Africa Hitech

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Africa Hitech
OriginLondon, England
Genres UK garage, grime, juke house
Years active2007–present
Labels Warp
Members Mark Pritchard
Steve Spacek

Africa Hitech is an electronic music project consisting of Mark Pritchard and Steve Spacek. They released their first EP Blen in April 2010 and a second, Hitecherous, in June 2010. [1] [2] Their debut album 93 Million Miles was released in May 2011.

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Reception

Pitchfork gave 93 Million Miles a review of 8.2, writing "It's no small feat to craft something this adventurous and eclectic and still have it turn out to share the cohesion of a DJ mix, but Africa Hitech manage just that-- and despite all the left turns, you want to stick by their side every step of the way". [3]

Discography

Albums

EPs

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Gardner, Noel (29 June 2010). "Album Review: Africa HiTech - Hitecherous / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 19 March 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. Hari Ashurst (16 May 2011). "Africa Hitech: 93 Million Miles Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 March 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)