Ep. 31 - Boom Bip

The LA producer rips formulaic DJ sets and talks about hanging at
Björk's house. //  Much love to the Windy City, but Bryan
Hollon (aka Boom Bip) and Rave Curious host Joshua Glazer are two
Midwest boys who can't help hold a bit of distaste for a town that,
by their estimation, spawned the condescending hipster archetype.
Hollon also has some unkind words for EDM, a world he was almost
drawn into, despite a catalog that consist mainly of rich and
beguiling downtempo tunes. "I don't want to have a bass drop every
45 second and pump my hands in the air and all that," Hollon
insists on this episode of the Rave Curious Podcast. "So as that
new of DJing started happening, I just lost interest. As soon as I
started to feel that pressure from William Morris to do that, I was
like, 'Fuck this.'" Hollon is someone comfortable with
contradictions. He's been releasing music on Warp Records hip-hop
offshoot Lex for 15 years, yet has only featured two or three MCs
on any tracks. His Neon Neon project with Gruff Rhys of Super Furry
Animals has produced two "pop" albums that can't quite play the pop
music game. "It's hard for me to just give in when something feels
uncomfortable and cheesy." But it's not all bitching and moaning.
There's plenty of positives, including Hollon's moody new
soundtrack to the film Sun Choked, to talk about. Or the time he
got to party at Björk's house after his first UK gig with Aphex
Twin. Or the time he DJed for a dating Justin and Britney in
Hollywood with Steve Aoki. It all gets covered on this week's
podcast.