Trip-Hop______________________________________________________________________
Trip hop (also known as the
Bristol sound or
Bristol acid rap) is a term coined by
British dance magazine
Mixmag, to describe
DJ Shadow 's hip hop instrumentals that (inspired by Organized Confusion's track "Releasing Hypnotical Gases") changed-up the beat and pallet mid-cut, giving the listener the impression they were on a musical journey. Later, the Trip Hop description was applied to a musical trend in the mid-
1990s; trip hop is
downtempo electronic music that grew out of
England's hip hop and house scenes. Sometimes characterized by a reliance on breakbeats and a sample-heavy, often moody sound pioneered by Coldcut's remix of Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid in Full", trip hop gained notice via popular artists such as
Portishead, Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation, Tricky, and rock-influenced sound groups such as
Ruby, California's
DJ Shadow, and the UK's
Howie B.
Londoners
Morcheeba and
Glideascope are also often associated with this sound. The latest additions to this line of performers are
Jem and Australia's
Spook. The Bristol Sound came out of the wider
Bristol Urban Culture scene.
The style is perhaps typified by Massive Attack's piece
"Unfinished Sympathy" which has frequently been described as one of the best songs of all time, according to polls produced by MTV2, NME, and various other magazines and reviewers. [1] A reviewer for the BBC has said that: "More than a decade after its release it remains one of the most moving pieces of dance music ever, able to soften hearts and excite minds just as keenly as a ballad by Bacharach or a melody by McCartney."
History______________________________________________________________________
Trip hop originated in the '90s in
Bristol, England, during a time when American hip hop was taking over Europe's music industry. British DJs decided to put a local spin on the international phenomenon and developed hip hop into a different style, marking the birth of trip hop. The originators in Bristol developed hip hop with a laid-back beat (down tempo). Bristol hip hop (trip hop's predecessor) is characterized by the emphasis on slow and heavy drum beats and a wide open sound that draws heavily on
acid jazz, Jamaican dub music and electronica.
Massive Attack's first album
"Blue Lines" in 1991, is often seen as the first manifestation of the "Bristol hip hop movement" (known as the "First Coming of Bristol Sound"), but in fact Massive Attack drew heavily on the pre-existing British hip hop scene, and their sound is remarkably similar to that pioneered earlier by
Marxman, an Irish-Jamaican hip hop crew that was popular in the UK in the 1980s.
1994 and '95 saw trip hop near the peak of its popularity. Massive Attack released their second album entitled "Protection." Those years also marked the rise of Portishead and Tricky. Portishead's female lead singer
Beth Gibbons' sullen voice was mixed with samples of music from the '60s and '70s, as well as sound effects from LPs, giving the group a distinctive style. Tricky's style was characterized by murmuring and low-pitched singing. Artists and groups like Portishead and Tricky led the second wave of the Bristol Movement (a.k.a. "Second Coming of Bristol Sound"). This second wave produced music that was dreamy and atmospheric, and sometimes deep and gloomy. The British press termed this style of music "trip hop," referring to this evolved style of hip hop.
Incidentally Massive Attack, Portishead and Tricky all had a common history. Massive Attack's three members used to work with Tricky, under the group "The Wild Bunch" (headed by
Nellee Hooper in 1982), explaining why many Massive Attack songs feature Tricky. Portishead member Geoff Barrow also previously helped produce Massive Attack's "Blue Lines."
The Bristol sound______________________________________________________________________
The Bristol sound was the name given to a number of bands from
Bristol, England, in the
1990s. These bands spawned the musical genre trip-hop, though many of the bands shunned this name when other British and international bands imitated the style and preferred not to distinguish it from hip hop.
It is characterised by a slow, spaced-out sound that a number of artists in the early and mid 1990s made synonymous with the city. These artists can include the aforementioned original Bristolians
Massive Attack, Portishead and Tricky and others such as
Way Out West, Smith and Mighty, Up, Bustle & Out, and The Wild Bunch.
The Bristol Sound was part of the wider
Bristol Urban Culture scene.
Abstract hip hop______________________________________________________________________
James Lavelle, founding member of
UNKLE and owner of the famous trip hop label Mo'Wax used to say, "British hip hop lacks the lyrical skills of U.S. counterparts, but British kids have got the musical side." This offers insight as to why trip hop artists like
DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, and
DJ Cam often choose to strip out vocals in their works. The absence of vocals produces an effect that emphasizes the intrinsic nature of the music, allowing the listener to step into unknown territory (just like viewing an abstract painting). Though this style of music was described by the British press as "trip hop," many artists (including DJ Shadow) frown upon this term. They are proud that their music is part of Hip Hop culture and feel no need to break off into a separate genre. DJ Cam calls this style of music
"abstract hip hop."Musicology______________________________________________________________________
Trip hop is known for its moody, dark, yet lyrical sound.
The trip hop sound relies on jazz samples, usually taken from old vinyl jazz records. This reliance on sampling has changed the way record labels deal with clearing samples for use in other people's tracks. Trip hop tracks often sample
Rhodes pianos, saxophones, trumpets, and
flutes, and develops in parallel to hip hop, each inspiring the other.
Trip hop production is historically
lo-fi, relying on analog recording equipment and instrumentation for an ambiance.
Portishead, for example, record their material to old tape from real instruments, and then sample their recordings rather than recording their instruments directly to a track. They also tend to put their drums through considerable compression.
Later artists have taken inspiration from many other sources including world and orchestral influences.
Older Phil Collins songs, such as
In the Air Tonight are some of the forerunners of trip hop.
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Tricky
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ასევე როგორც UNKLE-ს და DJ Shadow-ს თემა
ესეც ერთი ძაან მაგარი ალბომი ჩემგან
Wax Tailor [Tales Of The Forgotten Melodies]
Label: Mole Listening Pearls
Catalog#: MOLE069-2
Format: CD
Country: Germany
Released: 11 May 2006
Genre: Electronic
Style: Trip Hop, Downtempo
Tracklisting:1 Behind The Curtain "Opening"
2 Que Sera
3 Ungodly Fruit
4 Between Fellows
5 Hypnosis Theme
6 Damn That Music Made My Day
7 Where My Heart's At
8 Birth Of A Struggle
9 Am I Free
10 Ringing Score
11 I Don't Know
12 Our Dance
13 Stay Tuned
14 Walk The Line
15 A Woman's Voice
16 Don't You Remember
17 How I Feel
18 Behind The Disguise "Closing"
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Downtempo / Trip-hop, Dub / Lo-fi / Lounge
