Brought together by their shared fascination for experimental music and
noise, the San Francisco-based
lounge-collage duo
Tipsy consists of
Tim Digulla and
David Gardner. Previously,
Gardner worked with sonic manipulators like
PGR and
Big City Orchestra;
Digulla began recording
noise projects on his walkman while in junior high under the name
No One. He continued his experiments in the San Francisco
noise scene, through which he connected with
Gardner at a warehouse sound event. Interested in the possibilities early
easy listening and
lounge music presented for tweaking and remixing, the duo formed
Tipsy and recorded 1997's Trip Tease at the Bloody Angle Compound, their label Asphodel's recording studio. Trip Tease mixes modern and retro dance beats and the sensibility of '50s and '60s
easy listening into a surreal musical confection; three singles, Flying Monkey Fist/Space Golf, Space Golf/Nude on the Moon and Grossenhosen Mit Mr. Excitement were released. In 1998, the band applied their avant-kitsch touch to a remix on
Pulp's This Is Hardcore single. After a two-year period out of the spotlight,
Tipsy returned in late 2000 with the Hard Petting single, which pointed to a more streamlined, less
lounge-inspired sound. This trend continued on their second album, Uh-Oh, which arrived in early 2001.
Tipsy's members worked on other projects, including music for commercials, before reconvening in the studio in 2005 for their third album. The group finished recording in fall 2007, but the product of their labor, Buzzz, didn't arrive until a year later on Ipecac Records. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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Buzzz
Uh-Oh!