Beaumont Hannant
Encyclopedia
Beaumont Hannant is a British musician, producer
and DJ
from York
, England
. His contributions extend to ambient techno, IDM
, hip hop
, and indie rock
. Hannant has received positive critical reviews and was named one of "The Faces of '94" by music magazine Select.
DJ in 1986 after witnessing the 1986 World Mixing Championships. During 1993–1994, he released several solo albums on General Production Recordings
rooted in ambient techno. His music from this period has been described as eclectic, densely-layered, and textured.
Hannant's critically acclaimed album Texturology (1994) resulted in a top three independent Album Chart placing. Music from the album was used in a theatre presentation of the seventeenth-century play The Traitor.
By 1994, Hannant began to diversify: he provided remix
es for Autechre
, Björk
, and Ned's Atomic Dustbin
, produced Lida Husik
(who provided the vocals to some of his compositions), and managed Shed Seven
. Along with his long-term engineer Richard Brown, Hannant started the trip hop
duo Outcast, signing to indie label One Little Indian
in 1996.
The cover of Notions of Tonality, Vol. 2 mentions a forthcoming album, Tones. However, General Production Recordings folded before it could be released, and the album never surfaced.
Appearances include
Remixes include
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
from York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. His contributions extend to ambient techno, IDM
Intelligent dance music
Intelligent dance music is a term that describes an electronic music genre that emerged in the early 1990s. The genre is influenced by a wide range of musical styles particularly electronic dance music such as Detroit Techno...
, hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
, and indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
. Hannant has received positive critical reviews and was named one of "The Faces of '94" by music magazine Select.
Biography
Hannant became a hip-hop/electroElectro (music)
Electro is a genre of electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 drum machines, Moog keytar synthesizers and funk sampling...
DJ in 1986 after witnessing the 1986 World Mixing Championships. During 1993–1994, he released several solo albums on General Production Recordings
General Production Recordings
General Production Recordings is an electronic music independent label, founded in 1989 in England. The label helped establish artists such as Beaumont Hannant, Mark Broom, The Black Dog, Plaid and Luke Slater....
rooted in ambient techno. His music from this period has been described as eclectic, densely-layered, and textured.
Hannant's critically acclaimed album Texturology (1994) resulted in a top three independent Album Chart placing. Music from the album was used in a theatre presentation of the seventeenth-century play The Traitor.
By 1994, Hannant began to diversify: he provided remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es for Autechre
Autechre
Autechre are an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are one of the most prominent acts signed to Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all Autechre albums...
, Björk
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
, and Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Ned's Atomic Dustbin are an English rock band formed in Stourbridge in West Midlands in November 1987. The band took their name from an episode of The Goon Show. The band were unusual for using two bass players in their lineup: Alex Griffin played melody lines high up on one bass, and Mat Cheslin...
, produced Lida Husik
Lida Husik
Lida Husik is a Washington D.C./ New York City artist who was very prominent in the 90's. She released three albums for New York based label Shimmy Disc. She later signed a deal with Caroline Records/Astralwerks releasing a psychadelic record for Astralwerks and a more folky record for Caroline...
(who provided the vocals to some of his compositions), and managed Shed Seven
Shed Seven
Shed Seven are an English indie rock band from York and were one of the groups which contributed to the Britpop music scene that evolved during the 1990s, yet never received the degree of mainstream success achieved by bands such as Oasis and Blur...
. Along with his long-term engineer Richard Brown, Hannant started the trip hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...
duo Outcast, signing to indie label One Little Indian
One Little Indian Records
One Little Indian Records is a London-based independent record label that rose from the ashes of punk record company Spiderleg Records. It was set up in 1985 by members of various anarchist punk bands, and managed by ex-Flux of Pink Indians Derek Birkett. The first success came with A.R. Kane and...
in 1996.
Discography
Releases- 1993: Tastes and Textures, Vol. 1 - General Production RecordingsGeneral Production RecordingsGeneral Production Recordings is an electronic music independent label, founded in 1989 in England. The label helped establish artists such as Beaumont Hannant, Mark Broom, The Black Dog, Plaid and Luke Slater....
- 1993: Tastes and Textures, Vol. 2: Basic Data Manipulation - General Production RecordingsGeneral Production RecordingsGeneral Production Recordings is an electronic music independent label, founded in 1989 in England. The label helped establish artists such as Beaumont Hannant, Mark Broom, The Black Dog, Plaid and Luke Slater....
- 1994: Tastes and Textures, Vol. 3 - General Production RecordingsGeneral Production RecordingsGeneral Production Recordings is an electronic music independent label, founded in 1989 in England. The label helped establish artists such as Beaumont Hannant, Mark Broom, The Black Dog, Plaid and Luke Slater....
- 1994: Texturology (CD and 2-LP) - General Production RecordingsGeneral Production RecordingsGeneral Production Recordings is an electronic music independent label, founded in 1989 in England. The label helped establish artists such as Beaumont Hannant, Mark Broom, The Black Dog, Plaid and Luke Slater....
- 1994: Texturology [Vol. 2] (limited additional 2-LP) - General Production RecordingsGeneral Production RecordingsGeneral Production Recordings is an electronic music independent label, founded in 1989 in England. The label helped establish artists such as Beaumont Hannant, Mark Broom, The Black Dog, Plaid and Luke Slater....
- 1994: Ormeau (single) - General Production RecordingsGeneral Production RecordingsGeneral Production Recordings is an electronic music independent label, founded in 1989 in England. The label helped establish artists such as Beaumont Hannant, Mark Broom, The Black Dog, Plaid and Luke Slater....
- 1994: Sculptured (album) - General Production RecordingsGeneral Production RecordingsGeneral Production Recordings is an electronic music independent label, founded in 1989 in England. The label helped establish artists such as Beaumont Hannant, Mark Broom, The Black Dog, Plaid and Luke Slater....
- 1994: Bitter Sweet (recorded as YO3 alias) - General Production RecordingsGeneral Production RecordingsGeneral Production Recordings is an electronic music independent label, founded in 1989 in England. The label helped establish artists such as Beaumont Hannant, Mark Broom, The Black Dog, Plaid and Luke Slater....
- 1995: Notions of Tonality, Vol. 1 (EP) - General Production RecordingsGeneral Production RecordingsGeneral Production Recordings is an electronic music independent label, founded in 1989 in England. The label helped establish artists such as Beaumont Hannant, Mark Broom, The Black Dog, Plaid and Luke Slater....
- 1996: Notions of Tonality, Vol. 2 (EP) - General Production RecordingsGeneral Production RecordingsGeneral Production Recordings is an electronic music independent label, founded in 1989 in England. The label helped establish artists such as Beaumont Hannant, Mark Broom, The Black Dog, Plaid and Luke Slater....
The cover of Notions of Tonality, Vol. 2 mentions a forthcoming album, Tones. However, General Production Recordings folded before it could be released, and the album never surfaced.
Appearances include
- 1994: "Utuba" on Artificial Intelligence IIArtificial Intelligence IIArtificial Intelligence II was a compilation album released on Warp Records on 30 May 1994. The album is the eighth and final release in Warp's Artificial Intelligence series.-2xLP and cassette version:2xLP and cassette...
- 1996: Green Blue Fire by Husikesque
Remixes include
- 1994: "Beaumonthannanttwomx" on BasscadetBasscadet"Basscadet" is a song released by Autechre as a single under the title of Basscad,EP . The accompanying EP consists entirely of remixes of the namesake track which originally appeared on Incunabula, Autechre's 1993 debut album with Warp Records...
EP by AutechreAutechreAutechre are an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are one of the most prominent acts signed to Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all Autechre albums...