Phiiliip (born Philip Guichard, August 24, 1980) is an American performing artist, whose music has been described as "'
Lady Godiva's Operation' remixed by the
Neptunes on a budget."
Life
His first album, ''Pet Cancer'', was released on American Patchwork,
Momus
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's label with
Darla Records
Darla Records is an independent record label founded by James Agren in October 1993 while he was in New York. Darla's first release was a 7-inch by Grifters, an indie rock/lo-fi band from Memphis.
Background
The music of the artists on the la ...
. ''
AllMusic
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'' gave it four stars and said "Phiiliip combines soft synths, disaffected breathy vocals, and folky acoustic guitars for a dazzling, yet minimal effect."
Momus
Momus (; Ancient Greek: Μῶμος ''Momos'') in Greek mythology was the personification of satire and mockery, two stories about whom figure among Aesop's Fables. During the Renaissance, several literary works used him as a mouthpiece for their ...
was also responsible for redubbing Philip as Phiiliip, so as to ensure his googlability, and spearheaded a U.S. tour, of which Phiiliip's "highly postured and totally electronic act was reminiscent of a cross between retro
Factory
A factory, manufacturing plant or a production plant is an industrial facility, often a complex consisting of several buildings filled with machinery, where workers manufacture
Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with t ...
and
Morrissey." He became a regular performer on the
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
electroclash
Electroclash (also known as synthcore, retro-electro, tech-pop, nouveau disco, and the new new wave) is a genre of music that fuses 1980s electro, new wave and synth-pop with 1990s techno, retro-style electropop and electronic dance music. It ...
circuit, playing at clubs such as Luxx, Don Hill's,
Joe's Pub
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, the
Knitting Factory
The Knitting Factory is a nightclub in New York City that features eclectic music and entertainment. After opening in 1987, various other locations were opened in the United States.
The Knitting Factory gave its audience poetry readings, perform ...
and the
Andy Warhol Museum
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.
In 2002, he began compiling and mixing the CDs for annual arts magazine ''K48'', which also featured his collaborations with nightlife celebrity Sophia Lamar. The same year saw Yesandno, his side-project with Captain Comatose's
Snax
Paul Bonomo (born November 9, 1969), better known as Snax, is a musician, singer, songwriter, producer, performer and DJ from the Washington, D.C. area. He is currently based in Berlin, Germany.
Snax became well known as a member of electro-po ...
, release their 12-inch ''
Notahit'' on
International DeeJay Gigolo Records
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, in addition to his collaboration with
PFFR
PFFR is a Brooklyn-based production company and art collective consisting of Vernon Chatman, John Lee, Alyson Levy and formerly Jim Tozzi until 2009. The group has been active since 1998.
Work
The group's portfolio of work includes two al ...
which appeared alongside
Snoop Dogg
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on their album ''
United We Doth''. He later appeared on
TRL for their
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
show
Wonder Showzen
''Wonder Showzen'' is an American adult sketch comedy television series that aired between 2005 and 2006 on MTV2. It was created by Vernon Chatman and John Lee of PFFR.
Described as a children's television series for adults, the show's format i ...
. 2003 saw him performing for
Dior Homme
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, and photographs of him by designer
Hedi Slimane appeared on the cover of ''
Butt Magazine''.
In 2004, he had an art show with
Deitch Projects
Jeffrey Deitch (pronounced ''DIE-tch'';Mike Boehm (January 12, 2010)L.A.'s MOCA picks art dealer Jeffrey Deitch as director''Los Angeles Times''. born 1952) is an American art dealer and curator. He is best known for his gallery Deitch Projects ...
and John Connelly Presents consisting of work from fifty artists "inspired by/responding to/commenting on/or utilizing the meat" of the CD he was then working on. Artists included
Ryan McGinley
Ryan McGinley (born October 17, 1977) is an American photographer living in New York City. McGinley began making photographs in 1998. In 2003, at the age of 25, he was one of the youngest artists to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of Ameri ...
,
Terence Koh
Terence Koh (born 1977 in Beijing, China ) is a Canadian artist who has also worked under the alias "asianpunkboy". The artist's work spans a range of media, including drawing, sculpture, video, performance, and the internet. Originally workin ...
,
AA Bronson,
Dash Snow
Dashiell A. Snow (July 27, 1981 – July 13, 2009) was an American artist based in New York City.Roberta Smith"Dash Snow, New York Artist, Dies at 27" '' The New York Times'', July 14, 2009. Snow's photographs included scenes of sex, drugs, viol ...
