File departed and was replaced with yet another longtime Mo' Wax associate, Pablo Clements - a writer and producer known for his work as part of Psychonauts. Lavelle and File returned four years later with War Stories, including previous and new associates such as Alice Temple, the Cult's Ian Astbury, Masters of Reality's Chris Goss, and Homme, the latter two of whom factored in the album's stoner rock/alternate metal edge. and the Top Ten of Billboard's dance/electronic chart in the U.S. Graham Gouldman, Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme, Brian Eno, Jarvis Cocker, and Massive Attack's 3D comprised a fraction of the guest list. More expansive and less rooted in hip-hop, its samples were derived more frequently from films and well-known hard rock and post-punk recordings than from obscure jazz, soul, and funk sources, and emphasized File's songwriting. File figured prominently in Never, Never, Land, UNKLE's second album, released in 2003. hit with DJ Shadow's Endtroducing., UNKLE released the Money Mark-assisted Berry Meditation EP and were among the most sought-after remixers of the era with clients including Radiohead, Massive Attack, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Beck, and Tortoise.Īmid much work as a DJ, Lavelle recruited Richard File, a singer, songwriter, and producer who had participated in an UNKLE remix and contributed to Mo' Wax releases under the aliases Forme and DJ Aura (alternately Aura). Despite the rapidly increasing popularity of Mo' Wax, including a partial-ownership deal with A&M and a Top 20 U.K. The trio made their Mo' Wax debut as UNKLE in 1994 with The Time Has Come EP, featuring 'If You Find Earth Boring' - a leisurely 14-minute suite of sample-based instrumental hip-hop - and remixes from Portishead, Howie B, and Plaid. After Lavelle and Goldsworthy remixed tracks by United Future Organization and Mondo Grosso under the guise Men from U.N.K.L.E., they added Kudo of Major Force, Skylab, and Love T.K.O. scenes and developments including rare groove, acid house, Sheffield bleep, and acid jazz, the latter of which he had covered as a columnist for Straight No Chaser magazine. underground movements such as hip-hop and electro, as well as U.K. When Mo' Wax launched, Lavelle was still a teenager, motivated by U.S.
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Childhood friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy co-founded Mo' Wax in 1992 and established the label with releases by the likes of Repurcussions, Palm Skin Productions, and DJ Shadow. After a seven-year break from recording albums, Lavelle and company returned in bleak, cinematic style with the related The Road: Part I (2017) and The Road: Part II (Lost Highway) (2019). Co-piloted by the likes of Richard File and Pablo Clements, and involving recurring roles for subterranean rockers such as Josh Homme, Chris Goss, and Mark Lanegan, sprawling albums such as Never, Never Land (2003) and Where Did the Night Fall (2010) have ensured that Lavelle won't be known simply as a trip-hop catalyst. hit Psyence Fiction (1998), the debut UNKLE album, was shaped by temporary partner DJ Shadow, but its diversions pointed the way toward the progressively band-oriented albums that have followed through the late 2010s. The co-founder of Mo' Wax, one of the most consequential English independent labels of the '90s, Lavelle has been joined by a carousel of primary collaborators and an ever-changing array of guest contributors who have helped him indulge in styles ranging from sample-based hip-hop to downcast stoner rock.
Artist Biography by John Bush Since its 1992 inception, UNKLE has been the primary musical outlet of James Lavelle. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
During his time as a radio disc jockey, DJ Shadow was significant in developing the experimental instrumental hip-hop style associated with the California-based. DJ Shadow spent his teenage years in Davis, California and was a DJ at the community radio station KDVS.
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