HONNE
Artist
HONNE is a British electronic-soul duo formed in 2014 in Bow, London, consisting of producer James Hatcher (left) and singer/producer Andy Clutterbuck (right).
Andy and James met at university and started working together (in between music teaching jobs) under the name of HONNE – a Japanese word (本音) meaning ‘true feelings’ – in late 2014.
It’s hard for us to pin the influence on specific artists. We have both always enjoyed soulful voices and music with slightly jazzier chord progressions. Then in the last couple of years we started really getting into electronic music and production, and this duo is the culmination of all of that.
- Interview with Hunger TV
The duo released their debut single “Warm on a Cold Night” in September 2014 via Super Recordings, the label that launched AlunaGeorge and Bondax. They followed up with their second EP/single All in the Value in November 2014. They continued releasing a steady stream of EPs throughout 2015 via their own imprint Tatemae Recordings – a reference to the Japanese concept of honne and tatemae.
