Coldcut

Coldcut live (2006)

Coldcut is a British music producer duo , consisting of Matt Black and Jonathan More, who have been making eurodance , electro and techno music in England since the late 1980s . Black and More are also remixers and pioneers of turntablism .

Band history

Her most commercially successful singles were her UK top 10 hits Doctorin 'the House and The Only Way is Up (as "The Plastic Population") with Yazz and People Hold On and My Telephone with Lisa Stansfield . Their remix of Paid in Full by Eric B. & Rakim became a world hit thanks to the sample of Ofra Hazas Im Nin'alu .

In the 1990s and early 2000s, they were also members of the DJ Food music project, along with the DJs PC and Strictly Kev .

The Coldcut team also worked with Sister Bliss and founded the Ninja Tune label . Black and More are still popular DJs today .

An instrumental version of Walk a Mile in My Shoes was used in advertising clips for the cellular network provider O ₂ and is currently still on hold.

In 2020, Coldcut released music with the Afro-Funk project Keleketla !, which they founded with mostly South African musicians. British jazz musicians such as Shabaka Hutchings and Nigerian drummer Tony Allen were also involved in it.

Discography

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	CH	UK
1989	What's That Noise? Ahead of Our Time 1	DE37 (9 weeks) DE	-	UK20th silver (4 weeks)UK	First published: April 17, 1989
1997	Let Us Play! Ninja Tune 30	-	-	UK33 (2 weeks) UK	First published: September 8, 1997

More studio albums

• 1990: Some Like It Cold (Ahead of Our Time 2)
• 1990: Zen Brakes (as Bogus Order; Ninja Tune 1; release: September)
• 1993: Philosophy (Ninja Tune 12)
• 1999: Let Us Replay! (Ninja Tune 39; release: February 1st)
• 2006: Sound Mirrors (Ninja Tune 115; released January 30th)
• 2017: Outside the Echo Chamber (as Coldcut x On-U Sound, with Adrian Sherwood; Ahead of Our Time 015; release: May 19)
• 2017: Zen Brakes Vol. 2 (as Bogus Order; Ninja Tune 1; Ahead of Our Time 016; release: June 30th)

Live albums

• 2006: Live at the Big Chill 2006 (Live album; Ninja Tune)

Compilations

• 1997: Untitled ( White Label )
• 2004: People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut ( BMG UK & Ireland ; release: February 2nd)
• 2004: Life: Styles (Compiled by Coldcut) (2 LPs; Harmlessd ; release: March 12th)
• 2009: Select Ninja Tune Instrumentals (2 CDs; Ninja Tune Licensing Sampler)

