Découvert grâce à un 45 tours sorti par le label De Stijl, puis via deux ou trois albums plutôt envoûtants, le duo Hype Williams porte en lui à peu près tout ce que j’aime en musique : des mélodies inaudibles, du bruit déchiré, un mystère brumeux, une identité floue, une attitude de branleurs trop malins et un savoir-faire inégalé, singulier. Chez eux, quelque chose d’irréprochable semble se construire, entre la force d’un Kode9 (avec lequel ils joueront ce dimanche dans les jardins de Villette Sonique) et les masques de Drexciya. Pour en savoir un peu plus avant leur concert, j’ai envoyé quelques questions par email. Leurs réponses, les plus succinctes jamais reçues, sont à la hauteur de la réputation du groupe, tout en incises incisives.
How do you feel so far about the records you have released ? How will you manage to reproduce them in concert ?
A 4 hour, 65 man contemporary dance re-interpretation dressed only in kappa.hope they let us run overtime
The records have a very foggy feeling : is it something you wanted to achieve very early on or have you stumbled upon your sound by chance ?
Need some new tapes
What would be your typical writing / composing process ? Do you start with an idea, a sound, a sample, an instrument ?
Havent played a note yet.all this stuff is from deans days of producing for All Saints. still got tons more of that junk to put out.
Is there a necessity for Hype Williams to have several members or is it a duo / couple idea ? Do you feed off each other’s ideas all the time or do you have a different working method ? For instance, do you compose all the tracks together or are separate signatures ?
See above….ras amaris has a record out soon
How important was the De Stijl label for your music ? Was it important being on a label that releases new records and reissues of forgotten music ? Do you feel close to any of the artists on that label ?
Clint simonson is a g
You lived in the UK : how important is this background to your music ?
Shit drugs
Do you feel any kinship with any contemporary artists / bands ?
Nope.hate the music scene





































