UNKLE [UK]

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Unkle (often stylised as U.N.K.L.E. or UNKLE, occasionally known as UNKLE Sounds) are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.

HISTORY

Lavelle drafted in DJ Shadow to work on the debut album, and essentially discarded all previously recorded material. Lavelle and Shadow released Psyence Fiction in 1998 to critical acclaim. The album included collaborations with an all-star lineup including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Mark Hollis (Talk Talk), Mike D (Beastie Boys), Kool G. Rap, Jason Newsted (Metallica), Badly Drawn Boy and Richard Ashcroft (The Verve). The album was mixed by Shadow's long-time collaborator, producer Jim Abbiss.

Shadow left the group after touring Psyence Fiction and was replaced by turntablist group the Scratch Perverts, who deconstructed the album and performed it live on turntables in 1999. Also in 1999, former producer Rich File remixed the track "Unreal", adding vocals by Ian Brown, and the resulting track was released as the single "Be There".

On 1 February 1999, Lavelle and the Scratch Perverts appeared on the Radio 1 program The Breezeblock, utilising "5 turntables". The set was largely based on tracks from Psyence Fiction, with some of them reworked live by Lavelle for the live performance. The Scratch Perverts' contribution consisted of scratching over the top of the Unkle tracks, a deconstructed version of "Be There", and some solo interludes.

DISCOGRAPHY

Albums:

1998 - Psyence Fiction
2003 - Never Never Land
2007 - War Stories
2008 - End Titles... Stories For Film
2008 - End Titles... Redux
2010 - Where Did The Night Fall

Singles, EP's:

1994 - The Time Has Come EP
1997 - Berry Meditation
1998 - Ape Shall Never Kill Ape
1998 - Rock On
1998 - Last Orgy 3 Special Remixes
1999 - Be There
2003 - In A State (Single)
2004 - Reign
2008 - Remix Stories Volume 1
2009 - Remix Stories Volume 2
2010 - The Answer EP
2011 - Only The Lonely
2011 - The Heretics' Gate Score

MORE INFO https://www.discogs.com/artist/3194-UNKLE