more from
Ahead of Our Time
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Only Heaven feat. Roots Manuva

by Coldcut

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

about

Jon More and Matt Black aka the legendary duo Coldcut - are back! The grandmasters of UK cut 'n' paste and founders of the Ninja Tune rebel alliance return with a new cocktail of music, words and images that Black describes as “dissentertainment". The release also sees the revival of Ahead Of Our Time, the label name Matt and Jon chose for their first records.

One Coldcut hallmark has been their skill at choosing collaborators, and “Only Heaven” is no exception. First up, they recruited super producer Dave Taylor (Switch / With You.) to work with them. Best known for his stint as Major Lazer with Diplo, Taylor has also produced for M.I.A., Santigold, Beyoncé and many more. The new music here was recorded with him at the Woodshed Studios in Malibu, California. To keep the vibe sharp Coldcut then brought in some UK vocal muscle in the form of Roots Manuva. Persuading Stephen Bruner to lay down some bass iced the cake.

The results are, as you’d expect, sensational. “Only Heaven” offers a falling, music-box, dislocated soulful sadness. Over it, Roots Manuva lays out a trademark stream of consciousness performance, both impassioned and alienated. The beauty here is just how good they make it sound, a kind of anthem for doomed youth as alluring as it is sad.

This being Coldcut, audio is always combined with visual - and with politics. The duo have been working with RCA students and alumna Kim Rugg to re-imagine cultural activism in an ongoing program. Questioning, questing, still playful yet on the bleeding edge, Coldcut are back.

credits

released October 6, 2016

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Coldcut London, UK

Most people come into music, do the same thing for a few years, slowly sink back into obscurity and spend the rest of their life collecting publishing royalties and re-forming for tribute tours. Their biographies can afford to be quite short – most of us aren’t that interested in golf or angling. ... more

contact / help

Contact Coldcut

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Coldcut, you may also like: