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Thursday, August 24, 2017

Hype Williams: Rainbow Edition – fractious dub collage

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Following excellent solo projects, Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland return to their duo Hype Williams, whose cut-up dub songcraft has been one of the most compelling voices in the European underground this decade. Or do they? Their label’s site says they’re no longer involved, but the pair are known for their inveterate fibbing. Either way, there’s none of Blunt’s deadpan chat and only a couple of (possibly Copeland-delivered) female vocals, a shame as some of the tracks are pleasingly punchdrunk trip-hop instrumentals that cry out for a top line, however meandering.

Related: Hype Williams: do they ever speak the truth?

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by Ben Beaumont-Thomas via Electronic music | The Guardian

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