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Matt Black and Jonathon Moore have been creating tracks since the mid-80’s. It wasn’t until they came together as Coldcut and formed the highly innovative label Ninja Tune that they really started to have any success. With tracks such as “Mo Beats”, “Beats and Pieces”, and “Greedy Beat” they helped lay the foundation for hip-hop instrumentalists like DJ Shadow and RJD2. The Ninja Tune label has released albums and singles from DJs and producers such as the deep hip-hop of DJ Food, turntablist extraordinare Kid Koala and Russia’s DJ Vadim.
The mix starts off with some classic hip-hop, including Sweet Tee and A Tribe Called Quest’s “Can I Kick It?” with the original Lou Reed vocal over it. The mix then moves in to expiremental electro-house territory, before starting the second hour with some drum-n-bass like DJ Zinc’s “Super Sharp Shooter” and Krust’s infamous roller “Warhead”. Laced in between is Wayne Smith’s heavy “Under Me Sleng Teng”. Finally rounding out the mix is Franz Ferdinand’s “This Fire” over a floating dub reggae track, they then put Bjork’s “Hidden Place” with a backing track that consists of reggae guitar, 808 drums and opera-like vocals.
This is an entertaining mix that keeps you nodding your head the whole time and leaves you in awe at some of the things Coldcut come up with — they prove that even in an era when a kid with a computer can create “Jay-Zeezer” it still takes talent and a knowledge of music and DJing to create truly beautiful music using . It is rare that you get a DJ mix that contains creativity. It is even rarer to find an Essential Mix with longevity that doesn’t just contain the newest and hottest tunes.
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Track list after the jump…
TRACK LIST:
Adam F ‘Unknown’ (White Label)
Will I Am ‘Who Am I?’ (White Label)
DJ Vadim ‘The Terrorist’ (Ninjatune)
Supercat ‘Don Dada’ (Wild Apache)
Kenny Dope ‘Don dada’ (Big Beat)
Lou Reed ‘Walk On The Wild Side’ (RCA)
Tribe Called Quest ‘Can I Kick It?’ (Jive)
Mr Scruff ‘Trouser Jazz’ (Ninjatune)
The Party Party.com ‘Imagine’ (Mp3)
Sweet Tee ‘It’s My Beat’ (Edel)
KRS ONE ‘Dope Beat’ (Big Daddy)
AC/DC ‘Back In Black’ ( Atlantic )
Harry Hall ‘Teddy Bears’ Picnic’ (White Label)
KRS ONE ‘Sound Of Da Police’ (Jive)
Lumidee ‘Never Leave’ (Universal)
Eric B & Rakim ‘I No U Got Soul’ ( Island )
Eric B & Rakim ‘Paid In Full’ ( Island )
Zebra Breaks ‘Unknown’ (White Label)
ColdCut ‘Smoke This One’ (Big Life)
The Soul Searchers ‘Ashley’s Roachclip’ (Alpha Omega)
Playschool ‘Bang On A Drum’ (BBC)
Disco 3 ‘Stick Em’ (White Label)
Cutty Ranks ‘The Stopper’ (Fashion)
Slim ‘It’s In The Mix’ (Epic)
Method Man ‘Release Yo Delf (Prodigy Remix)’
Saul Williams ‘Not In Our Name’ (Ninjatune)
Rare Earth ‘I Am Losing You’ (EMI)
Jeremy Stieg ‘Howlin’ For July’ (Blue Note)
Beastie Boys ‘Sure Shot’ (Capitol)
The Majesticons ‘Suburb Party’ (Big Dada)
Tickle 3 ‘I Got What U Need’ (White Label)
DJ Z Trip ‘Listen To The DJ’ ( Hollywood )
The Invada ‘Showtime’ (White Label)
J Roc ‘Dirty Fingered B-Boy’ (Ninjatune)
Part 2 ‘One Of Dem Days’ (Big Dada)
Yummy ‘It’s Good To You’ (White Label)
Harmonic 33 ‘The Shape Shifter’ (Warp)
Pizzy Yelliot ‘Could You Be Loved (Disco)’
Harmonic 33 ‘Funky Duck’ (Warp)
ColdCut ‘Mr Nicholls’ (Ninjatune)
McKay ‘Takin Over’ (White Label)
Dave & Ansel Collins ‘Double Barrel’ (Trojan)
Philorene ‘Bola’ (Organico)
Antipop Consortium ‘38303’ (Antipop)
Ganja Crew ‘Super Sharp Shooter’ (Ganja)
Wayne Smith ‘Sleng Teng’ (Greensleeves)
Junior Reid ‘One Blood’ (Big Life)
Krust ‘Warhead’ (Full Cycle)
Slymoo ‘Police & Thieves’ (Arista)
Coldcut ‘Everything’s Under Control’ (Ninjatune)
Coldcut ‘Revolution’ (Ninjatune)
Cane ‘Grand Old Party Mix’ (White Label)
Sunra Arkestra ‘Yahyahs Resonance FM Rap’ (Continue To Explore)
Baba Brooks ‘Twilight Zone’ (Proper)
Sandra Melody and Diplo ‘Newsflash’ (Big Dada)
Temperance 7 ‘Charley My Boy’ ( Lake )
Crazy Titch vs Coldcut ‘1 hr To Make This’ (White Label)
Lee Sratch Perry ‘Cloak And Dagger’ (BE)
Franz Ferdinand ‘This Fire’ (Domino)
King Tubby ‘Base Dub’ (Music Club)
Alan Watts ‘Listen’ (White Label)
Bjork ‘Hidden Place’ (One Little Indian)
The Congos ‘Open Up The Gates Of Zion ‘ (Go-Feet)
King Tubbys ‘Confusion Dub’ (Snapper)
Son Kite ‘Other Side’ (Tribal Tribe)
Iggy Pop & Stooges ‘Down On The Street’ (Elektra)