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Quip live AV @ Shunt from liz ainge on Vimeo

Quip - The Greenroom Set
Visuals by Liz Ainge www.lizainge.co.uk

Quip - Messilasok
Visuals by Liz Ainge
Live at STFU Rome, ESCatelier, 2007

Live at STFU Helsinki, Dubrovnik, October 2006

I have done alot of gigs, you too can book me. Recently played with : Pitch Black, Random Number, Hands and Fingers, Skeksi and many, many more.Album due out Spring 08.

Discography :
Hippocamp Summer Compilation 2005
I Can Count Music Volume 1

More music can be downloaded here
I also make music for TV, films and installations and will do remixes if asked nicely.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/6/2005
Band Website: www.quipmusic.co.uk
Band Members: ben eyes - guitar, vocals and production

with help from:

replete - vinyl scratching expert, quality control and sample giver
wildy - beat boxing
rowen fish - flutes and vocals

Influences: obvious: aphex twin, autechre, random number, boards of canada, coldcut, plaid, brian eno, hands and fingers, fourtet, schneider tm, mouse on mars, tortoise, black dog, future sound of london, point b, kelpe, add n to x, scanner, hippocamp records, erratica records. not so obvious: fugazi, some classical, wu-tang, epitaph records, iron maiden, ween, the fall, gorkis zygotic mynci, lightening bolt, and some guy i think is called electro werk
Sounds Like: phasic (if you don't know google), boards of canada, plaid, aphex twin, fourtet, brian eno
Record Label: Hippocamp, I Can Count Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Check out this event: STFU Leeds

http://www.quipmusic.co.uk/stfuleeds.htmlHosted By:QuipWhen:09 May 2009Where:The Common Place23-25 Wharf StreetLeedsLS2 7EQDescription:STFU Leeds Electonic Music Festival. Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:10:00 GMT

Check out this event: The Centrifuge @ Futuresonic Festival with RICHARD DEVINE

Hosted By:THE CENTRIFUGEWhen:16 May 2009Where:Urbis / Soup KitchenCity CentreManchesterM1 1XXDescription:The Centrifuge touch down in Manchester with a multi-faceted events programme incorporating day...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:38:00 GMT

Traffic Podcast

I have just done a podcast for Traffic Magazine. Download it here - http://www.quipmusic.co.uk/tunes/quip%20podcast.mp3Its a mix of old and new stuff. Enjoy!
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:12:00 GMT

the highs and the lows

bad people only win in the short term. thats the verdict this week as thegig i was due to do with rob hall is cancelled. this is mainlydue to people being stupid and greedy. not mentioning any names (...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:27:00 GMT

massive moor fest

moor fest was a blast. liz and i rocked it with our audio visual show. it was the first time i had my gear taken off stage by semi clad burlesque dancers. and i played in my socks. so whoever you wer...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:01:00 GMT

Sutherm bass

If one is in london this weekend one could do worse than come to this gigand see me, say hi and buy me a drink.Sat August 2nd: Centrifuge London II @ GinglikCelebrating The Gasman's new album "Superli...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:24:00 GMT

STFU Marseilles

We just got back from Marseiles and had a blast. Me and Liz rocked the party and got people dancing. Chris Zanf managed to record my set hereWe had a lot of fun seeing Marseiles - a great multicultura...
Posted by on Mon, 26 May 2008 12:51:00 GMT

New Tunes

I put a couple of new tunes up. Smacky and Firefly Heart. Smacky was made last year, starting on a train journey to London. Firefly Heart is old but I thought I would shove it up as I sing on it.Check...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:48:00 GMT

cancelled due to unforseen holiday

I cancelled my gig at Burst Couch on Saturday . This is a bit gutting cos i wanted to play with Jon and Gaz, Aid and co. So sorry lads I will make it up to them with a manc show soon. Or a beer? On th...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:32:00 GMT

live set from the packhorse

we had a great gig the other day at the packhorse in leedsheres the mp3 of my set:http://www.quipmusic.co.uk/tunes/quiplivethepackhorselee ds07.mp3enjoy!benx
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:51:00 GMT