
Coldcut are Jonathan More and Matt Black. This post focuses mainly on their cut and paste, hip hop influenced work. 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 modelled on the cut'n'scratch turntable aesthetic. Widely regarded as the U.K.'s first breaks record and an influential force in bringing identity to London's nascent [...]

Some ambient and IDM techno from Bedouin Ascent, all the way back in 1994. Bedouin Ascent aka Kingsuk Biswas remains one of the more enigmatic UK electronic music producers. Perhaps not known by many, but highly respected by those who have collected his work, from his debut 1992 release on Rising High up to the most recent on his own No Immortal label. His work at the outer reaches of IDM suffers from occasional harshness common to many in this field. Indeed, when [...]

A vast symphony of social disgust. Better luck next time. Bedouin Ascent, "Bway Boogie Woogie" Bark Psychosis, "All Different Things" Disco Inferno, "Second Language" Jack Smith, "Carnival of Ecstasy" (from Silent Shadows On Cinemaroc Island , Table of the Elements) IMAGE: FLAMING CREATURES , PROJECTED.