Coldcut
Related: UK music - electronic music
Journeys By DJ: 70 Minutes of Madness (2000s) - Coldcut
[Amazon.com] [FR] [DE] [UK]Conceptually, Coldcut owes as much to the ideas of beat writer and cut-up theorist William S. Burroughs, 1970s art/industrial group Throbbing Gristle, and the religious writings of J.R. Bob Dobbs as much as to Hip Hop originators like Grandmaster Flash or later innovators Double D and Steinski.
Profile
Coldcut is a duo made up of English DJs Matt Black and Jonathan Moore. During their career they have encompassed a wide range of styles from hip hop and rap to electronica and jazz-inflected sounds. They began working together in the mid-eighties on the pirate radio station KissFM. Shortly thereafter they released their first single, 'Say Kids, What Time Is It?', followed by an influential remix of Eric B and Rakim's 'Paid in Full.' In 1991 they started their own record label, Ninja Tune, which continues to release groundbreaking and extremely diverse music by a small army of like-minded artists. In 1997 the duo unveiled their own real time video manipulation software, VJamm. Coldcut's current live and DJ sets rely on video as much as much as records, taking the concept of multimedia performance into largely uncharted territory.
Conceptually, Coldcut owes as much to the ideas of beat writer and cut-up theorist William S. Burroughs, 1970s art/industrial group Throbbing Gristle, and the religious writings of J.R. Bob Dobbs as much as to Hip Hop originators like Grandmaster Flash or later innovators Double D and Steinski. Recognizing the power inherent in Burroughs' cut-up technique and its presence in Hip Hop music, Moore and Black have relentlessly pushed the D.I.Y. ethic and an understanding of play as a means of fostering greater interaction with and understanding of the world around you. The similarities between this ethos and that of hacking need hardly be stated. Ninja Tune uses a corporate facade to communicate via the marketplace itself, an idea first implemented by Throbbing Gristle via their own Industrial Records imprint. One of the key aspects of the Ninja Tune ethos, Stealth, implies that their following of DJs and listeners are "agents" in a Burroughsian sense, propagating the D.I.Y. ethic of play as an essentially subversive act by replaying and manipulating media under the radar of mainstream culture. --http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldcut
Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune is a British independent record label started in 1991 by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan Moore, better known as Coldcut. The label has developed a well-respected stable of DJs, producers, and live acts including The Cinematic Orchestra, Chocolate Weasel, Kid Koala, Mixmaster Morris, Roots Manuva, Amon Tobin, DJ Vadim, DJ Food, and others. Ninja Tune's sister imprints, NTone and Big Dada, specialize in experimental techno and UK Hip Hop, respectively. --http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColdcutCDs
Journeys By DJ: 70 Minutes of Madness (2000s) - Coldcut
[Amazon.com] [FR] [DE] [UK]
[Just received it in the mail, always good to receive music in the mail. So far, Afrian Drug is my favourite, since D 'n B is not really ma thing ... apart from that, I can hear why everybody is raving about this mix cd :-)]
1. Bola - Philorene
2. Street Beats, Vol. 2
3. One Blood - Junior Reid
4. Jam on Revenge (The Wikki Wikki Song) - Newcleus
5. Extreme Possibilities [Wagon Christ Remix] - 2 Player
6. King Ashabanapal [Dillinja Mix] - Funki Porcini
7. Noddy Holder - Jedi Knights
8. Fuk - Plastikman
9. Mo Beats - Coldcut
10. Manganese in Deep Violet - Bedouin Ascent
11. African Drug - Bob Holroyd
12. If There Was No Gravity - Air Liquide
13. Beats and Pieces - Coldcut
14. Greedy Beat - Coldcut
15. Music Maker - Coldcut
16. Find a Way [Acapella] - Queen Latifah
17. King of the Beats - Mantronix
18. Mag - Gescom
19. Blood Vibes [Kenny Dope Mix] - Masters at Work
20. Trumpet Riff
21. Luke Slater's 7th Plain
22. First Time I Ever Saw Your Face - Joanna Law
23. Balthus Bemused
24. Into the 90's - Photek
25. Bridge Is Over - BDP Posse
26. Nu Blud - DJ Food
27. Friendly Pressure [Acapella] - Jhelisa
28. Freshmess [Bandulu Mix]
29. Message from Our Sponsor
30. Unify - Pressure Drop
31. Again Son
32. Hot Flush - Red Snapper
33. Theme from Dr. Who
34. Free - Moody Boyz
35. Dusk - DJ Food
When Coldcut initially released 70 Minutes of Madness, in 1997, it caused a mighty stir among the dance community. Mixing drum and bass, electro, dub, hip-hop, reggae, experimental sounds, and avant-garde techno into a tight and cohesive whole, it was seen as one of the decade's most daring, mischievous, and innovative mixes. One of the album's main achievements was to render many so-called mix compilations narrow and basic, so its current re-release into a musical climate saturated with insipid comps couldn't be more timely or relevant. Not a beat is missed as the record barrels and blusters through tune after tune, climbing from peak to peak with mighty, imaginative strides. If you missed out first time around, this is a golden opportunity to seriously enhance your collection. --Paul Sullivan
your Amazon recommendations