Ookpikk, from the west coast of the Canada, has the bass sound, and the organic beat. He uses genres like house, dub, electro, and drum and bass as beasts of burden, yoking them to bubbling synths, rubber drums, and the occasional burst of doo-wop in 4-5 minute mini-epics. Starting on the floor of an empty apartment in 2006 and slowly growing to fill all space, Ookpikk is cosmos conquering form and grace. In 2008 the album, Total Home-Job, recorded in the world's finest studio, was released into the wild, where it makes its home, preying on the living. Ookpikk sounds like champ…
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