Hint (musician)

Hint (musician)

Hint is musician Jonathan James (born 1981), hailing from Sussex in the UK.

Hint's music is at the more chilled-out, downtempo end of the Ninja Tune roster. Several tracks feature looped acoustic guitar and keyboard sounds and his style has been termed "ruralbeat".

Shortly after the release of his debut EP, Hint was invited to record a Peel Session at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios, which was broadcast in May 2002. [cite web
title = BBC Radio 1
work = Keeping It Peel: Hint
url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/h/hint
accessdate = 2008-10-04 ]

When Hint played live in 2006, he was joined on stage by Bonobo on bass and Minotaur Shock on drums, the trio performing under the banner "The Hint Touring Band".Both artists also contributed remixes to Hint's track "Count Your Blessings". [cite web
title = Ninja Tune
work = Artists: Hint
url=http://www.ninjatune.net/ninja/artist.php?id=95
accessdate = 2008-04-24 ]

Since 2006, Hint has performed DJ tours in Japan and Russia, had a monthly DJ slot on Groovetech internet radio and a residency at Bristol's respected Seen club night, where he supported the likes of Carl Craig, Bugz in the Attic and Jazzanova. [cite web
title = Hinteractive
work = Biography
url=http://www.hinteractive.co.uk/biography/
accessdate = 2008-04-28 ]

A comic strip loosely based on James' lifestyle was serialised in Japanese magazine, "Plus 81".cite web
title = Encyclopedia of Popular Music (quoted on MyStrands)
work = Hint - Biography
url=http://www.mystrands.com/artist/69854/biography
accessdate = 2008-04-24 ]

Discography

Hint's debut release, "The Beau Selectah" EP was released on the Deep Water Recordings label, based in Leicester. Subsequent EPs and his debut album "Portakabin Fever" were released by Bristol-based independent record label Hombré Recordings, in association with Ninja Tune. After a break from releasing records, he returned with "The Tremmuh" and "At The Dance" EPs, on Tru Thoughts. The album "Driven From Distraction" followed, accompanied by third vinyl EP of the same name.

The album "Portakabin Fever" was so called because it was recorded in a mobile home by James using his computer, guitar, bass and keyboards.

Albums

* "Portakabin Fever" - 22 April 2003
* "Driven From Distraction" - 28 July 2008

EPs

* "The Beau Selectah" EP - 2002
* "Count Your Blessings" EP - 7 September 2002
* "You Little Trooper" EP - 18 November 2002
* "Quite Spectacular" EP - 17 February 2003
* "Count Your Blessings (Remixes)" EP - 15 September 2003
* "The Tremmuh" EP 12 December 2005
* "At The Dance" EP 12 December 2007
* "Driven From Distraction" EP 21 July 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.hinteractive.co.uk Hinteractive - Hint's homepage]
* [http://www.ninjatune.net/ninja/artist.php?id=95 Hint] 's page @ Ninja Tune
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/w4jw/ Hint at BBC Music]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Jonathan+James Hint at Last.fm]
* [http://www.bigchill.net/story/614/hint.html Interview with Jonathan James (The Big Chill)]
* [http://www.myspace.com/theycallmehint Hint's MySpace page]


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