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UNKLE
OriginLondon, England
Genre(s)Alternative rock
Electronic
Trip hop
Electro rock
Downtempo
Years active1994-present
Label(s)Mo' Wax
Global Underground
Surrender-All
Websitewww.Unkle.com
Members
James Lavelle
Pablo Clements
Former members
DJ Shadow
T. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Trip hop is a music Genre also known as the Bristol sound or Bristol acid rap. Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back Electronic music style similar to Ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Mo' Wax is a UK -based Record label owned by James Lavelle, who founded it in the early 1990s Global Underground is a music label founded in 1996 by Andy Horsfield and James Todd James Lavelle (born 1974 in Oxford, England) is a DJ, electronic recording artist and record label boss DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis, June 29, 1972) is an American music producer, DJ and Songwriter. Nakanishi
Kudo
Tim Goldsworthy
Richard File

Unkle (also written as UNKLE) is a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Tim Goldsworthy is a British record producer DJ and recording artist currently living and working in New York City. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located James Lavelle (born 1974 in Oxford, England) is a DJ, electronic recording artist and record label boss Tim Goldsworthy is a British record producer DJ and recording artist currently living and working in New York City. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and has employed a variety of guest artists and producers. Trip hop is a music Genre also known as the Bristol sound or Bristol acid rap. DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis, June 29, 1972) is an American music producer, DJ and Songwriter.

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History

First incarnation (1994-1996)

The first release was the EP The Time Has Come, created by Lavelle and Goldsworthy with Kudo and T. Nakanishi of the Japanese Hip Hop crew Major Force (later Major Force West). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. At this point, Unkle consisted of Lavelle, Goldsworthy and Kudo, who surrounded themselves with various guest artists, including Money Mark (keyboard player for the Beastie Boys), the Scratch Perverts and Japanese clothes designer Nigo and Takagi Kan (both also of Major Force). Mark Ramos-Nishita aka Money Mark is a producer and musician who has collaborated with the Beastie Boys many times The Scratch Perverts are a collective of turntablist DJs from the UK, formed in 1996 by Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and DJ Renegade In 1995, whilst working on their debut album, Goldsworty and Lavelle disagreed over the direction the music was taking. Goldsworthy wanted to continue with the Mo Wax house style of earlier tracks, while Lavelle wanted to bring in singers and Hip Hop and rock artists. Mo' Wax is a UK -based Record label owned by James Lavelle, who founded it in the early 1990s Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Goldsworthy left the group and went on to work with Belfast DJ and producer David Holmes. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. See David Holmes for other persons with this name. David Holmes is an Irish DJ, Musician and Composer

Futura painting the cover of "Never, Never, Land" (2003).
Futura painting the cover of "Never, Never, Land" (2003). Never Never Land is the second album by the British Electronic music act UNKLE, released on.

Second incarnation (1997-1999)

Lavelle drafted in DJ Shadow and essentially discarded all previously recorded material. DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis, June 29, 1972) is an American music producer, DJ and Songwriter. "Berry Meditation" and several tracks with Money Mark and Beastie Boys producer Mario Caldato Jr., recorded at the house of singer Meat Loaf, were released as singles, and several without Lavelle surfaced on the album Major Force West in 1997. Mario Caldato Jr (also known as Mario C) is a Brazilian Record producer and Studio engineer best known for his work with the Beastie Boys and Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27 1947 better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American rock Musician In early 1998 three exclusive Japanese EPs were released, the last of the earlier Unkle sessions to surface. Lavelle and Shadow released the more commercial Psyence Fiction in 1998, on which they collaborated with an all-star lineup including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Mike D (Beastie Boys), Kool G. Rap, Jason Newsted (Metallica), Badly Drawn Boy and Richard Ashcroft (The Verve). Psyence Fiction is the title of the debut album by the group Unkle, released in 1998 for Mo'Wax. Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968 is a Grammy -winning English Musician, best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter of the Radiohead Michael L Diamond, also known as Mike D (born November 20[[ 965]] is a founding member of New York hip hop trio the Beastie Boys. Nathaniel Wilson (born July 20 1968) better known by his stage name Kool G Rap, is an American Hardcore rapper from the Corona Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963 in Battle Creek Michigan) is an American bassist best known as the former bassist of Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Damon Gough (nicknamed Badly Drawn Boy) was born 2 October 1969, in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Richard Paul Ashcroft (born September 11 1971 in Billinge Higher End Lancashire) is an English Singer-songwriter. The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth

