Microphone Check - Dean Blunt: 'Every Day Is A Lifetime' (4/1/2016)

In Conversation with Ali Shaheed Muhammed and Frannie Kelley
Hip-hop music and culture informs most things, including works of art and creative expression that don't sound anything like an MC over a break beat. Though not everybody would file Dean Blunt's output as music that falls under the purview of Microphone Check, we are far too intrigued by his work to find out he would be in Los Angeles and not ask him to sit with us. Over his career as Dean Blunt, as half of Hype Williams and now with the trio Babyfather, who have just released a new album, BBF Hosted by DJ Escrow, he hasn't seen much use for face time with the music press, so we were happily surprised when he said yes.
Dean Blunt's music can be, for listeners, a chance to momentarily exist austerely, outside the expectations of genre labels and references that have become so familiar they're less like inside jokes and more like uniforms. His songs make your brain briefly unbound and unwieldy. So does conversing with him.

[@newsourcetechno5777]

he's such a thoughtful guy, his musical style makes every establishment critic ask if he's serious or not but you just have to listen to him talk, and you realize there's a living soul to his music that you don't just get out of fucking around w/ an old keyboard....

[@elenabout3282]

Can’t believe this interview happened and it’s here. To be able to hear dean’s perspective for this long is very fulfilling bright feeling. subtle maneuvers

[@Kriskazam]

26:24 Fixation on genre terms being tied to racial boundaries...that's fucking true

[@youngyungin]

When he said music makes ppl stupid cuz it transcends to whatever ppl say>>>>>>let that marinate

[@PiLLO360]

Lol

[@0007-k2r]

woah

[@40mmmm23]

Legend of asmr

[@lucy47777]

everyones voice in this feels so warm

[@uwuwu9]

Glenn is such a cool dude

[@bonkoloid]

It’s so hilarious that this was on April fools

[@konseigu]

asmr dean blunt

[@pinkkerbs]

So glad you guys were able to have this conversation.

[@asdfghjklSB]

I was at the Brooklyn show!

[@tomsmith8453]

How was it? Really hopes he tours either there or Philly soon

[@tiyanawilliams5070]

Eloquent interview

[@dimlight.]

Did he end up releasing the films he mentions at the start

[@Kriskazam]

54:12 damn they don't call him Dean 'Blunt' for nothing

[@lliessetilda]

words up ! babyfather

[@myautumndiary]

wow

[@BedIntruder2107]

What's the Basquiat thing?

[@raw8814]

hes a lot of ppls gateway artist in "urban" and "street" art and a lot of those ppl copy his style verbatum

[@han.z.1]

basquiat is an artist for unintelligent people with no own ideas

[@silverfascia]

he said he did a show on saturday but i didnt see anything about it. how do you find out about his lowkey shows

[@silverfascia]

dylan m. flaherty i’m jus trynna see this mysterious mans u goofy

[@silverfascia]

heh :)

[@welshtrash4832]

Ayooooo

[@sekanto1]

tantric meditation is pretty cool if you into the traditional modes of it. and one should be careful as he says of yhe david lynch branch of it which is just new age spirituality. that is not the cool vibe. the cool vibe can be gathered from old texts and good guides on youtube

[@sekanto1]

Rob Burbea has some pretty good guided meditations which are pretty sober and serious

[@marcomaria5632]

it connects

[@cyrus2857]

What song is that at the beginning????

[@johnwayne7201]

blow - dean blunt

[@cyrus2857]

@@johnwayne7201 OH MY GOD

[@cyrus2857]

@@johnwayne7201 MAN THATS NOT IT

[@johnwayne7201]

@@cyrus2857 shit sorry

[@cyrus2857]

@@johnwayne7201 ITS OKAY. ONE DAY WE’LL FIND IT

[@ericrico6386]

is there more instructions at 30:23 ?

[@tomsmith8453]

12:05

[@Kriskazam]

It sounds like Dean Blunt is doing a “Blaxit”

[@Kriskazam]

The Blaxit of Dean Blunt

[@4merthxt721]

poor taste.

[@Kriskazam]

4mer thxt Vc sorry u right

[@zuwupoi5227]

Kriskazam say what u want g fuck that dude

[@lliessetilda]

what did he answer at 31:05?

[@idontwant8207]

"Subtle maneuvers"

[@lliessetilda]

@@idontwant8207 thanks

[@Iamsolomonz]

These interviewers kind of suck 😅