Patrick Tipler, known as Delay Grounds is a Bristol based experimental sound artist, producer and composer. His electronic beats incorporate elements of abstract, sample based percussion, oscillating synthesis and techno.
Having played in various musical outfits over the last 10 years, Patrick decided to go solo in 2017 to nurture his individual relationship with sound, while developing a fresh abstract perspective on electronic & techno music.
Delay Grounds explains “Dance music has become a focal point for me creatively over the last few years and has pretty much taken over my life. A dance floor can serve as a temporary alternative version of reality, one where people are given the opportunity to let go. I want this to be reflected in the sound materials I used to produce my EP -a platform for expression with a purity of purpose that is open for interpretation and is being refreshingly reinvented constantly.”
While adding, “I am compelled to work with abstraction, focusing my creative energy toward the production of sounds that simultaneously respect the form and purity of dance music, while attempting to develop a fresh perspective.”
‘Upcycling’ is the embodiment of this philosophy. A 5 track EP, in which Delay Grounds collaborates with audio visual artist, Liz Naden, to create dance floor beats, intertwined with sounds of Naden’s unique sculptures.
The tracks and sculptures alike are made from rubbish found in skips, yet manipulated into eye catching sculptures and organic sounds. The project not only embodies abstract hyper-realism within the material of the works to encourage a forward-thinking attitude, but also challenges the traditional artistic mediums into a means of communication.
Delay Grounds reveals, “Working with Liz on Upcycling has helped to develop my understanding of what a collaboration can be and how a collaboration can work, each piece had to be conceptually and aesthetically congruent.”
“The project has enabled us both to explore our own creative potential and create a work with layers of depth which we were not initially aware of before.”
Having played in various musical outfits over the last 10 years, Patrick decided to go solo in 2017 to nurture his individual relationship with sound, while developing a fresh abstract perspective on electronic & techno music.
Delay Grounds explains “Dance music has become a focal point for me creatively over the last few years and has pretty much taken over my life. A dance floor can serve as a temporary alternative version of reality, one where people are given the opportunity to let go. I want this to be reflected in the sound materials I used to produce my EP -a platform for expression with a purity of purpose that is open for interpretation and is being refreshingly reinvented constantly.”
While adding, “I am compelled to work with abstraction, focusing my creative energy toward the production of sounds that simultaneously respect the form and purity of dance music, while attempting to develop a fresh perspective.”
‘Upcycling’ is the embodiment of this philosophy. A 5 track EP, in which Delay Grounds collaborates with audio visual artist, Liz Naden, to create dance floor beats, intertwined with sounds of Naden’s unique sculptures.
The tracks and sculptures alike are made from rubbish found in skips, yet manipulated into eye catching sculptures and organic sounds. The project not only embodies abstract hyper-realism within the material of the works to encourage a forward-thinking attitude, but also challenges the traditional artistic mediums into a means of communication.
Delay Grounds reveals, “Working with Liz on Upcycling has helped to develop my understanding of what a collaboration can be and how a collaboration can work, each piece had to be conceptually and aesthetically congruent.”
“The project has enabled us both to explore our own creative potential and create a work with layers of depth which we were not initially aware of before.”
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