Hype Williams producer Dean Blunt is set to release a new – extremely limited edition – tape.
Hype Williams are a lesson in how restricting your public profile = instant attention. The Berlin (via Dalston) duo shy away from the press, which in turn makes the media lust after them even more.
Of course, a cynical person would think this was part of the campaign but – as far as anyone can tell – it’s not like this at all. Hype Williams simply do not give a flying whether you like their music or not…
Based around two people, Hype Williams’ producer Dean Blunt is set to release a solo tape. Kept to a limited edition of 100, the pun-tastic ‘Jill Scott Herring OST’ will be released via Trilogy Tapes.
You can grab your copy of ‘Jill Scott Herring’ in the Trilogy Tapes shop right now. Click HERE for more details!
With their output crossing between mediums, Hype Williams have often been accused of being wilfully reclusive. Speaking to The Quietus earlier this year, Dean Blunt emphasised the creative process over any single release.
“Let’s just say we’re not doing this for any particular appreciation, especially not from the present day… We shouldn’t be judged by one record, or even the seven or so we’ve released so far… “
“With a thing like this, it isn’t about a particular hit, or one thing, or medium. It’s a process, something that will change constantly, mainly because our intentions aren’t the same as a lot of people’s. And our practice doesn’t just lie in one field…”
Driven by a love of bass textures, Blunt rejected the much used term ‘bass music’. “Now things are too easy to replicate… ‘Bass music’ is jokes also. Last time i checked, Om was pretty fucking bassy, so was Aba Shanti-I or Shaka, or Sabbath…”
“Dance music ain’t the only stuff out there… I try to stay as far away from that whole thing as possible. Wasn’t too involved or interested in it to begin with. That said, there is still a lot of decent stuff out there as well…”
Read the full interview HERE.
