Ming

Andy Keep, the sometime producer and invisible third member of seminal experimental Hip Hoppers Earthling has re-emerged as Ming. Having worked for over a year on Earthling's unreleased second LP, this new project finds the producer recoiling from his former group's freneticism and consolidating his previous experiments with beats and voices to wonderful effect. With the exceptionally talented Jo-Kate on vocals, the duo apply contemporary methodology and programming to traditional song based structures, forming a most beautiful dream like sound. Their new LP 'Red' demonstates the full splendour of the Ming range and as an experienced session musician of all styles, Andy has succesfully presented the full splendour live to boot. 'Hombre's mission statement to step where no hip hop associated label has dared to tread before is well and truly accomplished with this original yet familiar delve into all things breakbeat, the catchy bass riff of the track 'Angels' for example when combined with the sensuous vocals of Jo-Kate Benson most definitely works...hear, hear' - Level 'With tracks like 'Angels', the duo apply a progessive edge to traditional song arrangements often at a disorientating tempo that is too fast to be trip hop, too slow for drum and bass' - Sleaze Nation "Intergalatic incidental music......the combination of Keep's otherworldly soundscapes and Benson's hopelessly romantic vocals is magical" - Q