Klein (musician)

Klein
Origin South London, UK
Genres
Occupation(s) Producer, singer
Years active 2016–present
Labels
Website www.klein1997.bandcamp.com

Klein is a recording artist, producer and singer from South London. She signed to UK label Hyperdub in 2017, and released her label debut EP Tommy that year.[1]

Biography

Klein lives in South London, and comes from a Nigerian background.[2] A fan of gospel music and theatre, she wrote poetry before moving to production as a hobby, receiving some early encouragement from musicians Mica Levi[3] and Arca.[4] After independently releasing the projects ONLY and Lagata in 2016, she garnered a cult audience and critical praise from sources such as The Wire and Boomkat.[1]

Klein signed to the UK label Hyperdub in 2017, appearing on Laurel Halo’s album Dust[5] and releasing her label debut EP Tommy later that year,[6][1] receiving positive reviews from publications such as Tiny Mix Tapes[7] and Pitchfork Media.[8] In 2018 she directed and scored Care, a fantasy musical inspired by Disney princesses and the UK care system; it premiered at London’s ICA in February 2018.[9]

Music

Klein’s work has been described by FACT as “grainy pop collages,” with elements like heavily manipulated audio samples, R&B-inspired vocals, metallic drones,[10] and a distinctive use of sonic artifacts induced by time-stretching and pitchshifting. AllMusic called her work “an utterly unique, surreal blend of R&B and experimental electronics.”[5] She assembles her tracks in sound editing program Audacity, and cites some of her major influences as singer Brandy, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, rapper Soulja Boy, and the reality TV show Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.[10]

Discography

LPs

  • ONLY (2016, self-release)[11]

EPs

  • Lagata (2016, self-release)
  • Tommy (2017, Hyperdub)
  • cc (2018, self-release)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lee, Morgan. "Klein signs to Hyperdub, teases mind-melting Tommy EP". FACT. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Black, Billy. "Klein". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ↑ YouTube. NTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjV6RB6UUXM. Retrieved 18 June 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Douze, Khalila. "Klein Is Funny As Hell". The Fader. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 Simpson, Paul. "Klein - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Tommy [EP] by Klein Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Scavo, Nick James. "Tommy EP: review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Cardew, Ben. "Review: Tommy EP - Klein". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Welsh, April Clare. "Hyperdub's Klein on scoring a fantasy musical inspired by Disney princesses". Fact. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  10. 1 2 Ravens, Chal. "Klein fuels her Hot 97 dreams with the DIY attitude of Micachu". FACT. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Klein (11) - Only (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-10-22.
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