Dean Blunt

Dean Blunt
Origin Hackney, London, England, UK[1]
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
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Associated acts

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
Singles and EPs

Hype Williams discography

Studio albums and mixtapes
Singles and EPs

Discography with Inga Copeland

Studio albums and mixtapes

Babyfather discography

Studio albums and mixtapes
Singles and EPs

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kellman, Andy. "Dean Blunt". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. "Dean Blunt's art show was just a stock photo". Fact. 28 January 2016.
  3. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (5 April 2012). "Hype Williams: do they ever speak the truth?". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. Milton, Jamie (November 6, 2014). "Dean Blunt – Black Metal". DIY. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  6. Joyce, Colin (November 17, 2014). "Dean Blunt: Black Metal". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  7. https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/dean-blunt-pranked-the-nme-awards-last-night
  8. http://pitchfork.com/news/62918-dean-blunt-is-selling-a-toy-car-stuffed-with-weed-on-ebay/

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