| After ten years of involvement in
the development of electronic music, few would dispute that Coldcut represent a notable
element within the much mediatised techno generation. " If
organised religion is the opium of the masses, then Coldcut is the marijuana of the
lunatic fringe " (a bold statement from the sleeve of their album Let
Us Play). They have contributed to development of electronically produced
music and DJ-ing as a now valid, influencial art form. Item : Coldcut
as a example of the musicianship of the electronic era. But are they anything more
than just another imaginative group of musicians whose true impact on society remains
within the limits of a sub-culture, representatives of another generation which poses the
same old questions in a variant form ?
Long question to which the answer must pay due respect.
follow ?
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