UNKLE

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Originally consisting solely of James Lavelle, UNKLE first appeared in 1994 with the deeply intense, introverted, abstract, and otherworldly underground hiphop 12" maxi single called "The Time has Come". After a couple of minor singles and EPs, UNKLE released the more commercial Psyence Fiction in 1998, on which James Lavelle and DJ Shadow collaborated with a variety of guest artists including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Ian Brown (The Stone Roses), Mike D (Beastie Boys), Kool G. Rap and Richard Ashcroft (The Verve).

In 2003, without DJ Shadow and the addition of new collaborator Richard File, UNKLE released Never, Never, Land which featured Ian Brown, Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack), Mani (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream) and others.

As of the end of January 2006, their new album The Future is Unwritten was being mixed in London with a view to a Summer 2006 release. It will feature guest appearances by Josh Homme, Brody Dalle (The Distillers), Chris Goss (Masters of Reality), Ian Astbury (The Cult) and Autolux. [link]

James Lavelle has also released several mix albums and remixes under the name UNKLEsounds. These are often collaborations with The Psychonauts or Richard File.

Contents

1 Discography

1.1 Albums
1.2 Singles and EPs
1.3 DJ Mixes
1.4 Remixes

2 External links

Discography

Albums

Psyence Fiction (1998)
Never, Never, Land (2003)

Singles and EPs

The Time has Come EP: A Tribute to Sun Ra and All Things Fucked Up (1994)
"Berry Meditation" (1997)
"Rock On" (1998)
"Ape Shall Never Kill Ape" (1998)
"Last Orgy 3" (1998)
"Rabbit In Your Headlights" (featuring Thom Yorke) (1998)
"Be There" (featuring Ian Brown) (1999)
"Eye For An Eye" (2003)
"In A State" (2003)
"Reign" (featuring Ian Brown) (2004)

DJ Mixes

ReBore: Vol. 1 (for Boredoms) (2000)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Beats? (2002)
Big Brother is Watching (bootleg) (2003)
Where the Wild Things Are (2004)
WWIII - UNKLEsounds vs. U.N.K.L.E. (bootleg) (2004)
(2005)

Remixes

"Vibe P.M." (Stranger Things Have Happened - Brazil on a Jimmy Hill mix) for Mondo Grosso, on Marble (99 Records 1993)
"Bellbottoms" (Old Rascal mix) for Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, on Experimental Remixes (Matador 1995)
"Just" (Karma Sunra mix) for Radiohead, on "Just" (Parlophone 1995)
"Karmacoma" (UNKLE Situation) for Massive Attack, on "Karmacoma" (Wild Bunch 1995)
"Shounen" (UNKLE's remix) for Geisha Girls, on ''The Geisha "Remix" Girls Show (For Life 1995)
"DJed" (Bruise Blood mix) for Tortoise, on "DJed" (City Slang 1996)
"Natural One" (UNKLE mix), (Instrumental mix) and (UNKLE No Skratch mix) for Folk Implosion, on "Natural One" (London 1996)
"Pepper" (Short Shot mix) for the Butthole Surfers, on "Pepper" (promo) (Capitol 1996)
"Where It's At" (UNKLE remix) for Beck, on "Where It's At" (Geffen 1996)
"Agent Dan" (UNKLE remix) for Agent Provocateur, on "Agent Dan" (Epic 1997)
"New Walk" (UNKLE remix) for Liquid Liquid, on "Cavern" (Mo' Wax 1997)
"Vitamin C" (UNKLE mix) for Can, on Sacrilege (Mute 1997)
"Li303ve" (Suzuki Dekard San) for Buffalo Daughter, on Socks, Drugs and Rock and Roll (Grand Royal 1997)
"Free Fall" (remix by UNKLE) for Cornelius, on FM - Fantasma Remixes (Trittoria 1998)
"Nishiehigashie" (West Remix) for Mr. Children, on "Nishiehigashie" (Toy's Factory 1998)
"People are Strange" (UNKLE mix) for Stina Nordenstam, on "People are Strange" (EastWest 1998)
"Bullitproof" (UNKLE remix) for Breakbeat Era, on "Bullitproof" (XL 1999)
"Dolphins were Monkeys" (UNKLE vs. South remix) for Ian Brown, on Golden Greats (Interscope 1999)
"Battle" (UNKLE remix) for Blur, on "No Distance Left to Run" (Food 1999)
"Overused" (UNKLE remix) for South, on Overused (Toy's Factory 1999)
"Leaders and Believers" (UNKLE remix) for Emperor's New Clothes, on the compilation The New Testament of Funk (Unique 1999)
"The World is Not Enough" (UNKLE remix) for Garbage, on "The World is Not Enough" (MCA 1999)
"Without You I'm Nothing" (UNKLE remix) for Placebo (feat. David Bowie), on "Without You I'm Nothing" (single) (Virgin 1999)
"Paint the Silence" (UNKLE Variation) for South, on "Paint the Silence" (Mo' Wax 2000)
"Hey Jack" (UNKLE Metamorphosis mix) for Howie B., on Folk. (Polydor 2001)
"I'm Not Trading" (UNKLE - In Utero) and (In Utero Instrumental) for Sunna, on "I'm Not Trading" (Melankolic 2001)
"Narco Tourists" (UNKLE remix) for Slam, on Alien Radio Remixed (Soma 2002)
"F.E.A.R." (UNKLE mix) and (UNKLE Instrumental) for Ian Brown, on Remixes of the Spheres (Polydor 2002)
"GDMFSOB" (UNKLE Uncensored feat Roots Manuva) for DJ Shadow, on The Private Press (Tour Edition) and The Private Repress (Universal 2002)
"Frantic" (UNKLE remix) for Metallica, on "Frantic" (Vertigo 2003)
"No One Knows" (UNKLE Reconstruction) for Queens of the Stone Age, on "Go With the Flow" and "No One Knows" (UNKLE Reconstructions) (Interscope 2003)
"The Incredibles Theme" (UNKLE Reconstruction) for Michael Giacchino, on The Incredibles - The Remix EP (Walt Disney 2004)
"Time is My Everything" (UNKLE Reconstruction) for Ian Brown, on "Time is My Everything" (Polydor 2005)
"Cast No Shadow" (UNKLE Beachhead mix) for Oasis, on Goal!: Music from the Motion Picture (Big Brother 2005)
"Burn the Witch" (UNKLE Variation) for Queens of the Stone Age, on Saw II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Image 2005)
"The Enchanter" (UNKLE Reconstruction) and (UNKLE Reconstruction Dub) for Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation, on "The Enchanter" (UNKLE Reconstruction) (Sanctuary 2005)
"False Flags" (UNKLE Surrender Sounds Session #2) for Massive Attack, on "False Flags" (promo) (Virgin 2006)
"John the Revelator" (UNKLE Reconstruction) for Depeche Mode, on "John the Revelator" (Mute 2006)
"Today" (UNKLE vs. Mode Showdown remix) for Junkie XL, on "Today" (Ultra 2006)

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