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. Psyence Fiction is the title of the debut album by the group Unkle, released in 1998 for Mo'Wax. Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer. The Scratch Perverts are a collective of turntablist DJs from the UK, formed in 1996 by Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and DJ Renegade

Third incarnation (2000-2007)

Forme producer Richard File remixed the track "Unreal", adding vocals by Ian Brown (becoming known as "Be There"). Ian George Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English musician and former lead singer of the Alternative rock band The Stone Roses In 2001, Lavelle and File resurfaced as Unklesounds with a DJ mix created for Japanese radio entitled Do Androids Dream of Electric Beats?. Do Androids Dream of Electric Beats? is an UNKLE soundscape DJ mix, originally recorded for Radio Ape in Japan, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Beats This highlighted the new, more electronic direction the group had taken, and featured a number of tracks from Psyence Fiction, remixed in an ambient style. Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes

Richard File co-produced, played and sang on 2003's Never, Never, Land. Never Never Land is the second album by the British Electronic music act UNKLE, released on. The album featured another stellar lineup which included Ian Brown, Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack) and Mani (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream) among others. Ian George Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English musician and former lead singer of the Alternative rock band The Stone Roses Joshua Michael Homme (born May 17, 1973 in Joshua Tree, California) is an American Rock musician and Record producer Queens of the Stone Age (also known as QOTSA or simply Queens) are a rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States Robert Del Naja (born 21 January 1965, in Bristol, England) also known as 3D, is an English Artist and Massive Attack are an English Trip hop group founded in 1988 by Robert Del Naja, Grantley Marshall, and Andrew Vowles in Bristol Gary "Mani" Mounfield (born 16 November 1962 in Failsworth, Lancashire) is an English rock Bassist The Stone Roses were an English Alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984 Primal Scream are a Brit-nominated Scottish Alternative rock group formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie ( vocals This album was less hyped than its predecessor. Unfortunately, due to label changes and Lavelle's trademark insistence on multiple formats, it was not a major success. It is currently available in several forms from Global Underground, for whom Lavelle has provided several DJ mixes. Global Underground is a music label founded in 1996 by Andy Horsfield and James Todd A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track In the meantime, Lavelle and File continued releasing mixes as Unklesounds, and several earlier mixes appeared as bootlegs. The bootlegs are generally live recordings featuring DJ Shadow or The Psychonauts. The mix album Edit Music for a Film: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Reconstruction, featuring tracks and songs from movie soundtracks as well as movie samples, was created for the After Dark 2004 event at the ICA London. Edit Music for a Film Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Reconstruction is a 2 Disc UNKLE Sounds Set mixing together various musical styles movie soundbites The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA is a Modern art centre on The Mall in London, England. A single CD version was handed out at the event. It was released somewhat officially as an extended two disc set in 2005.

In September 2006, Global Underground released Self Defence: Never, Never, Land Reconstructed and Bonus Beats, a CD box set of remixes and bonus tracks related to Never, Never, Land, including tracks previously only available on the original DVD release of the album. Self Defence Never Never Land Reconstructed and Bonus Beats is a Remix album by Unkle, released in 2006 by Global Underground. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is It also contains remixes of a track mooted from the forthcoming album, featuring Ian Astbury of The Cult, titled "Burn My Shadow". Ian Robert Astbury (born May 14, 1962 in Heswall, Cheshire) is an English rock Singer and Lyricist The Cult are an English rock band which gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-'80s singles like " She Sells Sanctuary " The Football Federation of Australia agreed with Unkle to use "Reign" in their promotional campaign for the 2007-2008 Hyundai A-League season under the tagline of "90 Minutes 90 Emotions". Football Federation Australia (FFA is the governing body for the sport of football (soccer in Australia. The A-League is the premier Australasian domestic Association football competition