,
Slava Mogutin
Slava Mogutin (full name Yaroslav Yurievich Mogutin, b. April 12, 1974, Kemerovo) is a New York-based Russian artist and author, who works across different media, including photography, video, text, installation, sculpture, and painting.
...
and
Assume Vivid Astro Focus. The show, "a decidedly off-kilter fun fair", according to ''
Artforum
''Artforum'' is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art. The magazine is distinguished from other magazines by its unique 10½ x 10½ inch square format, with each cover often devoted to the work of an artist. Notably ...
'', was chosen as one of the year's best in the ''
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
''. His CD ''Divided By Lightning'', released in conjunction with the art show, featured collaborations with
Soft Pink Truth
The Soft Pink Truth is an experimental house music side-project from Drew Daniel, one-half of experimental electronic music duo Matmos. Daniel started the project on a dare from Matthew Herbert that he could not produce a house record. ''Do You P ...
,
Excepter
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,
Avenue D and Tigra of
L'Trimm
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. The companion DVD, ''
Multiplied By Thunder'', featured a "pulsating geometric" video made by
Bec Stupak
Bec Stupak (born 1974) is a video and performance artist working in Brooklyn, New York. Her work uses collage, repetition and shifting fields of bright color to create psychedelic animations and films. She got her start early on as a VJ at raves, ...
for his reimagining of
T. Rex
''Tyrannosaurus'' is a genus of large theropod dinosaur. The species ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' (''rex'' meaning "king" in Latin), often called ''T. rex'' or colloquially ''T-Rex'', is one of the best represented theropods. ''Tyrannosaurus'' liv ...
's "Elemental Childe",
and a version of his song "
For The Second
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*For, a preposition
*For, a complementizer
*For, a grammatical conjunction
Science and technology
* Fornax, a constellation
* for loop, a programming language statement
* Frame of reference, in phys ...
" sung by
Boy George
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. 2005 saw remixes of
Yukari Fresh and
Grizzly Bear
The grizzly bear (''Ursus arctos horribilis''), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies of the brown bear inhabiting North America.
In addition to the mainland grizzly (''Ursus arctos hor ...
, in addition to "
Pirateradiophiiliip", a DJ mix CD consisting of "
mashups" he had made which fusing
hip hop,
R&B and
pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
with the underground
electronic
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*Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor
* ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal
*Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device
*Electronic co ...
and
club music of the time. 2007 also saw the belated release of "
Totally Magic", his EP with now-defunct ex-roommates and
electroclash
Electroclash (also known as synthcore, retro-electro, tech-pop, nouveau disco, and the new new wave) is a genre of music that fuses 1980s electro, new wave and synth-pop with 1990s techno, retro-style electropop and electronic dance music. It ...
boundary-stretchers
Avenue D.
Later in 2007 the last Phiiliip album, ''Magically Bad'' was released for free (as all Philip Something's subsequent music would be) on his website. '' ''"
Homefreeze", the single, also appeared on the prison-themed #6 issue of ''
K48'', the last to feature Phiiliip handling the mixing of the companion CD. The other single "
Open Sun" also became a flower-entranced video by
Grant Worth
Grant or Grants may refer to:
Places
*Grant County (disambiguation)
Australia
* Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia
United Kingdom
* Castle Grant
United States
*Grant, Alabama
* Grant, Inyo County, ...
, the
NY-based visual magician who also made the video for "
Summer Collection" which became the cover of ''Divided By Lightning. ''
In 2008 Phiiliip notice a disturbance in the reigning culture succinctly embodied by the media's viciously invasive treatment of
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...
, and so he began deconstructing her crumbling image in the brutally harsh manner utilized by the toxic
paparazzi
Paparazzi (, ; ; singular: masculine paparazzo or feminine paparazza) are independent photographers who take pictures of high-profile people; such as actors, musicians, athletes, politicians, and other celebrities, typically while subjects ...
culture, using as its source material all hyper-microscopic samples found on
YouTube
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. Searching for "
methamphetamine
Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. Meth ...
" led to the unrepentant stimulant anthem "
Addicted To Ooh
Addicted may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Addicted'' (2002 film), a South Korean film
** ''Possession'' (2009 film), a U.S. remake of the South Korean film starring Sarah Michelle Gellar
* ''Addicted'' (TV series), an American reality te ...
