Coldcut
Sign in to saveColdcut are an English electronic music duo composed of Matt Black and Jonathan More. 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. According to Spin, "in '87 Coldcut pioneered the British fad for 'DJ records'".
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Coldcut
- Musical artist.image
- Matt Black - Coldcut (Vienna 2006).jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Matt Black at a Coldcut performance, 2006
- Musical artist.origin
- London, England
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1986–present
- Musical artist.label
- Ninja Tune /Reprise/
- Musical artist.associated_acts
- DJ Food, Hex, Hexstatic, Yazz, ,
- Musical artist.current_members
- Matt Black Jonathan More
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- ninjatune.net/artist/coldcut
- Image
- Matt Black - Coldcut (Vienna 2006).jpg
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- Coldcut
- Commons category
- Coldcut
- inception
- 1986-00-00
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- social media followers
- 10000
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12 sectionsContents
- Music career
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- Recent work
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- Compilations and mix albums
- Other
- References
- External links
Coldcut are an English electronic music duo composed of Matt Black and Jonathan More. 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. According to Spin, "in '87 Coldcut pioneered the British fad for 'DJ records'".
Coldcut's records first introduced the public to pop artists Yazz and Lisa Stansfield, through which these artists achieved pop chart success. In addition, Coldcut has remixed and created productions on tracks by 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.