Chippy Nonstop
“When I was young, I moved so much that I didn’t feel like I belonged anywhere,” Chippy Nonstop is explaining, “And so I really connected to music that just sounded like it could be from anywhere.” It’s a sentiment that makes a lot of sense if you’ve ever come across any of Chippy’s work – be that as a DJ, songwriter, producer, rapper, singer, promoter, writer, community organiser, even graphic designer. For over a decade now, Chippy Nonstop has existed in her own unique and thrilling realm: one spontaneously built from scratch, manifesting in a bright, maximalist, high-energy amalgamation of all the sounds of queer rave culture that she’s existed in and helped sustain through the years (acid, hardcore techno, electroclash, as just some examples).