Sippix, one of if not my favorite electronic artists out there released a dreams atmosphere earlier this year, then released their new LP, SUMMIT BLVD., a project I completely forgot about. RED is a great intro, having such a natural build with fun and alluring electronic melodies, and the drums being a really nice touch. Songs like the title track and the stars speck have a similar emphisis on crescendos that fans of post-rock will ... read more

jjen

Sippix, currently one of my favorite up and coming artists and AOTY users, only ever keep reevaluating and evolving their sound. It seems with every project they release, they show us a glimpse of something they are capable of. It's really impressive how wide their range is.

Now, I looked through a few reviews and yeah, I saw a mention of drum mixing. If there is a takeaway for sippix here, it's to work on that. Everything else though? For sippix, this is seriously reaching some new heights ... read more

KDtheFiend

Album Quest Day 117

Good. The instrumentation lends itself to unique melodies and ideas without anything taking up too much space. I think the drums could have been mixed a little better, since they tended to be a little too far forward, but it was still a nice listen. The best moments are in those brief looks at some wacky distortion that broke up some of the songs, I just wish they were a little longer.

To me this seems like the kind of album that would work well as a soundtrack to ... read more

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