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__NOTOC__ Hyperdub is a British
electronic music Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music ...
record label and former
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based in London, founded by
Steve Goodman Steven Benjamin Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter from Chicago. He wrote the song " City of New Orleans", which was recorded by artists including Arlo Guthrie, John Denver, The ...
, a.k.a. Kode9. The label was formed in 2004, and grew out of the UK's early
dubstep Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. The style emerged as a UK garage offshoot that blended 2-step rhythms and sparse dub production, as well as incorporating elements of broken ...
scene. Artists signed to the label have included
Burial Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objec ...
,
Cooly G Merrisa Campbell, known by her recording alias Cooly G, is a British singer, rapper, producer and DJ, living in London. She has released two albums of bass music on Hyperdub: '' Playin' Me'' (2012) and ''Wait 'Til Night'' (2014). Music Her full ...
,
Dean Blunt Roy Chukwuemeka Nnawuchi (born 8 February 1984), better known by his pseudonym Dean Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter, musician, producer and contemporary artist. He is best known for his current solo work as well as his previous work as p ...
,
DJ Rashad Rashad Hanif Harden (October 9, 1979 – April 26, 2014), known as DJ Rashad, was a Chicago-based electronic musician, producer and DJ known as a pioneer in the footwork genre and founder of the Teklife crew. He released his debut studio ...
, DVA,
Fatima Al Qadiri Fatima Al Qadiri (; born July 1981) is a Senegalese-born Kuwaiti musician and conceptual artist. Biography Fatima Al Qadiri is the daughter of Mohammed Al Qadiri, a former Kuwaiti diplomat and writer, and Thuraya Al-Baqsami, an artist and writ ...
,
Ikonika Sara Abdel-Hamid (born 28 November 1989), better known as Ikonika, is an electronic musician, producer, DJ and singer often associated with Hyperdub Records and London's Rinse FM. Their debut 12", "Please/Simulacrum" was released in 2008 on Hy ...
,
Jessy Lanza Jessy Lanza (born September 3, 1985) is a Canadian electronic songwriter, producer, and vocalist from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She has released four albums, '' Pull My Hair Back'' (2013), '' Oh No'' (2016), '' All the Time'' (2020) and '' Love ...
,
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,
Laurel Halo Laurel Anne Chartow (born June 3, 1985), known professionally as Laurel Halo, is an American electronic musician currently based in Los Angeles, California. She released her debut album '' Quarantine'' on Hyperdub in 2012 to critical acclaim; it ...
and
Zomby Zomby is a British electronic musician who began releasing music in 2007. He has released music on several labels, including Hyperdub, Werk Discs, and 4AD. Zomby's influences include oldschool jungle music and Wiley's eskibeat sound. Car ...
. '' RBMA'' called Hyperdub "one of the UK's most celebrated underground labels."


History

Kode9 initially founded Hyperdub as a
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in 1999, which blended a focus on forward-thinking UK dance music with theoretical writing. The label was founded in 2004; its first release was "Sine of the Dub", a collaboration between Kode9 and
The Spaceape Stephen Samuel Gordon (17 June 1970Melissa Bradshaw"The Spaceape obituary" ''The Guardian'', 24 October 2014. – 2 October 2014), known as The Spaceape, was a British poet and MC. He is known for his work on the electronic music label Hyperdub ...
. Subsequent releases established the label as an influential label within the UK's early
dubstep Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. The style emerged as a UK garage offshoot that blended 2-step rhythms and sparse dub production, as well as incorporating elements of broken ...
scene, including
Burial Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objec ...
's
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debut album, which ''
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'' magazine named their number one album of 2006.''Rewind 2006'', The Wire no. 275, January 2007. The label would then become associated with styles such as
UK funky UK funky (sometimes known as UKF or funky) is a genre of electronic dance music which originated in England that is heavily influenced by soca, soulful house, tribal house, funky house, UK garage, broken beat and grime. Typically, UK funky ...
and Chicago
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through its signing of artists like
Cooly G Merrisa Campbell, known by her recording alias Cooly G, is a British singer, rapper, producer and DJ, living in London. She has released two albums of bass music on Hyperdub: '' Playin' Me'' (2012) and ''Wait 'Til Night'' (2014). Music Her full ...
and
DJ Rashad Rashad Hanif Harden (October 9, 1979 – April 26, 2014), known as DJ Rashad, was a Chicago-based electronic musician, producer and DJ known as a pioneer in the footwork genre and founder of the Teklife crew. He released his debut studio ...
. More recently, the label has signed diverse artists working across electronic music, including
Laurel Halo Laurel Anne Chartow (born June 3, 1985), known professionally as Laurel Halo, is an American electronic musician currently based in Los Angeles, California. She released her debut album '' Quarantine'' on Hyperdub in 2012 to critical acclaim; it ...
,
Fatima Al Qadiri Fatima Al Qadiri (; born July 1981) is a Senegalese-born Kuwaiti musician and conceptual artist. Biography Fatima Al Qadiri is the daughter of Mohammed Al Qadiri, a former Kuwaiti diplomat and writer, and Thuraya Al-Baqsami, an artist and writ ...
,
Jessy Lanza Jessy Lanza (born September 3, 1985) is a Canadian electronic songwriter, producer, and vocalist from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She has released four albums, '' Pull My Hair Back'' (2013), '' Oh No'' (2016), '' All the Time'' (2020) and '' Love ...
, and
Klein Klein may refer to: People *Klein (surname) *Klein (musician) Places * Klein (crater), a lunar feature *Klein, Montana, United States * Klein, Texas, United States * Klein (Ohm), a river of Hesse, Germany, tributary of the Ohm * Klein River, a r ...
.


Artists


See also

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References


External links

* * {{Authority control British independent record labels Dubstep record labels Electronic music record labels UK garage record labels Defunct music magazines published in the United Kingdom Record labels established in 2004 2004 establishments in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1999 1999 establishments in the United Kingdom