Cold Cut
COLDCUT are MATT BLACK and JONATHON MORE. Matt has a background in computers and biochemistry, Jonathon is a former silversmith and art teacher.
Having DJed at countless legendary London parties like FlimFlam and Bazooka Joe's, they met at Reckless Records, the cult shop that has since spawned other illuminati such as Kirk DeGeorgio and Patrick Forge. Their mutual interest in mixing led in Jan 87 to their first record, 'SAY KIDS, WHAT TIME IS IT?', acknowledged as the first UK DJ 'sampling' record , now worth 80UKP a copy and predating 'Pump Up the Volume' (which actually samples Say Kids.) After this, their notorious Remix for Eric B and Rakim's 'Paid In Full', brought major acclaim, and a U.K. top ten. Big Life Records were quick to spot a phenomenon, and launched their artists Yazz and Lisa Stansfield with Coldcut collaborations and productions 'Doctorin' the House' (no.6) 'The Only Way is Up (no.1 for 6 weeks), 'People Hold On'( no.11) and 'This is The Right Time' (no.12)
Their first album 'What's That Noise' with artwork by Mark Beyer went silver.
Eclectic remix and production credits include James Brown 'Payback Mix' as well as The Fall, Pierre Henry, Elvis Costello, Chibo Matto, Queen Latifah, The Wee Papa's, The Orb, Youssou N'Dour (with Daniel Lanois), Eurythmics, INXS, Izit, Lindy Layton, The Boo Yaa Tribe, Dorothy Masuka, They Might Be Giants, Bassomatic, Blondie & The Black Sheep. In 1990 they were nominated for 'Producers Of The Year' at the B.P.I Awards.
Television and radio credits include various TV themes, and jingles and the news theme for KISS FM. COLDCUT also host their own weekly Saturday night show on KISS: between 1 & 3 am ' SOLID STEEL' has a justified claim to supply "the broadest beats in London". In 1996 the show won a prestigeous Sony Radio Award. Other Radio credits include 2 programmes for Radio 1 called Interactive Futures (both chosen for pick of the week on Radio 4), Festival, Nova and NETWORK 21.
Coldcut along with zippies HEX have been at the forefront of developments in new computer techtainment. From the video sampling eco-friendly game 'Top Banana', and 7 groundbreaking interactive music CD+ releases, to art installations for 2 major galleries, and promoting VJing as a club artform, Hex are the multimedia analog for Coldcut's sound hacking. See Hex pages.
In 1994 Coldcut left Big Life and released the critically acclaimed album 'Philosophy' on Arista. Containing singles "Autumn Leaves" & "Dreamer". Coldcut's choice of Mixmaster Morris to remix the former led to an interpretation swiftly canonized as an Ambient classic. Throughout Coldcut have maintained their commitment to the DIY & independent ethic. After the uncomfortable period under pressure from Big Life and later Arista to deliver more pop hits, they formed NINJA TUNE/NTONE to provide a no bullshit outlet for their own music; Ninja has since evolved into a rated underground label often credited with 'inventing' the 90s triphop style, although Coldcut maintain that no-one 'invents' anything. Ninja artists like DJ Food, Up Bustle and Out, The Herbaliser, and Funki Porchini have grown with the label. Now with a strong team of Ninjas about them, Coldcut are more able to concentrate on the music THEY want to make.
Late 1996 saw the release of '70 Minutes of Madness' the Coldcut mix for Journeys By DJ. This mix was universally acclaimed as setting a new standard for mix CDs in terms of eclectic music selection, and general turntable & multitrack tricknology. Once again Coldcut find a way with 5th dimensional funky new styles to keep DJ culture fresh. The next Coldcut album will be released on Ninja Tune in 1997 provisionally entitled 'Back By No Demand'- it will include a CD-ROM featuring several videos and interactive programs for audiovisual fun and creativity.
Référence: http://www.obsolete.com/pipe/coldcut/biography/index.html