Unkle
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Unkle (often stylised as U.N.K.L.E. or UNKLE, occasionally known as UNKLE Sounds) is a British musical act founded in 1992 by James Lavelle. Originally categorised as trip hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Unkle
- Musical artist.image
- UNKLE.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Unkle performing at Somerset House in London in 2008
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.background
- group_or_band
- Musical artist.origin
- London, England
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1992–present
- Musical artist.current_members
- James Lavelle
- Musical artist.past_members
- Tim Goldsworthy Toshio Nakanishi K.U.D.O DJ Shadow Rich File Pablo Clements Matthew Puffett Jack Leonard
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- unkle.com
- Image
- UNKLE.jpg
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- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
- inception
- 1994-01-01
- social media followers
- 76300
- name
- U.N.K.L.E.
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- First incarnation (1992–1996)
- Second incarnation (1997–1999)
- Third incarnation (2000–2007)
- Fourth incarnation (2008–present)
- Members
- Current members
- Former members
- Current touring members
- Former touring members
- Discography
- Appearances
- Tours
- References
- External links
Unkle (often stylised as U.N.K.L.E. or UNKLE, occasionally known as UNKLE Sounds) is a British musical act founded in 1992 by James Lavelle. Originally categorised as trip hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.
==History== ===First incarnation (1992–1996)=== The first release credited to the 'Men from U.N.K.L.E' was a remix for United Future Organization, included on their 1992 Loud Minority single. Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined by Masayuki Kudo and Toshio Nakanishi of the Japanese hip hop crew Major Force (later Major Force West).