeping away from trance music with snatches of ambiance and technoid crossover which reward the listener without confusing the palette. Tuck in! Review After attempting to write a serious in-depth review I decided to sum it all in 2 words: BLOODY MARVELLOUS :posford: [and thats every single pearly track] A stomp fest of an album – intelligent and moving – mastered to perfection. This album may have slipped under the radar but it deserves your full attention :clapping: Buy it! [love the artwork design also!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caffein:me Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 (offtopic)i Couldn't help but notice that Chris Hanson made this album... Dateline anybody? On-topic. The samples provided are actually pretty good especially track 2 - "floppy drive" Catched my attention in particular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longloststar Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 This is surprisingly deep and creative stuff, stamp of approval hereby applied. EDIT: After a few more listens; this is even better than I thought, three thumbs up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew05 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 does anyone know where the sample at the start of Sonic Air is from? sounds like Keanu Reeves maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longloststar Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 It appears to be from the movie Adaptation, spoken by Nicolas Cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphythecat Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 oh yes, this is good really deep like it have been said sonic air, Oriental Voodoo is just killer, wow, its been the cd ive liked the most this boring year so far, a must have! A bit monotonous, but not in a boring way. He plays with his transition not in a cheesy way, really interesting released, it follow the paths of hujaboy in my opinion 8.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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