Eat a Bag of Mix is the name of a feature here on life is noise where we get a DJ, musician, producer, industry figure or just someone with good taste in fucked-up and weird music to give us a mix of music that has influenced them, or tunes that are currently rocking their world.
This week, we’re bag o’ mix eating with Kelpe — playing at Slanted and Enchanted on December 7. Kelpe’s influences range from the bleeps and bass of classic Warp artists to the funk of Sly Stone, and the minimalism of Steve Reich + Harmonia to the percussive space-scapes of Tortoise and Do Make Say Think. The diversity of the music that inspires Kelpe finds reflection in his own sonic adventures, informing his ever-evolving sound, combining as map and compass to guide his lunar-bound b-boy throw downs. Making a name for himself across and beyond Europe for solo live sets, his setup incorporates MPC style beat manipulations, tiny analogue synths and a lot of bass. He’s travelled far and wide from California to Lithuania, playing alongside diverse acts such as Aphex Twin, Ghostpoet, Gaslamp Killer, and Daedelus.
