Dean Blunt
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Dean Blunt is a musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and conceptual artist.[2] Blunt is best known for both his solo work and his partnership-based creations with avant-garde groups Hype Williams (featuring himself and Inga Copeland) and more recently, Babyfather; he was also the co-founder of London rock band Graffiti Island.[1][3] He has been described as "a prolific, category-rejecting artist"[1] and "an art-pop provocateur."[4]
Blunt embarked his solo career in 2011, releasing a set of albums as well as several EPs and singles. His full-length studio albums, The Narcissist II (2012), The Redeemer (2013), and Black Metal (2014), received attention and praise from various music publications.[1][5][6]
Blunt has also hosted conceptual art exhibitions in the past, which often utilize found objects and off-putting audiovisual elements in an informal way. Two examples of these are 'Safe Space' and 'hot16': the former amongst other things displayed a vending machine full of KA brand soft drinks, framed Twilight/Blade crossover posters taken from DeviantArt and a neon cinema schedule set for two runnings of the 1992 film "Fly By Night". The latter was a minimalist exhibition displaying a cocktail bar and a framed stock photo accompanied by high pitched ringing.
In 2015, he sent a stand-in to accept his Philip Hall Radar Award at the NME awards.[7] In 2016, he listed a toy Mini Cooper filled with marijuana on Ebay.[8]
Solo discography
- Studio albums and mixtapes
- Jill Scott Herring OST (2011)
- The Narcissist (2011)
- The Narcissist II (2012)
- The Redeemer (2013)
- Каменный Oстров (Stone Island) (2013)
- Skin Fade (2014)
- Black Metal (2014)
- Babyfather (Mixtape) (2015)
- Singles and EPs
- Mersh / Grade (2014)
- 50 Cent (2014)
- 100 (2015)
Hype Williams discography
- Studio albums and mixtapes
- Improv (2009) (with Bo Khat Eternal Troof Family Band)
- Infinity (2010) (with Bo Khat Eternal Troof Family Band)
- Untitled (2010)
- Find Out What Happens When People Stop Being Polite And Start Gettin Reel (2010)
- One Nation (2011)
- London 2012 (2012)
- Singles and EPs
- Han Dynasty (2009)
- High Beams (2009)
- Do Roids And Kill E'rything (2009)
- Dior (2010)
- Rise Up (2011)
- Kelly Price W8 Gain Vol.II (2011)
Discography with Inga Copeland
- Studio albums and mixtapes
- Black Is Beautiful (2012)
- The Attitude Era (2012)
Babyfather discography
- Studio albums and mixtapes
- UK2UK (2015)
- Platinum Tears (2016)
- BBF Hosted by DJ Escrow (2016)
- Singles and EPs
- Meditation (2016)
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kellman, Andy. "Dean Blunt". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ "Dean Blunt's art show was just a stock photo". Fact. 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (5 April 2012). "Hype Williams: do they ever speak the truth?". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ Joyce, Colin (20 October 2015). "Dean Blunt Goes on a Trip for 'On Wine, Hashish & Molly' Version of Archangel's 'Julia'". Spin. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ Milton, Jamie (November 6, 2014). "Dean Blunt – Black Metal". DIY. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ↑ Joyce, Colin (November 17, 2014). "Dean Blunt: Black Metal". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ↑ https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/dean-blunt-pranked-the-nme-awards-last-night
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/news/62918-dean-blunt-is-selling-a-toy-car-stuffed-with-weed-on-ebay/