Beaumont Hannant (born 20th century) is a British musician, producer and DJ from York, England. His contributions extend to ambient techno, IDM, hip hop, and indie rock. Hannant has received positive critical reviews and was named one of "The Faces of '94" by music magazine Select.
Hannant became a hip-hop/electro DJ in 1986 after witnessing the 1986 World Mixing Championships. During 1993–1994, he released several solo albums on General Production Recordings rooted in ambient techno. His music from this period has been described as eclectic, densely layered, and textured.
Hannant's album Texturology (1994) resulted in a top three independent Album Chart placing. Music from the album was used in a theatre presentation of the seventeenth-century play The Traitor.
By 1994, Hannant began to diversify: he provided remixes for Autechre, Björk, and Ned's Atomic Dustbin, produced Lida Husik (who provided the vocals to some of his compositions), and managed Shed Seven. Along with his long-term engineer Richard Brown, Hannant started the trip hop duo Outcast, signing to indie label One Little Indian in 1996.
It was there all the time
just couldn't make the shape
The room for expansion
Play through the gate
You were so nearly right
You were too damn close
You could have walked on the water
You never settled for less like most
We took the stage further in the extreme
For the featured awakening
A stand in between
Behind it all there's so much more
Behind it all there's so much more
Born out of chaos, grew through the dust
The force of emotion, really screwed us up
Left at loose ends, return to the screen
Pushed back the limits, caught sight of the dream
Behind it all there's so much more
Behind it all there's so much more
Behind it all we see so much more