EPs

• 1990: Da Sound of Zen EP (as Bogus Order; Ninja Tune 1201; release: November)
• 1991: The Jungle Tekno EP (as Euphoreal; Ninja Tune 1205; release: August)
• 2016: The Bullnose Step EP (as Bogus Order; Ahead of Our Time 12005; release: September 16)
• 2016: Only Heaven ( feat.Rots Manuva ; release: November 25th)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	CH	UK	Dance
1987	Doctorin 'the House What's That Noise?	DE11 (14 weeks) DE	CH4 (12 weeks) CH	UK6 (8 weeks) UK	Dance3 (10 weeks) Dance	First published: February 8th, 1988 feat. Yazz and the Plastic Population Authors: Jonathan More, Matt Black
1988	Stop This Crazy Thing What's That Noise?	DE28 (10 weeks) DE	CH19 (7 weeks) CH	UK21 (7 weeks) UK	Dance32 (4 weeks) Dance	First published: August 28, 1988 feat. Junior Reid and the Ahead of Our Time Orchestra Authors: Jonathan More, Matt Black, Junior Reid
1989	People Hold On What's That Noise?	DE24 (14 weeks) DE	-	UK11 (9 weeks) UK	Dance6 (13 weeks) Dance	First published: January 21, 1989 feat. Lisa Stansfield Authors: Jonathan More, Matt Black, Lisa Stansfield
	My Telephone What's That Noise?	DE62 (6 weeks) DE	-	UK52 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 22, 1989 Authors: Jonathan More, Matt Black, Lisa Stansfield, Andy Morris, Ian Devaney, Tim Parry
	Coldcut's Christmas Break	-	-	UK67 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: December 4, 1989 Authors: Jonathan More, Matt Black
1990	Find a Way Some Like It Cold	-	-	UK52 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 14, 1990 feat. Queen Latifah Authors: Jonathan More, Matt Black, Dana Owens
1993	Dreamer Philosophy	-	-	UK54 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 22, 1993 Authors: Jonathan More, Matt Black, Greg Goldman, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
1994	Autumn Leaves Philosophy	-	-	UK50 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 10, 1994 Singing: Janis Alexander Authors: Joseph Kosma , Jacques Prévert Original: Yves Montand , 1946
1997	More Beats & Pieces Let Us Play!	-	-	UK37 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 4th, 1997 Human Beatbox : Midrange aka X Possee Authors: Jonathan More, Matt Black, Kevin Foakes
1998	Timber Let Us Play!	-	-	UK86 (1 week) UK	-	First published: December 21, 1997 with Hexstatic Authors: Jonathan More, Matt Black, Stuart Warren Hill
2001	Revolution	-	-	UK67 (1 week) UK	-	First published: June 4, 2001 Authors: Jonathan More, Matt Black
2005	Everything Is Under Control Sound Mirrors	-	-	UK93 (1 week) UK	-	First release: November 14, 2005 feat. Jon Spencer and Mike Ladd Authors: Jonathan More, Matt Black, Jon Spencer, Mike Ladd
2006	Man in a Garage Sound Mirrors	-	-	UK95 (1 week) UK	-	First published: January 9th, 2006 Singing: John Matthias Authors: Jonathan More, Matt Black, John Matthias
	True Skool Sound Mirrors	-	-	UK61 (2 weeks) UK	-	First release: April 17th, 2006 feat. Roots Manuva Authors: Jonathan More, Matt Black, Rodney Smith

more publishments

• 1987: Say Kids (release: January)
• 1987: Beats + Pieces (as Coldcut feat.Floormaster Squeeze)
• 1987: The Music Maker (as Matt Black & the Coldcut Crew; released August)
• 1987: Beats + Pieces II (as Matt Black & the Coldcut Crew; release: October 29th)
• 1988: Work Me / Kick Out the James (as God & the Prophets / Floormaster Squeeze; release: May)
• 1988: Acid Drops (as Acid Ant)
• 1989: Untitled
• 1989: Whats That Noise ( White Label )
• 1990: Theme from "Reportage"
• 1990: Coldcut 'Megamix
• 1991: Return of Brother Zen / Do Your Own Thing (as Bogus Order)
• 1992: The Ride Has Just Begun (as Euphoreal; release: May)
• 1993: Gideon Dub (as Gideon)
• 1993: Believe (as Apple feat.Marvin Springer)
• 1996: Atomic Moog 2000 / Boot the System (release: November)
• 1999: Cloned Again (released January)
• 1999: Noah's Toilet / Rubaiyat (Remixes) (Release: January)
• 2005: Mr. Nichols
• 2006: Walk a Mile in My Shoes (feat. Robert Owens; release: August 18th)
• 2006: Just for the Kick (Promo)
• 2016: Only Heaven ( feat.Roots Manuva ; release: October 6th)
• 2016: Everyday Another Sanction (as Coldcut x On-U Sound feat. Chezidek; release: December 9th)
• 2017: Divide and Rule (as Coldcut x On-U Sound feat. Lee Perry , Junior Reid and Elan ; release: March 9th)
• 2017: Vitals (as Coldcut x On-U Sound feat. Roots Manuva; release: March 28th)
• 2017: Robbery (as Coldcut x On-U Sound feat.Rholin X; release: April 28th)
• 2017: Kajra (as Coldcut x On-U Sound feat.Hamsika Iyer; release: October 20th)

Video albums

• 2006: Sound Mirrors (Videos & Remixes) (CD + DVD; Ninja Tune)

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1. ↑ The Plastic Population at Discogs
2. ↑ Unlimited love: "International Love Affair" by Keleketla! - ByteFM. In: ByteFM Blog - News and reviews from our editorial team. June 16, 2020, accessed on June 18, 2020 (German). 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE CH UK
4. ↑ ^{a b} UK gold / platinum database
5. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7

Web links

• official homepage
• Coldcut at Allmusic (English)
• Coldcut at Discogs (English)