LA Timpa is an artist and musician, currently based in London. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria, before emigrating to Toronto, Canada at the age of 6. LA Timpa has released music on o___O?, Halcyon Veil, and Slow Release, and most recently, Time of Marcker, out now via Vulgarteen. He has scored music for Y-3, Burberry and Marine Serre. Timpa has worked with Space Afrika, Tricky, and Lol K, and has frequently collaborated with Klein and Kathryn Tompkins (video and animation). Timpa’s DJ roots are showcased in his mix contributions to NTS, Rinse FM, and The Lot.
There’s not much we can say about Honour that makes complete sense. They may or may not have grown up in the US, making beats with a cousin who sang in a church band; they might have toured as a roadie with platinum-selling R&B outfit Pretty Ricky before acing regional videogame tournaments and moving to NYC. They could have sold their life story to children’s book author C.S. Adler and signed to Violator management; and maybe they ended up stationed in London, working as a runner on music promos. But however plausible it is, the breadcrumb trail provides us with a detailed cultural framework for the artist and their work.
Interview with Honour, photos taken at Volksbühne.
Honour
LA Timpa
Love to Marlene Engel and Marlene Kager