https://zachtippitt.com Zach Tippitt Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:25:31 +0000 https://zachtippitt.com en https://zachtippitt.com/Features Wed, 19 Jul 2023 17:12:22 +0000 Zach Tippitt https://zachtippitt.com/Features Features&nbsp; <img width="3200" height="1800" width_o="3200" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f05c92f77eaa353d5ff916b84e34c4f93bee02098df8488d7aa6b20d19a4be58/history-of-chopped-screwed-ten-tracks.jpeg" data-mid="185534945" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f05c92f77eaa353d5ff916b84e34c4f93bee02098df8488d7aa6b20d19a4be58/history-of-chopped-screwed-ten-tracks.jpeg" /> 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. <img width="2879" height="1944" width_o="2879" height_o="1944" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30fcab8868f8ef917f5b8154eb6ad6cc8cc743f2bb29fab870a50a9a9fa938e8/CW35_Sound_Style_Coucou_Chloe_Site_1.jpg" data-mid="185535953" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/30fcab8868f8ef917f5b8154eb6ad6cc8cc743f2bb29fab870a50a9a9fa938e8/CW35_Sound_Style_Coucou_Chloe_Site_1.jpg" /> COUCOU CHLOE’s Club Music Swerves into the Bizarre UnknownCOUCOU 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. <img width="3071" height="2049" width_o="3071" height_o="2049" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/93adf0c16328b1e8536e71e43e43af47426db43a5f4fde418a74724203484fc8/club-merch-header.jpg" data-mid="185539444" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/93adf0c16328b1e8536e71e43e43af47426db43a5f4fde418a74724203484fc8/club-merch-header.jpg" />Beyond Merch: Fashion’s Obsession with Club Music Comes Full CircleClubs 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. <img width="3200" height="1800" width_o="3200" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae780364740b8af62fcc6fabb7b02fa0077207fb75001115790deed565ef7f6a/history-of-donk-in-ten-tracks-header.jpeg" data-mid="188296836" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ae780364740b8af62fcc6fabb7b02fa0077207fb75001115790deed565ef7f6a/history-of-donk-in-ten-tracks-header.jpeg" /> 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 Unofficial Channels: billdifferen (The Wire [Print], 2024) 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)Michael Stangl’s 1015 BPM Pool Party (editor, 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)&nbsp; Nathan Micay on Weightlifting, Health in Dance Music and His New Album ‘Blue Spring’ (Electronic Beats, 2019)&nbsp; Meet Nik Nowak, An Artist Who Makes Monster Sound Systems out of Military Grade Tank Parts (Electronic Beats, 2019)&nbsp; 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)&nbsp; Clouds’ New LP Is The Best Post-Apocalyptic Techno Concept Album We’ve Heard All Year (Electronic Beats, 2018)&nbsp; Electronic Artists are Turning Politics into Change on These Compilations for Charity (Electronic Beats, 2018) https://zachtippitt.com/Reviews Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:46:00 +0000 Zach Tippitt https://zachtippitt.com/Reviews Reviews <img width="472" height="472" width_o="472" height_o="472" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd4f1ec76e7acd87af2612a5b5cba3720b8c4e47ba2027c8388939df62bb5451/a2755166906_10-cover.jpg" data-mid="185637709" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/472/i/cd4f1ec76e7acd87af2612a5b5cba3720b8c4e47ba2027c8388939df62bb5451/a2755166906_10-cover.jpg" /> Amnesia Scanner - Strobe.RIP <img width="472" height="472" width_o="472" height_o="472" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92dc640f25083d0273146710e93c42dd99b94ad6f73baa5bbb9ff11f5b38a8ee/jam-city.jpg" data-mid="185637928" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/472/i/92dc640f25083d0273146710e93c42dd99b94ad6f73baa5bbb9ff11f5b38a8ee/jam-city.jpg" /> Jam City - EFM <img width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c9dc42edcca4e89d7f9f1418f46634db984c191aac424dde7473c8f07d25811/6328108b955dcb8d8d75eeee05430b9c.1000x1000x1.jpeg" data-mid="196701719" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c9dc42edcca4e89d7f9f1418f46634db984c191aac424dde7473c8f07d25811/6328108b955dcb8d8d75eeee05430b9c.1000x1000x1.jpeg" />COUCOU CHLOE - FEVER DREAM <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/186fb44ecbdde998b59bf3d3f9f0b60b7a28ba539d7614e05678ece9029d79d6/DN028-Emma-dj--Lay2G--Artwork.jpg" data-mid="213945616" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/186fb44ecbdde998b59bf3d3f9f0b60b7a28ba539d7614e05678ece9029d79d6/DN028-Emma-dj--Lay2G--Artwork.jpg" /> emma DJ - Lay2g 2024 emma DJ - Lay2g Royo &amp; El Blanco Niño - EYEZ” 2023 COUCOU CHLOE - FEVER DREAM Amnesia Scanner - Strobe.RIP Jam City - EFM Safety Trance - Lágrimas 2022 DJ Narciso &amp; Endgame - NXE Cassius Select &amp; DÆMON - Cycles of Night 2021Arca - Kick ii, iii, iiii, iiii Anti-State Electronics - ASE-003 Sangre Nueva - Goteo Sega Bodega - Romeo Ziúr - Blur Anastasia Kristensen - Volshebno Amazondotcom - War Bride Sarah Davachi - Antiphonals Kai Whiston - Drayan! Anonymous Club - Screensavers Vol. 1 2020Actress - Karma &amp; Desire Eartheater - Phoenix: Flames are Dew Upon My Skin Houndstooth - Alterity [compilation] James Ferraro - Neurogeist Overthinker Mob - The Biotech Issue Iceboy Violet - Drown to Float https://zachtippitt.com/Press-Releases Mon, 07 Aug 2023 22:08:34 +0000 Zach Tippitt https://zachtippitt.com/Press-Releases Press Releases <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62a320ae6647f6cce7d4c8468bbfb5736d0cafcfbc2daa337817e2696d07d145/chloe_ireen.jpeg" data-mid="187301132" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/62a320ae6647f6cce7d4c8468bbfb5736d0cafcfbc2daa337817e2696d07d145/chloe_ireen.jpeg" />Ireen Amnes &amp; Chloe Lula - Synergy [Tresor] <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6e00486dec24f78d7a6716b67e9677504ac82fa0def3432ef85a185f725c06d/ava_blush.jpeg" data-mid="187301134" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e6e00486dec24f78d7a6716b67e9677504ac82fa0def3432ef85a185f725c06d/ava_blush.jpeg" />&nbsp;ava* - blush [Absurd Trax] <img width="1918" height="1920" width_o="1918" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4f3ed2ad8e8d9f72b0456f4d78ce7effc2d3859c84239ab05bc72f8ddad270f0/Altinbas_final_3_08da8d0375.jpeg" data-mid="200589006" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4f3ed2ad8e8d9f72b0456f4d78ce7effc2d3859c84239ab05bc72f8ddad270f0/Altinbas_final_3_08da8d0375.jpeg" /> Altinbas - Artist Bio <img width="1440" height="1440" width_o="1440" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5740a13cddd17a91adfdfef8c6591342a11de24b217cbbab84cdc14dc8016d3f/laurabcr.jpg" data-mid="209015856" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5740a13cddd17a91adfdfef8c6591342a11de24b217cbbab84cdc14dc8016d3f/laurabcr.jpg" /> Laura BCR - Artist Bio <img width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ecd91a33e55019f83f372acb2220fa300bcb15df8281bd2d2fb5435af5b2df55/Uun.jpg" data-mid="213945642" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/ecd91a33e55019f83f372acb2220fa300bcb15df8281bd2d2fb5435af5b2df55/Uun.jpg" />Uun - Artist Bio <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e071ef682e167aa513d12939141065fca4849feb4d1da078e0dc9943614d0721/335304041_869991487435973_6363611462940376997_n.jpg" data-mid="220744146" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e071ef682e167aa513d12939141065fca4849feb4d1da078e0dc9943614d0721/335304041_869991487435973_6363611462940376997_n.jpg" /> Royo - Artist Bio <img width="1729" height="1717" width_o="1729" height_o="1717" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4cb8bb437496b2822a639d73ccd9e94793549880f3b5f6007dddb75321318c4/aerae-copy.jpg" data-mid="221775208" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f4cb8bb437496b2822a639d73ccd9e94793549880f3b5f6007dddb75321318c4/aerae-copy.jpg" />Aerae&nbsp;- Artist Bio https://zachtippitt.com/Copywriting Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:25:31 +0000 Zach Tippitt https://zachtippitt.com/Copywriting Copywriting Request Zach’s copywriting portfolio. https://zachtippitt.com/About Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:14:03 +0000 Zach Tippitt https://zachtippitt.com/About About Zach Tippitt is a writer, editor and musician based in Houston, Texas. From 2018 to 2021, he was an editor for Electronic Beats, steering the conversation on music and nightlife while exploring its intersections with the worlds of fashion and internet culture. Since then, he’s regularly contributed to&nbsp;Resident Advisor and written press releases, artist biographies, and web copy for a host of creative and event agencies.&nbsp; Send Zach an email. Slide into his DMs on Instagram. Message him on Twitter.