Yo gang, it’s true, Geo Rip is at it again,
this time with TTT Mixtape, which,
come to think of it, pretty accurately describes this thing right there in the
title. Besides the TTT part, I mean.
It’s the Mixtape that gets it going,
the concept of a bunch of ideas coming together and running loud and long over
both sides of a cassette. True to form and definition, TTT Mixtape compiles a couple previously released tracks (the
boiling “Tuff Budget” and the garbage can funk of “Tryin’”) and pairs them with
“extended versions/edits of mix material.” Basically, Geo Rip sifted through
some tracks, reworking them to append here for extended enjoyment. “You’re
welcome,” we can almost hear the trio of John Jones, Aaron Leitko, and Mike
Petillo say through the turning spools.
Oh, this release is on The Trilogy Tapes, which
is where the TTT comes from. Thought
you should know.
Over an hour of runtime, Geo Rip wade hip deep
through gurgling techno and mid-fi house, the gooey textures soaking their
trousers like slime from those plastic slime eggs you got as a kid, but, like,
a sprawling subterranean sewer space full of it. The slime is crisscrossed with
clear cables through which you can see electricity pulsing like neon. If you
feel so inclined to join Geo Rip in the middle of this purple, blue, and green
scene (that’s just the colors I’m applying to it in my head – there are
probably pinks and oranges and yellows and stuff in there too), you’ll find it
impossible to keep still, like you’ve been hit with the wobbly jitters of an
energy drink but without the horrible taste or massive headache. (I sure can’t
drink those things.) You’ll just keep wriggling around in the mess while future
synths point the way forward. Not a bad night out! Messy, but not bad.
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