{"product_id":"pipe-defy-2","title":"Pipe-defy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the first time since 2021, Pipe-eye, the moniker for Australian musician, singer and songwriter Cook Craig, releases a brand new LP. Titled \u003ci\u003ePipe-defy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith nods to the venerable influences of funk and 70s\/80s synth dance classics, \u003ci\u003ePipe-defy\u003c\/i\u003e is a stylistic departure from his previous albums. For this project, Craig explains wearing his influences on his sleeve; “At around the time that I was starting to write songs for the album, my mum gave me a bunch of old CDs from my early teens that I hadn’t listened to in ages. There was heaps of Grandmaster Flash, Herbie Hancock, Zapp, Stevie Wonder and other stuff like that. When I kept writing songs they kinda just started sounding like that… so I guess it kinda just kick started an old obsession I had for that style of music.” This is particularly evident as each track beckons listeners to lose themselves in a tapestry of mesmeric synth rhythms, sobering orchestra hits and foot tapping, knee slapping, hand clapping groove.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePipe-defy\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a testament to Craig’s resolve to explore new aesthetics with each new release, furthering his quest to push himself to into new song-writing terrain. \"When I was writing the songs for the album, (which I had about 20 of), if I wasn’t bopping my head subconsciously to it, then it was cut.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"(p)doom Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Orange","offer_id":50531312566603,"sku":"2220267","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Salsa Verde","offer_id":53255519961419,"sku":"R4346-8651","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Pipe-defy_b03af1fc_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728103632","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/pipe-defy-2","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}