The second album by Dehaney Nia Lishahn Hunt aka Nia Archives is called Silence is Loud, but silent is by no means this British producer, singer and DJ. On this debut album, she uses styles such as jungle, drum'n'bass and breakbeat, which come together in swirling fashion. Hunt counts producer and artist
Goldie, who became big with these styles in the 1990s, as her mentor. From the opening track,
… the inexhaustible energy stands out. The typical 90s breakbeat and jungle are given a contemporary twist with playful vocals. In between, she subtly eases off, but even then you can hear the sputtering rhythms roar in the background. Emotion also seeps through in a song like Cards On The Table; when she hits the floor, it's ravenous. This album should blow you hard out of your speakers and will undoubtedly have many an audience bobbing up and down live. (YvQ)more
