The Weir

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There are multiple artists with this name: 1. The Weir are an atmospheric sludge/post-metal band from Calgary, Canada. Bandcamp 2. Hailing from Southsea, UK is the one man production house that is The Weir. For over a decade his blend of Hip Hop influenced bedroom composition has trickled out with a consistency in quality, and more importantly growth that should make even some of the more established 'guerrilla' producers hang their head in shame. Never one to shy away from experimentation Weir has gone from self released hip hop enthusiast to cosmic Morricone and back again. But along the way the beats got thicker, the bass got groovier and the sound got 'deeper'. But, to call The Weir a mere bedroom composer is unfair, whilst his earlier instrumental releases were clearly inspired by the beats of producers such as the RZA, Prince Paul, DJ Shadow, Pete Rock and DJ Premier, his sound has always progressed. A string of self released and inventively titled EP's Fandango!, Airborne Toxic Event, Devil May Care and the bemusing Legend of Kid Icarus - 6 tracks of orchestral, atmospheric and underground beats forming a backdrop to a mystical fantasy set against a distant stratosphere, a soundscape of slipstreams and turbulence, cool breezes and blue sky. All of this experience acted as an experimental love letter to the aforementioned artists, the sound was clearly becoming something more than just beats and noise. Skyhooks brought it all back home. To hip hop. To song. Wit

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