Flip-Flop

"Flip Flop" are Chris Hanson (aka Touch Tone/Sketchy Pimps/DJ Crispy) and John Beesemyer-Monkman (aka Hemi-Sync/Pink Noize), two producers from the UK. Both have been writing trance for over seven years, using this time to hone their production techniques and allow their sound to develop into the kicking Full On/Progressive hybrid that it has become.
With influences from many different genres of music and a tendency to think outside the box,their music stands out at home as well as on massive sound-systems.
Huge slabs of groove and tripped out sonic sound-scapes are interlaced with a melodic structure subtly easing its way out of the arrangement.
Both Chris and John DJ and Play live regularly around the UK in addition to international gigs played in Brazil, German, Thailand, France, Sweden, Denmark and India.
PROMOTIONAL "BLURB" FOR THE ALBUM:Alchemy records are proud to unleash Flip Flop's first long player on the world. John Beesemyer-Monkman and Chris Hanson are two young Londoners who have been cooking it up for a while now, testing the material on dancefloors across the globe then whipping it back into the studio for some added power and squelch. Its rare that artists introduce a genuinely new sound to the scene but a brief listen to Flip Flop will show you that they are trying something different and that its working. If you've been on a heaving festival dancefloor in the last year and have wondered what that exotic hybrid of psychedelic trance and deep atmospheric electronica is that shakes the system to its foundations, there's a fighting chance that these two are responsible. John and Chris have been friend's since they were kids and unlike a lot of artists they have really grown up with trance music since arguably its heyday of creativity in the late 90s. This is clear from the way that the album transports you back to classics like "Slipstream" (Flying Rhino), "Schizoeffective" (The Delta), "Headcleaner" (Atmos) as well as more recent releases like "Who needs love songs" (Sub 6) not to mention plenty of input from two consecutive winters wowing the dancefloors of Brasil. Thier live sets at festivals like Universo Parallelo have repeatedly been seen as highlights by party goers and other artists alike. They have both been DJing for more than ten years, giving them an acute understanding of what it takes to push tracks beyond the superficial and into the realm of powerful and captivating dancefloor music. They don't merely churn it out and there's a lot of love and discipline in the studio which adds a welcome depth and confidence to their sound. So immersed in music and parties are these boys that you have probably shared a cup of sunrise chai or at least a smiling dance with them without even realizing it. Their warm personalities have made them easy guests for party people and much in demand as a live act, and this character shines out of the album. Floppy Drive crunches and clobbers its way through 80 minutes of bold and shuddering, groovy and hypnotic dance music. Flip Flop aren't locked in by the rules of the genre instead utilizing them to build stunning sound scape's, even at times creeping away from trance music with snatches of ambiance and technoid crossover which reward the listener without confusing the palette. Tuck in!
REVIEW IN DJ MAG
Londoners John Beesemyer-Monkman and Chris Hanson have been mates since childhood and this bond certainly flows through to the music, as this no-nonsense artist album is one serious piece of kit. Its great to see more and more producers avoiding the candy tunes and concentrating on the job in hand; music for the dancefloor. Tracks like "Floppy Drive" and "Francoso" are killers with a dark driving edge, musical yet mysterious. An amazing, serious take on psy-trance.
RELEASES
Flip-Flop - Cheque One (Neurology2/Neurobi0tic) Flip-Flop - Loud (Lunar Agent/Alchemy Recs)
Flip-Flop - Evangeline (Divine inventions/Liquid recs)
Flip-Flop - In Exs (Ignition Sequence/Phar psyde recs)
Flip-Flop - Twiglet (Mind Octave/Mida records)
Eskimo vs Madcap - Take a look out there (Flip-Flop rmx) (Origin 3/Nano recs)
Zen Mechanics - New Propulsion Technology (Flip-Flop rmx) (Get your wonk on/Sonic Dragon recs)
SAMPLES OF FLOPPY DRIVE HERE: http://arabesque.co.uk//index.php?option=com_artistavenue&am p;task=singleCd&id=1605&Itemid=99999999