Conrad Newholmes, Peppermint Styles [Couchblip! – BLIP009, 2005]

“Peppermint Styles” is the title of Conrad Newholmes’ full-length album released by the Australian label Couchblip!. The ninth Couchblip! release is an back-to-front hip hop affair, filled to the brim with samples, from movies, forgotten and well-known songs, hip hop vocals and… all and nothing basically. There’re tracks highly influenced by the sound found at… Continue reading Conrad Newholmes, Peppermint Styles [Couchblip! – BLIP009, 2005]

Robokoneko, Anembo [Couchblip! – BLIP006, 2003]

Couchblip! is an Australian label and Robokoneko’s “Anembo” is their sixth full-length CD and Robokoneko’s first full-length album. Starting off the eleven-track album is the short but sweet “Satsuma”. It got strong yet gentle melodies with a decidedly retro-feeling to the choice of sonic elements, without sounding completely immersed in nostalgia. In some aspects it’s… Continue reading Robokoneko, Anembo [Couchblip! – BLIP006, 2003]

Disjunction Reunion, Modernism for Newborns [Couchblip! – BLIP007, 2003]

Couchblip! is an Australian label and Disjunction Reunion’s “Modernism for Newborns” is their seventh full-length CD and Disjunction Reunion’s second full-length album. Starting off the fourteen-track album is the fast paced “Modernism for Newborns” with apt drum programming, nice melodies and string sounds and the same can be said about “Crackers”. In “Thickwig” you get… Continue reading Disjunction Reunion, Modernism for Newborns [Couchblip! – BLIP007, 2003]