sunday brunch: The Tony-B Machine

Make Your Own Techno

Bored at work? Want to create some techno music to kill time? Then check out the Tony-B Machine, a highly interactive loop station that is controlled by your computer keyboard. With Tony-B, you can adjust bass, drums, and synth levels; modify the key of the given track; and even record your work so that you too can feel like the hottest European techno producer while slaving away for the man.

Tony-B Machine

electro-hop: Eliot Lipp

"Jermaine Dupri meets Aphex Twin"

Where would Eliot Lipp be today without his trusted Korg MS-20? This vintage snyth (pictured above), along with his Sequential Circuits gear, has helped to define his signature sound, a heady mix of underground rap, classic electro, 70's fusion, drrty funk, and 90's techno, just to name a few.

Born and raised in Tacoma, Washington (and since a resident of Chicago, San Francisco, LA, and now Brooklyn), Lipp got his break in 2004 when Scott Herren (aka Prefuse 73) happened across his demo. Soon after, Lipp's self-titled debut hit the streets on Herren's own Eastern Developments label, earning much deserved critical acclaim. Since then, Lipp has released LPs on Hefty Records and Metatronix, while in the meantime creating a slew of EPs and mixtapes and touring relentlessly.

To get an idea of his original sound, check out the tracks posted below and then head over to his MySpace. Purchase Eliot Lipp albums here.

Eliot Lipp- Live from the Trilogy Lounge (recorded March 17, 2007)
Eliot Lipp- Flashlight (from the Steele Street Scraps EP)

nu musik: Matthew Dear

"How can I let you forget me? / When you don't even know me already"

You might know Michiganian techno artist Matthew Dear by one of his other names (Jabberjaw, Audion, False) or you might have no idea what I'm talking about. His latest album, Asa Breed, has been getting mixed reviews. People seem to be over-analyzing it, but I love it to death. So check out some of these tracks, buy the album, press play and relax. You'll like it.

Matthew Dear - Pom Pom
Matthew Dear - Shy

Jabberjaw - Girlfriend
Audion - Just Fucking (Roman Flugel's 23 Positions In a One-Night Stand Remix) [from Hot Chip: DJ Kicks]