what is trip-hop?

the styles of trip-hop

essentials

essential recordings

chord progressions

tips and tricks

triphoppin radio

links

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Trip-hop Tips and Tricks (plus more!)

Tips and Tricks

Drum beat tips (from LiquidAcrobat.com)

More drum beat tips (from The Dub Scrolls)

Melody-writing help (taken from a post at futureproducers.com's forum, and slightly edited)

Future Producers Forum (you can find a lot of helpful advice from this electronic music forum- covers a lot of ground, from hip-hop to trance, and everything in between, including trip-hop)

soundonsound.com (this magazine is FULL of VERY USEFUL information about computer recording, VSTs, and everything else you can think of. Their articles are THE BEST.)

Chordmaps.com (a great theory site for those of us with writer's block, or needing to know a bit about chord and progression construction)

Interviews/Articles
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Guy Fixen (Laika) interview (from Splendid e-zine)

Martin Virgo of Mono (from Sound On Sound Magazine, 1998)

Bardi Johansson of Bang Gang (from Japantoday)

DJ Krush article (from International Herald)

Portishead interviews from phead.org

Olive interview (from Jazzweekly.com)

Bonobo interview (from eye.net)

Thievery Corporation interview (from downhillbattle.org)

another Thievery interview (from G4)

Soulstice producing article (from Digidesign.com)

Music Production/Reference Magazines (the big three!)

Computer Music Magazine (this magazine helped me a lot, in writing, arranging and producing music with a computer and virtual instruments. They give away a full DVD of samples, free software, etc. with each issue. TOTALLY WORTH IT! The magazine is usually $15 for people in the US, but you get a TON of stuff. Excellent read, been around since the late 90s. You save a lot if you get a subscription, and it's definitely worth it, as I've said.)

Future Music Magazine (sister publication to Computer Music. Equally great, and LOTS of unsigned music reviews. Not many magazines have as many reviews, ESPECIALLY for unsigned/self-released music. Also has a US version, which is less pages, smaller, and sort of dumbed-down in a way, but still good.)

Music Tech Magazine (Music Tech seems to be the new favorite out of these three... it's steadily on the rise. The CD that comes with each issue is awesome and completely useful.)

All of these magazines are available at every Barnes and Noble and Borders bookstore in the USA.