[.ca] Uh-Oh!

From Amazon.com:
Anyone who's ever prepared a bubbly drink for a patio party while listening to Esquivel (or one of the endless series of Ultra Lounge comps from the mid-'90s) will know precisely where Tipsy's coming from. This playful modern group uses all the sonic cues of classic lounge and exotica music--popping-popcorn rhythms, string arrangements set on "tickle," tiki-surf guitars, and interjections of "Zow!" that sound as if they were sung by people in well-tailored suits. But Tipsy are keenly aware that this music's kitsch factor went out of hipster fashion about five years ago--the same time that their great debut, "Trip Tease," got lost in the ironic-lounge avalanche. So here they move beyond the (squeeze) cheese factor and craft infectiously upbeat songs that stand just fine on their own, from the sunnily propulsive "Papaya Highway" to the spy-themed "Swallowtail." And in a nod to today's electronica mayhem makers and yesterday's psychedelic popsters, they insert disorienting sound effects at every other turn. (See the blender-collaged "Hey!") Forget the retro-revival factor; Uh-Oh is a perkily distracting good time in any era. --Lisa Gidley

Chronique amazon.fr:
Côté références et citations, ce duo de San Francisco fait fort et passe à la moulinette de ses iconoclastes délires, ce que l'on peut imaginer être une infime partie de sa discothèque. Zappant tous azimuts à la vitesse de l'éclair, le tandem ratisse dans les contrées fort fréquentées des bandes originales et de l'exotica, qui demeure contre vents et marées une des sources d'approvisionnement les plus chargées et pillées (merci Athur Lyman, Esquivel et compagnie). Lorgnant aussi vers la country, Uh-Oh s'offre une bonne tranche de rigolade, au risque d'égarer l'auditeur non amateur de passerelles entre les genres. Habilement torché. --Hervé Comte

Welcome to the Lounge on a Forbidden Planet!:
This is one of the quirkiest CD's I have ever purchased. It is difficult to describe the sound exactly but if a combo of Lounge/Bad European 60's movies/Electronica/Go-Go is your bag, then this is for you. Some exceptional tracks are: "Reverse Cowgirl" which sounds like Beck meets Cibo Matto meets Hank Williams meets the Jetsons...figure that one out? "Hard Petting" which is right out of a late 60's Euro-trash movie or maybe one of those goofy "Our Man Flynt" movies...kinda kitsch spy and Italian/French movie where they are driving around in a convertible down on the coast..you know what I mean, the slide whistle really adds a powerful kick. "Papaya Freeway" is like Martin Denny on a far out trip, if you can imagine that one, like tropics meet forbidden planet. "Sweet Cinnamon Punch" reminds me of some off the wall 60's movie where you are prety sure something naughty is going on but all the bizzarre swooping camera angles make it a bit unlcear, on the other hand I can see Barbarella floating around to this as well. Overall, I really give this 4 1/2 stars, it is spectacular background music for your oh so hip cocktail party!

Tipsy improves on perfection!:
Tipsy's first release, "Trip Tease", revitalized my interest in the world of music. Through them I discovered somewhat similar bands such as Lemon Jelly, though no one quite came close to Tipsy's mix of electronica, eclectica, and lounge. With their second album, they seem to have grown up a bit. But fear not, this is still the same fun-loving music presented on "Trip Tease". Musically, I find this album to be a little darker than the first one. It is still great music to clean house by, but at the same time if it is playing and you are doing nothing else, it can start making you think before you realize it. Rather than the bubble-like gems of the first album, these songs are more like uncut opals--attractive any way you look at them, but truly sparkling under close scrutiny over time. "Fur Teacup", for example, is on the surface a typical Tipsy composition, fun and engaging. But upon closer listening it shows the influences of many types of music, such as using Middle Eastern flutes, and suddenly you realize you're actually listening to a very profound piece. "Uh-Oh" is not so much an improvement on the first album as it is simply an evolution of that sound. The first CD makes a great pool-party CD, but what "Uh-Oh" accomplishes is a little more tricky: it is not only a great party album, but one that can make you have the profoundest revelations if you listen to it in the dark, alone. Bravo Tipsy!

New to this genre...:
...and I like what I hear. I picked up both Tipsy CD's, Uh-Oh and Trip Tease and I love them both. I usually listen to all sorts of progressive rock and other neighboring genre's of music. I look at music this way; if it is inventive, rich, moody, atmospheric, complex, quirky, mindbending to name a few adjectives, I will like it if it is done well. In any event I heard a song from Tipsy on a live365 channel named "psychic vibebot radio". I looked up Tipsy on Amazon.com and listened to the rest of the samples and liked the atmosphere the music conveys. I was immediately sold. This happens occasionally with me when I hear something interesting coming from the speakers and I knew right away that I wanted to have this type of music in my collection. I think Triptease is slightly better but I love Uh-Oh just the same.

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