Hanz

Hanz is a shadowy experimental hip-hop producer whose fractured, collage-like tracks are equally influenced by golden age rap, early industrial groups like Einstürzende Neubauten, and gritty, abstract post-punk bands such as the Fall. His unpredictable beat tapes patch together television samples, shades of tribal rhythms, nature sounds, and rough, jagged beats. Born Brandon Juhans in Augusta, Georgia, he later moved to Durham, North Carolina and began producing stripped-down beats inspired by Southern hip-hop. His sound quickly mutated into something denser and more abstract, and he began self-releasing albums online in 2012. ~ Paul Simpson