", and after several months of sourcing he had genetically databased the darker skeleton of culture and began elucidating its hidden errors through intensive electronic manipulation of randomly encountered details. It resulted in an album, ''
Dignity, The Joke'', which he released as Total BS on ''
Vice
A vice is a practice, behaviour, or Habit (psychology), habit generally considered immorality, immoral, sinful, crime, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refe ...
''s website in conjunction with an interview in the magazine about the symptoms of
schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social wi ...
he was experiencing at the time, concomitantly with
Britney
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...
and her breakdown.
In 2009, he recorded a double CD, ''Easily Scared'' (as Total PX) to serve as the soundtrack for
Harmony Korine
Harmony Korine (born January 4, 1973, some sources report September 1, 1974)
" Retrieved on 2009-10-26. is an Ame ...
's art show "Pigxote". He also did an archive-raiding ultimix of Sweet Thunder for a split 7 inch with
Gavin Russom
Gavin is a male given name originating from Scotland. It is a variation on the medieval name Gawain, meaning "God send" or "white hawk" (or falcon). Sir Gawain was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. ''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' is an e ...
and performed at their reunion in
Brooklyn
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with Omega Jarden.
2010 saw Phiiliip recording
folk
Folk or Folks may refer to:
Sociology
*Nation
*People
* Folklore
** Folk art
** Folk dance
** Folk hero
** Folk music
*** Folk metal
*** Folk punk
*** Folk rock
** Folk religion
* Folk taxonomy
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* Folk Plus or Fol ...
cover albums as Jenkins (a tactless uncensored Phiiliip parody character off-the-books credited to
Hunter Parrish
Hunter Parrish Tharp (born May 13, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing the role of Silas Botwin in the Showtime series '' Weeds'' and for his performances in the Broadway productions of ''Godspell'' in the role of Jes ...
). "Acoustic Tomb", "Castle of Pi", "Artery Clocka", "Zac Efron's Vegetable Gravy" and "Hexed In Heliotrope" were posted on
Facebook
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and then disappeared (along with the personality, which was fairly antagonistic) on a dead laptop.
2012 saw Phiiliip return, this time as Wirekid. Like "Dignity, The Joke", consisting solely of source material found on
YouTube
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, Wirekid's music began combining
fiction,
non-fiction
Nonfiction, or non-fiction, is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to provide information (and sometimes opinions) grounded only in facts and real life, rather than in imagination. Nonfiction is often associated with b ...
,
documentary,
biography
A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or c ...
,
criticism
Criticism is the construction of a judgement about the negative qualities of someone or something. Criticism can range from impromptu comments to a written detailed response. , ''"the act of giving your opinion or judgment about the good or bad q ...
,
secret history,
gossip
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Gossip is a topic of research in evolutionary psychology, which has found gossip to be an important mean ...
,
poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek '' poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings ...
and
jokes
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. Focusing on alternate realities experienced in
dreams
A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, and each dream lasts around 5 to 20 minutes, althou ...
with
fantasy
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versions of
pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
and
movie stars
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, primarily centered around the
Disney
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empire and the emerging
teen pop
Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards preteens and teenagers.Lamb, Bill"Teen Pop" About.com. Retrieved January 28, 2007. Teen pop incorporates different subgenres of pop music, as well as elements of ...
echelon. Releasing his new music as a series of albums, singles and DJ mixes on
SoundCloud
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and
Bandcamp
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, he attempted to incorporate the celebrities he kept encountering at night and attempting to come to grips with and normalize by day online. The primary subject of his new composition/productions was
Zac Efron
Zachary David Alexander Efron (; born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the ''High School Musical'' trilo ...
, who was documented in "
Here's To Your Health
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Software
* Here Technologies, a mapping company
* Here WeGo (formerly Here Maps), a mobile app and map website by Here
Television
* Here TV (formerly "here!"), a ...
" from "
The Sixth Floor,' the "
Paragons Of Capitalism
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* Paragons (comics), one of the teams of mutants in the comic book series ''New X-Men: Academy X''
* The Paragons, a Jamaican rocksteady band
* The Paragons (Charlotte band), an American 1960s garage rock band
* The Paragons ...
/
Dying To Layla
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Signs of dyin ...
