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London, England (1986 – present)

The duo comprises DJs Matt Black & Jonathan More, formed in London, England around 1986. 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 (then) pirate radio station KissFM. Shortly thereafter they released their first single, “Say Kids, What Time Is It?”, which marked the first stirrings of the UK’s dance/cutup scene. This was followed by their influential remix of Eric B. & Rakim’s “Paid in Full,” which made the top 10 and was voted best remix of the year. Featuring a prominent Ofra Haza sample and a slew of other vocal cutups, it is now regarded as both a hip hop classic and a breakthrough in the remix field.

Their first major hit as Coldcut was the house-inflected “People Hold On,” featuring a then-unknown Lisa Stansfield. The single took the U.K. by a storm, and the subsequent album featured such luminaries as Junior Reid (on the single “Stop This Crazy Thing”) and Queen Latifah.

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 records, taking the concept of multimedia performance into largely uncharted territory.

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spincat wrote:
last month

If you really think about it, they came up with Experimental/Abstract Hip-Hop before people like DJ Shadow or DJ Cam. Idk I'm just ...commenting

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duchessJaguar wrote:
last month

Your opinion will be very interesting me. LISTEN !!!! http://www.lastfm.ru/music/The+Duchess+Jaguar

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pesik wrote:
September 2009

these guys have a skill! most amazing dj`s from UK.

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djcratedigger wrote:
September 2009

If you dig CC you should checkout Metaform's latest mixtape, free download from his homepage: www.metaformonline.com It's a bit darker, more for the smokers and chillers ;0)

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NIGHTINGALE888 wrote:
September 2009

Take a bow...!! Like you guys.

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AlaNio wrote:
August 2009

well timber is certainly a tune

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Hobo_Junior wrote:
August 2009

sound mirrors, as for me.

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Soulpriest wrote:
July 2009

Can somebody tell me what is their best cd ?

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WesTang wrote:
July 2009

Been following Coldcut for years and they just seem to get better and better. They are absolute legends!

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NinjaTune000 wrote:
July 2009

New Ninja Tune Podcast - The 1st Guest is Mr Scruff talking about the 10 yr reissue of Keep It Unreal, his best Ninja tracks + a look at upcoming Ninja Tunes... iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=214335564 MP3 download: feed://www.ninjatune.net/ninjacast.xml

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robotpwnsyou wrote:
July 2009

yes, yes, yes

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GloomyBreeze wrote:
June 2009

aid dealer rocks! yeah.. =)

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kuroi_d wrote:
June 2009

awesome music ^^

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raut_Lfm wrote:
May 2009

подскажите, кто-нибудь в курсе когда выйдет новый альбом coldcut?

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NinjaTune000 wrote:
May 2009

please join ninja on facebook for latest news and event invites... http://www.facebook.com/pages/London-United-Kingdom/Ninja-Tune-Official/93381751409

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agmp wrote:
April 2009

Quantic & his Combo Barbaro - EXCLUSIVE LONDON SHOW - The Roundhouse, London, NW1 - Friday 04 September 2009 Buy tickets NOW from http://www.roundhouse.org.uk

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Cesium100 wrote:
March 2009

If you like Coldcut - download iambic's new EP It's free here - http://www.friskrecords.com/

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SaurusStation wrote:
March 2009

Werd 'em up

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CaraJLaing wrote:
March 2009

Hello :] You have appeareed in my Similar Artists section so I thought I'd drop by and have a listen! I feel honored......................

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sawworm wrote:
March 2009

:D o wow

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