Tipsy是一支来自美国旧金山,由Tim Digulla和David Gardner在1996年组成的电子乐队。他们的音乐是酒廊音乐(Lounge)和实验拼贴(experimental sound collage)的病态融合。一些资料将Tipsy也归为Illbient(即纽约病态氛围乐)的一名代表人物。
by Heather Phares
Brought together by their shared fascination for experimental music and noise, the San Francisco-based lounge-collage duo Tipsy consists of Tim Digulla and David Gardner. Previously, Gardner worked with sonic manipulators like PGR and Big City Orchestra; Digulla began recording noise projects on his walkman while in junior high under the name No One. He continued his experiments in the San Francisco noise scene, through which he connected with Gardner at a warehouse sound event. Interested in the possibilities early easy listening and lounge music presented for tweaking and remixing, the duo formed Tipsy and recorded 1997s Trip Tease at the Bloody Angle Compound, their label Asphodels recording studio. Trip Tease mixes modern and retro dance beats and the sensibility of 50s and 60s easy listening into a surreal musical confection; three singles, Flying Monkey Fist/Space Golf, Space Golf/Nude on the Moon and Grossenhosen Mit Mr. Excitement were released. In 1998, the band applied their avant-kitsch touch to a remix on Pulps This Is Hardcore single. After a two-year period out of the spotlight, Tipsy returned in late 2000 with the Hard Petting single, which pointed to a more streamlined, less lounge-inspired sound. This trend continued on their second album, Uh-Oh!, which arrived in early 2001.