Yip-Yip
In The Reptile House
[ S.A.F. Records ] 2006

Yip-Yip is electronic music but with so much quirkiness. I am not too familiar with electronic/techno music and I don’t know all the genres of it and stuff so I’m not sure how informative this review can be to many who are really into electronic music, hopefully it’s helpful.

Yip-Yip is Brian Esser and Jason Temple from Winter Park, Florida and they started the band in 2001. The title of the album refers to the place they recorded the album. Inside the cd is a picture of a huge building that says the Reptile House on it, so that is definitely where it was recorded, haha. The building looks like where the Superfriends™ hang out at when they are not fighting villains.

There are no vocals in the songs except for a really small part on “Birth Herd” that is a bit inaudible and sounds a little like a queezy Yoda maybe. The songs just have all kinds of interesting sounds and beats, at times really good loopy beats and is really fast-paced to slowed down parts in other areas.

There are sixteen tracks on the album with titles such as “Slime Shuns Sun Shine,” “Double Dolphin,” and “Candy Dinner.” I think their song titles are just too funny and nice.

They seem to be a really busy band. They have a ton of stuff out already, do all their artwork, and are even contributing to an indie rock cookbook being put out by Soft Skull Press at some point, along with all the touring they do.

Naoko. {Prince, everlasting} :: (Fall 06)