Yip-Yip was formed in 2001, when two friends, Brian Esser and Jason Temple, started making music by experimenting with toy keyboards and circuit bent instruments. In the early years the band was mainly a recording project, until they started playing live shows in 2003. Around that time the two began shaping their unique sound by collecting and using any vintage synthesizers, drum machines, and effects they could find. This genre-defying music has led the band to tour and play shows with a variety of bands, including The Locust, Melt Banana, Lightning Bolt, Dan Deacon, ADULT., and many more. The band has released six albums since 2001, with the seventh album, BONE UP, due out in fall 2011.