Beaumont Hannant
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Beaumont Hannant (born c. 1970) is a
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 17th-century play The Traitor.[citation needed]
By 1994, Hannant began to diversify. He provided
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, but 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
- 1995: Three remixes of "Hyperballad" by Björk: "Girls Blouse Mix", "Over the Edge Mix" and "Subtle Abuse Mix"
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Beaumont Hannant biography at AllMusic
- Beaumont Hannant interview
- Hyperreal Music Archive
- Beaumont Hannant discography at Discogs
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