Zach Tippitt
Features
A History of Chopped and Screwed in Ten Tracks
In the swampy, sprawling streets of Houston, Texas, DJ Screw feels larger than life. To show just how pervasive Screw's influence has been, I spoke with Lance Scott Walker, who recently released a biography on Screw, and Houston-based artist Rabit, whose series of mixtapes draws deep connections between chopped and screwed music and the experimental electronic scene. Read the piece here.
COUCOU CHLOE’s Club Music Swerves into the Bizarre Unknown
COUCOU CHLOE’s work exists in a peculiar liminal space, nodding to pop, rap, and club music while dodging concrete associations with any of their respective scenes. Leading up to the release of “DROP TEN,” I spoke with Chloe about artistic phases, her peculiar sense of style, and the importance of making fun of yourself. Read more here.
Beyond Merch: Fashion’s Obsession with Club Music Comes Full Circle
Clubs and raves are permanent fixtures on fashion brands’ mood boards. These appropriations were brushed off in earlier periods of dance music history, but a new era has made merchandise a viable income stream for anyone operating in the underground, catalyzing a change that’s seen artists and labels reclaiming their own creative agency in fashion. Read it here.
A History of Donk in Ten Tracks Once called the "lowest common denominator of dance music," donk has had an explosive resurgence in recent years. I spoke with producer Lobsta B to break down the origins of donk’s regional scenes and map the genre's bright future. Read it here.
Other Features
A History of Bloghouse in Ten Tracks (Resident Advisor, 2023)
Trekking Through the Uncanny Valley of DJ Live Streams (Electronic Beats 2020)
Plunging into Cyberpunk 2077’s Open World Dystopia (Electronic Beats, 2020)
Top 20 Records of 2020 (Electronic Beats, 2020)
The Rise of Heavy Metal in Electronic Music (Electronic Beats, 2020)
Dive into DJ David Goblin and The Horde’s Fantastical Hardcore (Electronic Beats, 2020)
Beyond Merch: Fashion’s Obsession with Club Music Comes Full Circle (Electronic Beats, 2020)
A Conversation with Why Be on Yegorka, The Changing Face of Berlin and Redefining Modern Club Music (Electronic Beats, 2019)
Nathan Micay on Weightlifting, Health in Dance Music and His New Album ‘Blue Spring’ (Electronic Beats, 2019)
Meet Nik Nowak, An Artist Who Makes Monster Sound Systems out of Military Grade Tank Parts (Electronic Beats, 2019)
The Best Music is Ratchet: Rabit on Rap, Intellectual Property and the Texas Underground (Electronic Beats, 2018)
Strobe Warning: How HDMIRROR Is Using Trance And Gabber To Hijack Dance Music’s Future (Electronic Beats, 2018)
Clouds’ New LP Is The Best Post-Apocalyptic Techno Concept Album We’ve Heard All Year (Electronic Beats, 2018)
Electronic Artists are Turning Politics into Change on These Compilations for Charity (Electronic Beats, 2018)