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100%WET’s self-titled debut album makes the choice unnecessary: the Copenhagen duo lets you have both.

When producer/guitarists Casper Munns and Jakob Birch formed 100%WET in 2023, they were seasoned veterans. Munns had been in art-rock band Himmelrum, in drum and bass duo Splitscreen, and had also immersed himself in electronic production styles. Birch, for his part, had gained more than 15 years’ experience as a live performer with indie artists and as a member/songwriter of the groups Lovespeed and The Lost Weekend, in addition to having dabbled in experimental music on a solo album.

As students at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory of Copenhagen, the two bonded over their shared love of combining elements from high-energy electronic music with guitar-driven songwriting. The duo’s sound, for which a friend coined the term “hypergaze”, was born when they invited guest singer Polly (Amalie Hannibal Petri), who added otherworldly vocal layers to 100%WET’s genre-defying music. “We exist in a time where genre boundaries have completely dissolved, and we’re trying to create our own sound alphabet,” Birch has said.

That sound alphabet reflects the duo’s mission – to push rock music into electronic territories while keeping the core of both intact – and incorporates elements from almost as many genres as there are letters in the actual alphabet. Drum and bass, rave, acid house, breakbeat, trip-hop, shoegaze, grunge, indie rock, dream pop, hyperpop… – 100%WET draws from all these and merges them into a unique sound that is equally hypnotic and energising. Fans of My Bloody Valentine and other bands with distorted guitar textures and subdued vocals will find plenty here that resonates, as will those who list UK progressive electronica legends Underworld, Orbital or Aphex Twin as their favourite acts. It’s an unconventional fusion, so expect to be startled.

In fact, only half a minute into opener “Lost Myself” you may already be at a loss to understand what you’re hearing: the acoustic guitar that plays the intro is joined by frantic jungle percussions before the guitar sound turns atmospheric, accompanied by classic hip-hop beats. It’s Mazzy Star meets Goldie meets The Cure meets A Tribe Called Quest. Stunned, you’re struggling to find your bearings as the wall of sound crashes in, with the singer lamenting over a failed relationship, her vocals drifting in like a hazy dream. Welcome to the world of hypergaze!

100%WET’s self-titled debut album makes the choice unnecessary: the Copenhagen duo lets you have both.

When producer/guitarists Casper Munns and Jakob Birch formed 100%WET in 2023, they were seasoned veterans. Munns had been in art-rock band Himmelrum, in drum and bass duo Splitscreen, and had also immersed himself in electronic production styles. Birch, for his part, had gained more than 15 years’ experience as a live performer with indie artists and as a member/songwriter of the groups Lovespeed and The Lost Weekend, in addition to having dabbled in experimental music on a solo album.

As students at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory of Copenhagen, the two bonded over their shared love of combining elements from high-energy electronic music with guitar-driven songwriting. The duo’s sound, for which a friend coined the term “hypergaze”, was born when they invited guest singer Polly (Amalie Hannibal Petri), who added otherworldly vocal layers to 100%WET’s genre-defying music. “We exist in a time where genre boundaries have completely dissolved, and we’re trying to create our own sound alphabet,” Birch has said.

That sound alphabet reflects the duo’s mission – to push rock music into electronic territories while keeping the core of both intact – and incorporates elements from almost as many genres as there are letters in the actual alphabet. Drum and bass, rave, acid house, breakbeat, trip-hop, shoegaze, grunge, indie rock, dream pop, hyperpop… – 100%WET draws from all these and merges them into a unique sound that is equally hypnotic and energising. Fans of My Bloody Valentine and other bands with distorted guitar textures and subdued vocals will find plenty here that resonates, as will those who list UK progressive electronica legends Underworld, Orbital or Aphex Twin as their favourite acts. It’s an unconventional fusion, so expect to be startled.

In fact, only half a minute into opener “Lost Myself” you may already be at a loss to understand what you’re hearing: the acoustic guitar that plays the intro is joined by frantic jungle percussions before the guitar sound turns atmospheric, accompanied by classic hip-hop beats. It’s Mazzy Star meets Goldie meets The Cure meets A Tribe Called Quest. Stunned, you’re struggling to find your bearings as the wall of sound crashes in, with the singer lamenting over a failed relationship, her vocals drifting in like a hazy dream. Welcome to the world of hypergaze!