The first collaboration between the two artists was " Say Kids What Time Is It?" on a white label in January 1987, which mixed The Jungle Book's " King of the Swingers" with the break from James Brown's " Funky Drummer". More also DJed on pirate radio, hosting the Meltdown Show on Kiss FM and worked at the Reckless Records store on Berwick Street, London where Black visited as a customer. In 1986, computer programmer Matt Black and ex- art teacher Jonathan More were part-time DJs on the rare groove scene. The label's first releases (the first four volumes of DJ Food - Jazz Brakes) were produced by Coldcut in the early '90s, and composed of instrumental hip-hop cuts that led the duo to help pioneer the trip hop genre, with artists such as Funki Porcini, the Herbaliser and DJ Vadim. In addition, Coldcut has remixed and created productions on tracks by the likes of Eric B & Rakim, James Brown, Queen Latifah, Eurythmics, INXS, Steve Reich, Blondie, the Fall, Pierre Henry, Nina Simone, Fog, Red Snapper, and BBC Radiophonic Workshop.īeyond their work as a production duo, Coldcut are the founders of Ninja Tune, an independent record label in London, England (with satellite offices in Los Angeles and Berlin) with an overall emphasis on encouraging interactive technology and finding innovative uses of software. Ĭoldcut's records first introduced the public to pop artists Yazz and Lisa Stansfield, through which these artists achieved pop chart success. According to Spin, "in '87 Coldcut pioneered the British fad for 'DJ records'". Credited as pioneers for pop sampling in the 1980s, Coldcut are also considered the first stars of UK electronic dance music due to their innovative style, which featured cut-up samples of hip-hop, soul, funk, spoken word and various other types of music, as well as video and multimedia.
(former)Ĭoldcut are an English electronic music duo composed of Matt Black and Jonathan More. Ninja Tune (current), Tommy Boy/ Reprise/ Warner Bros.
Matt Black at a Coldcut performance, 2006Įlectronic, house, hip hop, trip hop, downtempo
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