1.Coldcut.net
Coldcut are a UK duo who celebrate 30 years of electronic music making in 2017. They are interested in things like Art, Music, DJing, VJing, Mixing/Mashup/Montage/Remixing, AV, Optec, Software, Apps, Gaming, Algorhythmic Creativity, Artificial + Augmented Intelligence, Politics, Satire, Social Benefit, Environmentalism, Philosophy, Revolution, Fun etc. From their origins as “the first Brit artists to really get hip-hop’s class-cutup aesthetic,” they introduced rap to ravers, creating a heady blend of hip-hop production aesthetics and proto-acid house grooves, and became a precursor for scenes as diverse as electronica, breakbeat, ambient and baggy. Meeting amongst the free parties and record stores of late ‘80s London, Jon More and Matt Black’s early 12”s – “Say Kids, What Time is It?” and “Beats and Pieces” – moved minds as well as feet, and changed the face of emergent dance music. Their remix of Eric B and Rakim’s “Paid in Full” took their radical sound mainstream, and caught the attention of the industry at large. Coldcut are a UK duo who celebrate 35 years of electronic music making in 2022. From their origins as “the first Brit artists to really get hip-hop’s class-cutup aesthetic,” they introduced rap to ravers, creating a heady blend of hip-hop production aesthetics and proto-acid house grooves, and became a precursor for scenes as diverse as electronica, breakbeat, ambient and baggy. Meeting amongst the free parties and record stores of late ‘80s London, Jon More and