Hedluv + Passman are a

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duo from

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. They perform "

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playlist and, after touring in Brazil in 2008, played

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in 2009. Also in 2009, ''Hedluv the Musical'' was awarded "Film of the Festival" at the

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. In 2012, they performed at

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. Advertised as comedy, their show received mixed reviews, with ''

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'' saying that 'their combination of demented commitment and catatonic defeatism adefor an oddly mesmerising hour'.

Early life

Hedluv and Passman met while attending Trewirgie Junior School, and became friends. They were in the same tutor group in Redruth Community School, and they both studied Music at

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. Their first live music performance was on 16 June 2001 in The Bassett Arms, Redruth, as the creative core of the

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band, Dumb Self.

Career

''Cosmic Sounds''

Hedluv's solo album, ''Cosmic Sounds'' was released in October 2007, to excellent reviews from ''

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'' and God Is in the TV Zine. The cover was a photograph of a Casio MT-65, which is used in their live shows.

''We Came Here Not for Gold''

''We Came Here Not for Gold'' was released in 2011, the title being a line from the film, ''

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''. It received a three-star review from God Is in the TV Zine.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Cosmic Sounds'' (2007) * ''We Came Here Not for Gold'' (2011)

Singles

* "Christmas Rappin'" (2008) * "M.I.C" (2017)

References

External links

* {{Cornish musicians English musical duos English hip-hop groups Hip-hop duos Musical groups established in 2007 Musical groups from Cornwall