Hype WIlliams (Hyperdub/UK/Germany)
Martin L (The City Rises)
Silent Jay (The Operatives)
Naps (This Thing)
Naise (Too Much)

Hype Williams, the enigmatic Berlin-London duo consisting of Russian-born Inga Copeland and London's Dean Blunt, is your typical band. They're not in the game to promote themselves, create a brand, or end up on MTV—in fact, they'd like to stay out of the game altogether (which may give some credence to the fact that a couple by the names of Denna Frances and Father Ronnie Krayola is often credited with "creating" the band as a sort of relay art project). Both Copeland and Blunt (who often goes by "D-Blunt") have dabbled in writing, photography, and the fine arts, but D-Blunt quickly shrugs off questions about that background. "Inga has a degree in something theoretical—I forget what—and I used to be a boxer, 'til I lost a fight with an Arab," he says, presumably attempting to mess with us.

Taking the name from a notorious hip-hop music video creator, Hype Williams create music engrained with early dubstep and grime, peppered with elements of pop and R&B. They avoid conforming to formulaic genres, focusing on fluidity and ‘free wandering’ in their sound.

Whether the medium is the internet, unlabelled CD-R mixtapes or elaborately masked live performers, Hype Williams captivatingly transcend the line between music and performance art… often playing with mountains of smoke, dazzling light shows, flexing body-builders and at seriously loud volume.

With releases across several labels including Hyperdub (Burial, Kode 9) & Hippos In Tanks (Grimes), Hype Williams are making an impression, albeit shrouded in smoke and mirrors.

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