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DJs
Jonathan More
and
Matt Black
, aka
Coldcut
, rose to acclaim in the mid-'80s through production and remix work for a number of modern rock, hip-hop, and dance outfits, including
Yaz
,
Lisa Stansfield
,
Junior Reid
,
Blondie
,
Eric B. & Rakim
, and
Queen Latifah
. While that connection has pegged them as a product of the U.K. acid house and rave scenes, the pair's larger commitment has been to urban breakbeat styles such as hip-hop, ambient dub, and jungle; the three of
which have constituted the bulk of their recorded output since their first mid-'80s white-label EP,
Hey Kids, What Time Is It?
Comprising project titles like
Hedfunk
,
Hex
,
DJ Food
, and
Coldcut
,
More
and
Black
have assembled an empire of U.K. breakbeat and experimental hip-hop through their Ninja Tune/Ntone labels and been a unifying force in underground experimental electronic music through their eclectic radio show, Solid Steel, and club and tour dates.
More
and
Black
got their start, not surprisingly, as radio DJs, working at the pirate station Network 21 during the first half of the '80s, and latching onto the snowballing club scene mid- to late-decade. Their claim to early fame,
Hey Kids, What Time Is It?
, was modeled on the cut'n'scratch turntable aesthetic of underground deck heroes like
Grandmaster Flash
and
Double D & Steinski
. Widely regarded as the U.K.'s first breaks record and an influential force in bringing identity to London's nascent club culture, the record -- released as a U.S. import billed to
DJ Coldcut
to avoid sample litigation -- opened as many doors for
More
and
Black
as it did for DJs, bringing scads of production and remix work their way. The attention (and sales royalties) also allowed them to launch their Ninja Tune and Ntone labels, which together have been home to some of the most acclaimed and influential artists of London's post-rave underground scene, including
DJ Food
,
Drome
,
Journeyman
,
9 Lazy 9
,
Up, Bustle & Out
, and
the Herbaliser
.
Although
Coldcut
was their earliest
nom de plume
, following a befuddled contract with Arista, the name remained in legal channels for the following few years. The intervening period found the pair no less active, releasing a flood of material under different names and continuing to work with young groups. The
Coldcut
name returned to
More
and
Black
in 1995, and the pair celebrated with a mix CD as part of the
Journeys by DJ
series dubbed
70 Minutes of Madness
. The release was credited with bringing to wider attention the sort of freestyle mixing the pair were always known for through their radio show on KISS FM, Solid Steel, and their steady club dates, a style that has since taken off through clubs like Blech and the Heavenly Sunday Social. In 1997,
Coldcut
finally released another full-length,
Let Us Play!
Two years later, the pair followed up with the remix album
Let Us Replay!
Numerous mix CDs appeared before they returned in 2006 with the new album
Sound Mirrors
, a slick album that recalled their debut. ~ Sean Cooper, All Music Guide
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