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Tooper Keps
1000 Guest Rooms
South of North - Cat No: SON07-005
- updated:2026-01-26
Computerized reggae. Four tracks unfolding at a lukewarm simmer, packed onto a 7-inch at 33 rpm. Sloshy, sinking dub. The vocal melodies trace unique trajectories too. Out on South of North. (Saito)
Holiday resort entertainer Tooper Keps takes a break from entertaining the professional leisure class, and reflects their own world back at them with an EP of otherworldly synths and eerie carnivalesque chansons.
Tooper Keps has fired up his trusty Yamaha PSR-11 and PSS-360 to write his first (and probably last) EP, condensing his favourite chord changes from years of distracting the retired and affluent. The result is a collection of floating song structures that revolve like fairground waltzes, punctuated by modulated effects, cowbells and Tooper’s own bitter tenor. Tapping into his inner goblin, he tackles themes such as property (as theft), Drexler’s gray goo problem, and the ‘merits’ of complaining about a system while also benefiting from it - a typical parasite’s paradox.
“1000 Guest Rooms” finds itself on location in luxury homes, cruise ships and holiday resorts, soaked in Tooper’s own self-loathing while casting a critical eye over the state of the world. While we hurtle towards a future that no one wants, “1000 Guest Rooms” is perhaps the best soundtrack we could hope for.
Tooper Keps has fired up his trusty Yamaha PSR-11 and PSS-360 to write his first (and probably last) EP, condensing his favourite chord changes from years of distracting the retired and affluent. The result is a collection of floating song structures that revolve like fairground waltzes, punctuated by modulated effects, cowbells and Tooper’s own bitter tenor. Tapping into his inner goblin, he tackles themes such as property (as theft), Drexler’s gray goo problem, and the ‘merits’ of complaining about a system while also benefiting from it - a typical parasite’s paradox.
“1000 Guest Rooms” finds itself on location in luxury homes, cruise ships and holiday resorts, soaked in Tooper’s own self-loathing while casting a critical eye over the state of the world. While we hurtle towards a future that no one wants, “1000 Guest Rooms” is perhaps the best soundtrack we could hope for.
"Holiday resort entertainer Tooper Kepps steps away from amusing professional leisure-seekers to reflect a world of his own on an EP of otherworldly synthesizers and eerie carnival-style chansons. Firing up his trusted Yamaha PSR-11 and PSS-360, Tooper Kepps distilled the favorite chord changes he'd used for years to divert wealthy retirees, and wrote his first (and probably last) EP. The result is a collection of buoyant song structures that spin like fairground waltzes, colored by modulating effects, cowbell, and Tooper's own bitter tenor. Tapping into his inner goblin, he tackles themes such as property (as theft), Drexler's grey goo problem, and the archetypal parasite's paradox of the 'merits and demerits' of complaining about the system while reaping its benefits. Shot on location in luxury housing, cruise ships, and holiday resorts, '1000 Guest Rooms' casts a critical eye on the state of the world while wallowing in Tooper's own self-loathing. As we hurtle toward a future none of us wants, '1000 Guest Rooms' may be the finest soundtrack we could hope for. (from the info sheet)"