What's more, the multi-dimensional Coldcut look like ending the reign of the one-dimensional PWL empire. In little over 18 months, the pair have become dance-music producers of immense stature, and have ably demonstrated their versatility by scoring both commercial and underground successes. The record turned out not to be American at all, but the product of two underground London DJs, Matt Black and Jonathan More. And for a record which is owned by only 500 people, 'Say Kids' has had a tremendous influence both on the UK dance music scene and the UK charts. The first and only run of 500 copies quickly sold out, as the buzz went around London's underground music community. It was a mix record in the tradition of US cut-up master Steinski which combined go-go, funk and hip-hop beats with music from 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' and 'The Jungle Book' in one massive, insane, and totally exhilarating mix. The record was 'Say Kids, What Time is It?' by Coldcut. A certain white-label import 12" record appeared in London's dance-music shops in limited quantities. ON JANUARY 1987, some ten years after the punk uprising, a quiet revolution took place in the UK.
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