Okapi

and sample cutup artist.

Okapi #2 are a young Israeli Funk band, only recently formed.

The band have record one song, Funkylulu, Which will be broadcasted on the radio soon.

Filippo (#1) has recorded as

one half of the duo Metaxu (with Maurizio

Martusciello) and also the trio Dogon, and he’s

performed on RAI (Italian state radio) and

collaborated with noted avant-turntablist

Christian Marclay. "Where's the Beef?" marks the

first solo album from Okapi.

Filippo uses his turntables and computer to create

music completely outside of the hip-hop school of

chopped up music. Instead he has created an album

that veers from orchestral to lounge to quirky

experimental music, while maintaining a delicate

and spacious sound throughout. His skill at sample

manipulation is really quite amazing. Matt Haines,

aka The Rip Off Artist and the owner of the label,

has asked repeatedly “how does he do that?!” (And

Matt’s no slouch behind the sampler controls!) In

fact, before the label would sign Filippo they

asked for proof that he wasn’t just lifting entire

sections of music from other sources. When he sent

screen shots of his computer, there it was:

hundreds of miniscule sample fragments, all

connected into an seamless whole. Simply

incredible.

http://www.myspace.com/aukapi/

Okapi #3 is an Australian Dj Babe

http://www.myspace.com/okapilovesyou/

Okapi #4 is a five piece band playing a hybrid of pop, funk, reggae and soul.

http://www.okapimusic.com/

Okapi #5

Duo formed in Chicago, currently based in Asheville, North Carolina, comprising Scott Mitchell Gorski: upright bass & vocals; Lindsey Paige Miller: cello. Fueled by philosophy and an existential approach, advocating a "conscious confrontation with reality", they offer innermost, raw, yet elaborately orchestrated music with cathartic lyrics.