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Kaleidoscope
DJ Food
Kaleidoscope
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop
 
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DJ Food has become an identity that grows independently of its individual members. Originally it was an alias for Coldcut's Jonathon More and Matt Black, who were responsible for the first three volumes of Jazz Brakes in t...  more »

     
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All Artists: DJ Food
Title: Kaleidoscope
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ninja Tune
Original Release Date: 4/4/2000
Release Date: 4/4/2000
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop
Styles: Trip-Hop, IDM, Dance Pop, International Rap
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 625978104729

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DJ Food has become an identity that grows independently of its individual members. Originally it was an alias for Coldcut's Jonathon More and Matt Black, who were responsible for the first three volumes of Jazz Brakes in the early '90s. They joined forces with (the man known as) Strictly Kev and Patrick Carpenter for two more Jazz Brakes releases and 1995's A Recipe for Disaster, while at live DJ gigs, DJ Food was just Kev and Carpenter. Now those two have taken over the group name wholly and--unlike classic-rock bands past their heyday who hit the county-fair touring circuit with no original members--Kaleidoscope is DJ Food's most mature (in a good way) release to date. "Jazz" is a reference point throughout this release, from the downtempo, Zawinulesque electric-piano chords on the opening track to Chicago radio personality Ken Nordine's rather too ironic evocation of an aging beatnik. When they drop the self-consciousness and let the music speak for itself, the CD changes from merely clever to quite beautiful, and the second half sounds like the soundtrack to an intriguing imaginary film. --Bob Bannister

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CD Reviews

Simply put...
John Uhles III | Denver, CO USA | 09/15/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Kaleidoscope is a masterpiece. It's one of those classics that will never, and won't ever, outdate itself.
Much different than previous works by DJ Food, probably because the Coldcut duo didn't collaborate on this one. The past releases were all excellent productions. But I have to hand it to More and Black for stepping out of this one. PC and Strictly Kev, previous Food collaborators, created this one by themselves.
Nice job guys.
One of Ninja Tune's best in my opinion."
DEFINITELY FOOD FOR THOUGHT!!!
Darrell L. Lee | Jackson, MS | 09/16/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"DJ Food's "Kaleidoscope" doesn't go down smooth at first listen, but after repeat plays you begin to see the subtle textures unravel. Those textures being cool 60s jazz, sampledelica, downtempo and some weird experimentalism here and there. "Kaleidoscope" sounds like a cinematic journey into bedlam, feeling one minute you're in a beatnik somewhere snapping your fingers, and the next in a car chase in Rome trying to outrun the polizia. The Ninja record label has a reputation for delivering twisted, inconsistent jazz (just listen to anything by Amon Tobin), and this spectacular release from DJ Food fits right in. Great for listening to on a dark, rainy night--I guarantee you'll be swept away!"