Yip-Yip
Yip-Yip is an experimental, electronic music duo from Winter Park, Florida formed in March 2001, known for their unique style combining aspects of electronica, ska, and jazz and for their eccentric costumes.
Style
Their music is often cited as and includes elements of experimental, avant-garde, electro, casiocore, ska, jazz, and many more, in interviews when asked to classify the genre of their music Esser has said the influences for Yip-Yip’s sound combine with their own unique style to create a different type of genre he can’t even put a name to “It is hard to pinpoint what our sound actually is. We say it’s experimental or electronic, but we’re trying to think of a cooler name for it. Our music is something different, something interesting.” terms such as "spazz-tronic", "electroniska", and "technuwave" have been created to better fit the band's sound.
History
The duo consists of Jason Temple(Yip 1), & Brian Esser(Yip 2). The Pair met while still in high school and started writing music together soon after. They have self released and home recorded 3 Full Length Albums, 1 EP, & 2 Singles. They have gained nationwide and international recognition playing in 39 US states, 2 Canadian provinces, and 7 European countries, touring with many obscure acts including The Show is the Rainbow, The Locust, An Albatross, Mixel Pixel, Health, Genghis Tron, Sleeping People, Green Milk from the Planet Orange, Zom Zoms, and having played alongside Lightning Bolt, Melt Banana, Daughters, xbxrx, Adult, Ruins, Mr. Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Man Man, Battles, Upsilon Acrux, AIDS Wolf, Xiu Xiu, Dan Deacon, Animal Collective, Numbers, No Age, Pre, Why?, Horse The Band, and more. They have also been cited locally by The Orlando Weekly as "Best Electronic Act" 9 years in a row 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012