Releases from artist / Veröffentlichungen von : Kate Tempest

neue single des britischen hip hop-wunderkindes kate tempest, die völlig zu recht auch für den diesjährigen mercury prize nominiert ist. kate arbeitete für ihr album *everybody down* mit dem produzenten dan carey (bat for lashes, mia, chairlift und hot chip) zusammen, ihre aktuelle single *circles* kommt mit einem amtlichen mike skinner aka the streets remix um die ecke.

big dada are pleased to announce the signing of kate tempest to the label with her album everybody down. kate is best known as a poet, perhaps a performance poet or a spoken word artist.

hot on the heels of their recently released label compilation we make colourful music because we dance in the dark, and an ep from new talent tcts, london via berlin collective greco-roman get set to release *our town* by letthemusicplay featuring kate tempest. starting out as a teen rapper in lewisham and now hailed by the guardian as one of the brightest british talents around, 27 yearold south london spoken word phenomenon kate tempest has been causing a stir at poetry slams and performances up and down the uk, from glastonbury festival to the edinburgh fringe. this year saw her self-penned performance piece brand new ancients claim the ted hughes award for innovation in poetry – making her the first person under 40 to do so – and shortly after her victory she was one of eight poets commissioned to perform at the hayward gallerys light show in london.