" single, "
zAC eFRON hOUSE pARTY" album, and the presently unreleasable
rock opera
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"
Pistolwhipped By A Pigeon". Likewise praised actor
James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in '' 127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider- ...
provided the source material for "
You Are Mistaken" an album detailing an alternate existence of unimaginable horrors (and implied eventual triumph) involving the
CIA
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,
mind control
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,
experimental drug
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injection, ritualistic sadism and the infinite extremes of
sexual abuse
Sexual abuse or sex abuse, also referred to as molestation, is abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another. It is often perpetrated using force or by taking advantage of another. Molestation often refers to an instance of sexual assa ...
perpetrated against specially targeted individuals. While strictly theoretical and based on Philip fleshing out ideas related in
Facebook
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instant messaging sessions, "
Y.A.M." closely parallels account given by survivors of
Project Monarch as found on the
Internet
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. The conceptual extremes of this speculative reality were confronted via lyrical battling/deriding with the first Wirekid single "The Pain of Life", followed by the much lighter "I Don't Care" which returned to directly addressing
James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in '' 127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider- ...
, who was also the recipient of several free fan-art-projection-aspiring DJ mixes in his honor, including "
Pattern Disruptor" (as Fed Zeppelin) and "You Don't Understand The Flow", which would later be sourced for "
iLLuuMiiNatI a$$" (a collection of remixes for the
rap and
pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
stars
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who populated Philip's
dreams
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, and whose
singles sometimes drew connections to the aforementioned speculatory existence). The most widely reworked artist Wirekid tackled was/is
Justin Bieber
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, from whose catalog Wirekid reenvisioned "Lolly", "
U Smile
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", "
Die In Your Arms", "
Baby
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", "
Boyfriend
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", "
All That Matters", "
Hold Tight", "
PYD", "What's Hatnin'" "Swap It Out", "
Roller Coaster
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", "
All Bad", "Memphis",
Heartbreaker", "
Recovery", "She Don't Like The Lights", "Backpack", "Memphis", and the unverifieds "Together Forever" and "Future". In 2014 he will begin work on 'Fantastic Nation,' an album of original material with a slated release date of 2014.
Discography
Albums
* ''Pet Cancer'' (2001)
* ''Divided by Lightning'' (2005)
* ''Pirate Radio Phiiliip'' (2006)
* ''Totally Magic'' (2007)
* ''Magically Bad'' (2007)
* ''Dignity, the Joke'' (2008)
* ''Easily Scared'' (2009)
* ''Acoustic Tomb'' (2010)
* ''Castle of Pi'' (2010)
* ''Artery Clocka'' (2010)
* ''Zac Efron's Vegetable Gravy'' (2010)
* ''Hexed in Heliotrope'' (2010)
* ''The Sixth Floor'' (2013)
* ''Pattern Disruptor'' (2013)
* ''Zac Efron's House Party'' (2013)
* ''You Are Mistaken,'' (2013)
* ''Pistol Whipped by a Pigeon'' (2013)
* ''TrEaaatsZ'' (2013)
* ''iLLuuMiiNatI a$$'' (2013)
* ''Breathe'' (2014)
Singles
* "Notahit" (2003)
* "Sweet Thunder" (2009)
* "The Pain of Life" (2013)
* "I Don't Care" (2013)
* "Paragons of Capitalism" / "Dying to Layla" (2013)
* "NSA" / "Life" (2013)
* "Drizzle Upside Down" (2013)
DVDs
*''Multiplied by Thunder'' (2005)
References
*Olsen, Eric
Pet Cancer Review ''Blogcritics.org''. August 14, 2002.
*Stockdale, Nancy L
American Patchwork Tour Review ''Deep Magazine 2003''.
*Lafreniere, Steve
ArtForum Top Ten "ArtForum". May 2002.
*Grayson, Kathy
''Divided by Lightning'' ''Deitch Projects''.
*Lafreniere, Steve
''Divided by Lightning'' Review ''ArtForum''. November 23, 2004.
*Cotter, Holland
''
The New York Times
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''. December 26, 2004.
*Laster, Paul
''wburg.com''.
External links
Philip Something on Tumblr.comPhiiliip's official websitePhiiliip on Discogs.comPhiiliip on Youtube.comWirekid on SoundCloud.comWirekid on Bandcamp.comPhilip Something on Ask.fm
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1980 births
Living people
American pop keyboardists
American pop guitarists
American male pop singers