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Hype Williams

Perhaps more accurately described as an art project than a band, Hype Williams (named after the iconic hip-hop music video director) has been one of the underground music world’s most enigmatic, inscrutable entities since emerging during the tail-end of the 2000s, with a string of bizarre, confusing recordings and videos to its name. When it first appeared in public view, it was a vehicle of Londoner and Russian-born Inga Copeland, both of whom have since embarked on solo careers, but Hype Williams has been described as a relay project overseen by an individual referred to as Denna Frances Glass, and has continued with different members. In any case, the music produced by Hype Williams has generally been shrewdly lo-fi, hazy, and druggy, and has incorporated influences from across the spectrum of rock, hip-hop, R&B, and experimental music.