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DJ Food

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DJ Food
Strictly Kev as DJ Food at Moldejazz, 2009.
Strictly Kev as DJ Food atMoldejazz,2009.
Background information
OriginLondon,England
GenresElectronic,IDM,trip hop,breakbeat,downtempo,nu jazz,acid jazz
Years active1992–present
LabelsNinja Tune
MembersStrictly Kev
Past membersMatt Black
Jonathan More
Patrick Carpenter
Websitewww.djfood.org

DJ Foodis an electronic music project currently headed byKevin Foakes(also known as Strictly Kev). It was conceived in 1990 by Jonathan More andMatt BlackofColdcutand theNinja Tunerecord label. It has since included various lineups of More, Black, Patrick Carpenter (known as PC), Foakes, and others, before finally being formed only of Foakes.

History

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Originally conceived by the members ofColdcuton theNinja Tunerecord label, the project started in 1990 on the premise of providing metaphorical "food for DJs". DJ Food released theJazz Brakesseries, withJazz Brakes Volume 3being the most successful. The records consisted of collections ofbreaks,loopsandsamplesthat could be used formixing,remixingandproducing.[1]

Later DJ Food albums have developed with shades ofLatin,dub,breakbeat,ambient,anddrum and bass.[1]

The 1995 albumA Recipe for Disasterwas a conscious move away from the Jazz Brakes volumes to form more of an identity as an artist,[1]and a remix album of tracks from all six LPs, entitledRefried Foodwas released the following year. The more recent release,Kaleidoscope(2000), featured guest artists includingBundy K. Brown(formerly ofTortoise,Directions in Music, Pullman) andvoiceoverartist andjazz poet,Ken Nordine.

Members

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DJ Food started as a Coldcut side project fromJonathan MoreandMatt Black.[1]Along the way they met Patrick Carpenter (known as PC). A loose collaborative team began to form including Paul Brook, Paul Rabiger, Kevin Foakes a.k.a. Strictly Kev and Issac Elliston.

Although keeping their hand in as DJs on the albums, Black and More could not perform DJ sets twice in one night under the aliases of both Coldcut and DJ Food, so they handed the mantle of live performances over to PC and Strictly Kev. Later, PC became so involved withthe Cinematic Orchestrathat he decided to quit DJ Food, leaving Strictly Kev as the sole director of the project. He has since contributed three remixes toThe Shape of Things That HumEP in 2009.

Discography

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Albums

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  • Jazz Brakes Vol. 1(1990)
  • Jazz Brakes Vol. 2(1991)
  • Jazz Brakes Vol. 3(1992)
  • Jazz Brakes Vol. 4(1993)
  • Jazz Brakes Vol. 5(1994)
  • A Recipe for Disaster(1995)
  • Refried Food(remix album) (1996) – re-released with additional remixes)
  • Kaleidoscope(2000)[2]
  • The Search Engine(2011)[3]
  • The Good Food Guide(2012) – compilation
  • Kaleidoscope Companion(2021, Ahead Of Our Time) – a compilation of versions, alternate mixes, and unreleased ideas fromKaleidoscope,plus theKaleidoscopeLP[4]

DJ mix albums

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  • Blech II: Blechsdöttir(1996,Warp) – mixed by PC and Strictly Kev (as Strictly).
  • "Sonic Soup" on MLO:Plastic Apple(1996, Aura Surround Sounds) – 56 minute mix by DJ Food as Disc 1 of the three CD set
  • Coldcut& DJ Food vsDJ Krush:Cold Krush Cuts(1997,Ninja Tune)
  • Solid SteelPresents DJ Food & DK:Now, Listen!(2001, Ninja Tune) – mix album for Ninja Tune'sSolid Steelmix series, with producer DK[5]
  • Solid Steel Presents DJ Food & DK:Now, Listen Again!(2007, Ninja Tune)[6]
  • You Don't Know Ninja Cuts - DJ Food's 1000 Mask Mix(2008, Ninja Tune) – compilation mixed by Strictly Kev

Internet only releases

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  • Raiding the 20th Century - Words & Music Expansion(2004, digital self-release onUbuWeb[7]and Ninja Tune limited edition) – a history ofcut-up musicwithPaul Morleyas narrator, originally aired in January 2004 onXFM'sThe Remix
  • More Volts: The Funky Eno(2010, digital self-release onSoundCloud) – a mix ofBrian Enotracks

References

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  1. ^abcdColin Larkin,ed. (2000).The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music(First ed.).Virgin Books.p. 127.ISBN0-7535-0427-8.
  2. ^"DJ Food: Kaleidoscope: Pitchfork Record Review".Pitchfork Media.18 January 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 18 January 2008.Retrieved26 August2023.
  3. ^"DJ Food: The Search Engine, PopMatters".PopMatters.4 April 2012.Retrieved26 August2023.
  4. ^"Kaleidoscope Companion by DJ Food".Ninja Tune.Retrieved26 August2023.
  5. ^"DJ Food: Solid Steel Presents: Now, Listen!".Pitchfork.Retrieved26 August2023.
  6. ^Fitzpatrick, Rob (24 February 2007)."It's more alive than ever, you fools!".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved26 August2023.
  7. ^"UbuWeb Sound - DJ Food".Ubu.com.
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