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Bloc Party's Kele Okereke working on solo album

Frontman planning own musical career during band hiatus

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is set to work on a solo album, it has been revealed.

Producer Hudson Mohawke told BBC Radio 1xtra that he may be working on the record with Okereke.

Bloc Party have just completed a UK tour and are set to go on hiatus.

"It hasn't been finalised yet, but I'm doing a bit of stuff for Kele from Bloc Party's solo album," the producer said. "He's doing a record with one of the guys from Spank Rock."

Hudson Mohawke, real name Ross Birchard, also said that he was set to work with Erykah Badu at some point in the future.
 

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thom-morrissey 

Nov 4, 2009

Exciting news this, even though I'd rather Bloc Party didn't go on hiatus, being, as they are, excellent. It'll be interesting to see what Kele does on his own, I look forward to hearing it.

Snowball1984 

Nov 5, 2009

They've just cancelled their Japan tour for the second time this year. Boo ...

maffyou1 

Nov 5, 2009

Woohoo! More pointless, average indie dirge; just what the music world needs!

Garf_316 

Nov 5, 2009

What another posh pile of wank...Come on silent alarm was great, weekend in the city, commercial, the current album enough said..so unless...

gazhat 

Nov 5, 2009

..please, for the love of god make him stop....everything

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