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Egyptian Hip Hop

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Despite the name, Egyptian Hip Hop aren't from the Land of the Pharaohs or a group of MCs, but instead are a four-piece indie outfit inspired by the '80s Hacienda scene that produced <a href="spotify:artist:0yNLKJebCb8Aueb54LYya3">New Order</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:339DNkQkuhHKEcHw6oK8f0">Happy Mondays</a>. Lead vocalist Alexander Hewett and bassist Nick Delap had already played together in the band Copycats, but once founding member Jake left for university, the duo recruited guitarist Louis Stevenson-Miller and drummer Alex Pierce to form Egyptian Hip Hop in 2009. While studying for their music technology A-levels at college, the band's demo of "Rad Pitt" found its way onto an MP3 mixtape distributed by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22the+NME%22">the NME</a>, and the band began performing in various cafes and bars around greater Manchester. After supporting <a href="spotify:artist:153DuFPVPVff7FHBIj5jk5">Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6eO95BjZhrWHREMfwC4vVN">Girls</a>, they were invited to appear at both France's MIDI and the Reading/Leeds festivals and worked on material with <a href="spotify:artist:5ZBQea34QfBgEDkcGEKK2b">Late of the Pier</a>'s Sam Eastgate and electro producer <a href="spotify:artist:6olWbKW2VLhFCHfOi0iEDb">Hudson Mohawke</a>. They released their debut single, "Wild Human Child"/"Heavenly," in 2010 and after opening for <a href="spotify:artist:6xS3zemJD9h94iueQvGqVk">Gold Panda</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2ARO60gI5do88ho6azmzab">Django Django</a> they followed it up with their first EP, Some Reptiles Grew Wings, the same year. ~ Jon O'Brien, Rovi

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