Like Track Stars-Blip Blip Bleep

Dannielle D
Featuring Sean Han, Jojo Schwarz, and newest singer Kayce McGehee, the members of New York-based Electronica/Dance group Blip Blip Bleep are captivating listeners with their infectious musical styles, harmonizing vocals, and mesmerizing lyrics on their first full-length album Like Track Stars. Released in June o f2010, the album features songs of lust on the up-beat track "Freak You Out", fading love on the break-up tune, "Rewrite the Scenes", and regrets of the past love on the rhythmic song "Don't Forget".

The track "Freak You Out" features the creative songwriting techniques of Blip Blip Bleep's lead singer Sean Han and the extraordinary mixing and production efforts of Nic Hard. Considered as one of the band's favorite tracks, "Freak You Out" is described as a "light-hearted" song detailing the thoughts of the narrator, while describing his feelings behind a one-night stand. The lyrics, "...I didn't mean to freak you out/It's just that you've got me freaking out/In case it happens that I never see you again/Well I've gotcha I've gotcha gotcha inside my head.../" emphasize the singer's feelings as he openly discusses his thoughts on lust with the unnamed subject. "Freak You Out", the first single released from Like Track Stars, has quickly evolved into a stand-out track for the members of Blip Blip Bleep.

On the tracks "Rewrite The Scenes" and "Don't Forget" singer/songwriter Sean Han demonstrates thoughts and feelings of faded love through memories and recollection. On the track "Rewrite The Scenes", listeners are reminded of the difficulties in ending relationships through the lyrics, "...On the last night of a final fling/Say goodbye to everything/That was never meant to be/But here we got all that we need.../" While the lyrics to "Rewrite The Scenes" focus on ending a relationship, the Nic Hard-produced track "Don't Forget" discusses the thoughts of the singer as he reminisces on a former relationship. The lyrics, "...the first time that you brushed your lover's hand/And her words when she talks and her eyes when she's dancing/And when your thoughts hang heavier on your mind/She's tipping your scales and she shivers your spine.../" help listeners tune in to the emotional feelings portrayed throughout the break-up song.

Through their individual talents and contributions to the band, the members of Blip Blip Bleep have developed a well-defined friendship with one another. In 2010, after posting an ad on Craigslist and holding auditions for a Drummer, lead singer Sean Han invited Jojo Schwarz to join the band. Shortly after, Synthesizer/Keyboard player Kayce McGehee would relocate from Virginia to New York, in order to join forces with Han and Schwarz, while reforming Blip Blip Bleep. With strong influences in the musical sounds of Ben Folds and Jeff Buckley, and the strong attitude and simplicity from producer Jay Dilla, the members of Blip Blip Bleep were able to incorporate their own individual styles into the unique sounds contained with their vocals and instrumentations. Similar to the styles of MGMT, the members of Blip Blip Bleep showcase their diverse sounds in Electronica and Dance music. With catchy hooks, strong musicianship, and high intensities of a live Rock band vibe, the members of Blip Blip Bleep are a force to be reckoned with.

As a result of the recent successes with their music, Blip Blip Bleep have received much recognition and accolades for their sounds. On March 29, the trio played for a live comeback performance at New York City's famed Arlene's Grocery. As stated in a recent post with Examiner.com, Writer/Reviewer Marissa DeVito stated, "Blip Blip Bleep's live show is really fun to say the least. Sean Han rips on the guitar, and the electro pop harmonies between Han and McGehee are delightful. Schwartz kept up the energy with driving drum beats, and had the whole room dancing." Blip Blip Bleep's music has been featured throughout major magazine, film, and television outlets around the Country including CNN, Vanity Fair, and the Ally Hilfiger-produced Indie-Documentary "Dressed". While telling the story of a man who overcomes major hurdles of having a broken childhood and enduring homelessness in order to have a future life of prosperity as his clothing line is featured during New York's Fashion Week, the producers and supervisors of "Dressed" are able to include Blip Blip Bleep's songs "Rock" and "Freak You Out" to incorporate the emotional depth of the film. On April 5, the band recorded a live performance for the Internationally online live broadcast Balcony TV.

In the coming weeks, Blip Blip Bleep are scheduled to perform at Woodbridge, Connecticut's Amity Teen Center (April 16) and New York, New York's Rockwood Music Hall (May 6). For more information about Blip Blip Bleep and their latest release Like Track Stars, please visit http://www.blipblipbleep.com/

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Writing about Music and Entertainment has always been a great passion for Music Reviewer/Interviewer Dannielle D. Throughout the course of her career, she has interviewed several artists and bands from aroun...  View profile

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