War Stories, the third album from Unkle, was released in Japan on June 20, 2007 Europe and the UK on July 9, 2007, followed by a July 24 release date in North America. War Stories is the third album from Unkle. The album was released in Japan on June 20, 2007 Europe and the UK on July 9, 2007 Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. The album again features a number of guests including Josh Homme, Gavin Clarke, Robert Del Naja, Ian Astbury, The Duke Spirit, Autolux and Neil Davidge. Joshua Michael Homme (born May 17, 1973 in Joshua Tree, California) is an American Rock musician and Record producer Robert Del Naja (born 21 January 1965, in Bristol, England) also known as 3D, is an English Artist and Ian Robert Astbury (born May 14, 1962 in Heswall, Cheshire) is an English rock Singer and Lyricist The Duke Spirit are an English rock band, with an affinity to the sound of early Noise rock and Grunge bands of the late '80s and Autolux is a Los Angeles -based trio comprising Eugene Goreshter (lead vocals bass Greg Edwards (guitar vocals and Carla Azar (drums vocals Unkle is currently touring with a live band featuring members of Baltimore based trio Big In Japan and UK band SOUTH. Rich Fownes (ex-Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster) is often the touring guitarist

Fourth incarnation (2008 - Present)

Since the release of the song "Heaven" (from the single "Hold My Hand"), Pablo Clements (of The Psychonauts) is credited as an Unkle member. In January 2008, the official Unkle website announced that Richard File had, after ten years' collaboration, left Unkle due to his solo work with his new band named "We Fell to Earth". [1] On January 15th 2008, Unkle released a new album, More Stories, containing a mix of B-sides, remixes, unreleased War Stories session tracks, and music composed for the film Odyssey In Rome.

Unkle has begun a tour around the United Kingdom which will feature Zoot Woman in four opening acts, the concert features live performances of past Unkle contributors like Badly Drawn Boy from Psyence Fiction, Leila Moss from The Duke Spirit who provided the vocals for "May Day" which is a song from their latest album War Stories, Gavin Clark who sings in "Keys To The Kingdom" and "Broken", Joel Cadbury from South as well as SebastiAn and Mr. Zoot Woman are a British electronic music group made up of Adam Blake Johnny Blake and Stuart Price. Damon Gough (nicknamed Badly Drawn Boy) was born 2 October 1969, in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Psyence Fiction is the title of the debut album by the group Unkle, released in 1998 for Mo'Wax. The Duke Spirit are an English rock band, with an affinity to the sound of early Noise rock and Grunge bands of the late '80s and South is one of Cardinal directions and is opposite to the North. Flash from Ed Banger Records who will close the concerts. Ed Banger Records is a French Electronic music Record label run by Pedro Winter.

Lazarides Gallery in London will exhibit War Paint, an exhibition of artworks inspired by the recent UNKLE album, War Stories, with works from Robert Del Naja, Warren du Preez, Nick Thornton Jones, William Bankhead and Ben Drury. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. War Stories is the third album from Unkle. The album was released in Japan on June 20, 2007 Europe and the UK on July 9, 2007 Robert Del Naja (born 21 January 1965, in Bristol, England) also known as 3D, is an English Artist and William Brockman Bankhead ( April 12, 1874 &ndash September 15, 1940) was an American Politician from Alabama Ben Drury (born 4 January 1972, Southampton) is a British freelance designer living and working in Topsham, Devon. War Paint will feature paintings by 3D inspired by War Stories as well as works from other artists who have long-term working relationships with James and Del Naja (3D). Robert Del Naja (born 21 January 1965, in Bristol, England) also known as 3D, is an English Artist and [2]

UNKLE's fourth album titled End Titles is completed and is slated for a June 2008 release. [3]. It will include collaborations from Chris Goss, Black Mountain, Dave Bateman, Joel Cadbury (South) and James Petralli (White Denim). The album is reportedly a mixed soundscape, drawing comparisons to the UNKLESounds mix album "Edit Music for a Film". The new album is, however, entirely original material and will consist of 22 tracks[4].

UNKLE have made a remix of Mozart's Symphony No. 41 that will be used as the BBC's theme for the Euro 2008 football tournament, beginning on June 7, 2008. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed his Symphony No 41 in C major ( K The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [5]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumChart Positions
1998Psyence Fiction15 (AUS)
2003Never, Never, Land24 (UK), 57 (IRE), 82 (FRA)
2006Self Defence: Never, Never, Land Reconstructed and Bonus Beats (4 Disc Box Set)
2007War Stories58 (UK), 66 (IRE), 84 (FRA), 50 (BEL), 58 (CH), 99 (GER)
2008More Stories
2008End Titles - forthcoming, July 7, 2008

Singles and EPs

DJ Mixes

Remixes

Appearances

Tours

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ http://www.tracier.com
  4. ^ http://www.tracier.com
  5. ^ UNKLE to perform Euro 2008 theme BBC Press Office, May 30, 2008
  6. ^ [3]


External Links

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