Beaumont Hannant

Beaumont Hannant (born c. 1970) is a British musician, producer and DJ from York, England.^[1] His contributions extend to ambient techno, IDM, hip hop, and indie rock.^[1] Hannant has received positive critical reviews,^{[citation needed]} and was named one of "The Faces of '94"^{[citation needed]} by music magazine Select.

Biography[]

Hannant became a hip-hop/electro DJ in 1986, after witnessing the 1986 World Mixing Championships.^{[citation needed]} During 1993–1994, he released several solo albums on General Production Recordings rooted in ambient techno.^[1] His music from this period has been described^{[citation needed]} as eclectic, densely layered, and textured.

Hannant's album Texturology (1994)^[1] resulted in a top three independent Album Chart^{[citation needed]} placing. Music from the album was used in a theatre presentation of the seventeenth-century play The Traitor.^{[citation needed]}

By 1994, Hannant began to diversify: he provided remixes 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.

Discography[]

Releases

All on General Production Recordings

1993: Tastes and Textures, Vol. 1 (EP)
1993: Tastes and Textures, Vol. 2: Basic Data Manipulation (CD and double LP)
1994: Tastes and Textures, Vol. 3 (EP)
1994: Texturology (CD and double LP)
1994: Texturology [Vol. 2] (limited additional double LP)^[2]
1994: Ormeau (single)
1994: Sculptured (CD and double LP)
1994: Bitter Sweet (recorded as YO3 alias)
1995: Psi-Onyx (EP)
1995: Notions of Tonality, Vol. 1 (EP)
1996: Notions of Tonality, Vol. 2 (EP)

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 II
1996: Green Blue Fire album by Husikesque

Remixes include

1994: "Beaumonthannanttwomx" and "12/4cadetmx" on Basscadet EP by Autechre
1995: Two remixes of "All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together" and two remixes of "Premonition" by Ned's Atomic Dustbin.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 147. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
^ After the release of the main album both as a CD (GPRCD04) and a double LP (GPRLP04), came a limited additional double LP (GPRLLP04) with different tracks; though it is simply titled "Texturology" (in golden letters instead of the main release's black text), it is tagged "[Vol. 2]" to differentiate it from the main release.

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[LarkinDM-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 147. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.

[2] After the release of the main album both as a CD (GPRCD04) and a double LP (GPRLP04), came a limited additional double LP (GPRLLP04) with different tracks; though it is simply titled "Texturology" (in golden letters instead of the main release's black text), it is tagged "[Vol. 2]" to differentiate it from the main release.

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