Coldcut

UK

Formed: 1986

Years Active: 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Electronic, Avant-Garde

Styles: Dance, Acid House, Electronica, House, Club/Dance, Trip-Hop, Mixed Media, Sound Art, Ambient Breakbeat, Jungle/Drum'n'bass

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DJs Jonathan More and Matt Black, aka Coldcut, rose to acclaim in the mid-'80s through production and remix work for a number of modern rock, hip-hop, and dance outfits, including Yaz, Lisa Stansfield, Junior Reid, Blondie, Eric B. & Rakim, and Queen Latifah. While that connection has pegged them as a product of the U.K. acid house and rave scenes, the pair's larger commitment has been to urban breakbeat styles such as hip-hop, ambient dub, and jungle; the three of which have constituted the bulk of their recorded output since their first mid-'...

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