UNKLE, a musical outfit founded in 1994 in London, England, United Kingdom.… Read Full Bio ↴UNKLE, a musical outfit founded in 1994 in London, England, United Kingdom. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and has employed a variety of guest artists and producers.
From the sleeve notes for the latest release End Titles...Stories For Film released in July 2008, the current line-up is stated as James Lavelle and Pablo Clements, also a member of the Psychonauts.
The original line-up was James Lavelle, Tim Goldsworthy (now a member of DFA) and Kudo (Major Force West, Skylab). This incarnation released several EPs and singles, usually involving collaborations with other Mo'Wax affiliated artists.
In 1998, after the departure of Goldsworthy and Kudo, Lavelle enlisted US producer DJ Shadow to help complete UNKLE's debut album, "Psyence Fiction". On this album they collaborated with a variety of guest artists including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Mike D (Beastie Boys), Badly Drawn Boy and Richard Ashcroft (The Verve). The album contained songs which merged indie-rock with hip hop.
In 2003 UNKLE released "Never, Never, Land". At this time UNKLE consisted of Lavelle and new collaborator Richard File, and the album also featured Ian Brown (The Stone Roses), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack), Mani (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream) and others.
A third album entitled "War Stories" was released in July 2007. It features collaborations with Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Ian Astbury (The Cult), Autolux, Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack), The Duke Spirit, and Gavin Clark, and is far more strongly rock-influenced than previous releases. The album was preceded by an EP, Nights Temper, of which a limited pressing was released in May 2007.
Lavelle has also released several mix albums and remixes under his own name and under the name UNKLEsounds (together with Richard File).
UNKLE is known for remixing music from artists such as Explosions in the Sky, Massive Attack, and Oasis.
From the sleeve notes for the latest release End Titles...Stories For Film released in July 2008, the current line-up is stated as James Lavelle and Pablo Clements, also a member of the Psychonauts.
The original line-up was James Lavelle, Tim Goldsworthy (now a member of DFA) and Kudo (Major Force West, Skylab). This incarnation released several EPs and singles, usually involving collaborations with other Mo'Wax affiliated artists.
In 1998, after the departure of Goldsworthy and Kudo, Lavelle enlisted US producer DJ Shadow to help complete UNKLE's debut album, "Psyence Fiction". On this album they collaborated with a variety of guest artists including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Mike D (Beastie Boys), Badly Drawn Boy and Richard Ashcroft (The Verve). The album contained songs which merged indie-rock with hip hop.
In 2003 UNKLE released "Never, Never, Land". At this time UNKLE consisted of Lavelle and new collaborator Richard File, and the album also featured Ian Brown (The Stone Roses), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack), Mani (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream) and others.
A third album entitled "War Stories" was released in July 2007. It features collaborations with Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Ian Astbury (The Cult), Autolux, Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack), The Duke Spirit, and Gavin Clark, and is far more strongly rock-influenced than previous releases. The album was preceded by an EP, Nights Temper, of which a limited pressing was released in May 2007.
Lavelle has also released several mix albums and remixes under his own name and under the name UNKLEsounds (together with Richard File).
UNKLE is known for remixing music from artists such as Explosions in the Sky, Massive Attack, and Oasis.
Nothing to Give
UNKLE Lyrics
Leave bound in laws
Feel we roll in tongues
Give it away, couldn't you give it anyway
Nothing to give, nothing to give now easily
Love, love that you give
Love that you give
Love's an exchange
I mourn thee, you haunt me
In nightmares, slight scares
Taunt me, you caught me
Right there in my hair
Paws seep, clawed deep
Ice glares, cold stares
Frost keeps, we weep
Prim and proper, real show stopper
Grimace on face, now you're a goner
Timid like frame, showing dishonor
Name is my name, living out horror
Heart beat, what we need
Restart with jump leads
Hold me if need be
Cold feet what we see
You'll see, the old me
War scars
Course marks
Warn hard, off guard
False starts, they all laugh
Cruel past, fast blast
Deep breaths at these depths
Can't sleep, tears wept
On your knees, last legs
Those pleas, reject
Breaths at these depths
Can't sleep, tears wept
Your knees, last legs
Those pleas, reject
Can't hear
Ice glares, cold stares
Frost keeps, we weep
Prim and proper, real show stopper
Grimace on face, now you're a goner
Timid like frame, showing dishonor
Name is my name, living out horror
Heart beat, what we need
Restart with jump leads
Hold me if need be
Cold feet what we see
You'll see the old me
War scars
(Love's an exchange)
Come over now
Don't make a sound
Head in the clouds
Far from the ground
Are you still a king
If I take your crown
A life full of sin
No, nothing profound
Word of the wise
Beginning to thrive
Take your sweet time
Now are you alive
It's us that you hate
Us you despise
Land of the brave
Who's gonna survive
Now step in the shadow
Stop living in fear
Run from the shadow
Do you adhere
Are you still a king
If I take your crown
A life full of sin
No nothing profound
Feel we roll in tongues
Give it away, couldn't you give it anyway
Nothing to give, nothing to give now easily
Love, love that you give
Love that you give
Love's an exchange
I mourn thee, you haunt me
In nightmares, slight scares
Right there in my hair
Paws seep, clawed deep
Ice glares, cold stares
Frost keeps, we weep
Prim and proper, real show stopper
Grimace on face, now you're a goner
Timid like frame, showing dishonor
Name is my name, living out horror
Heart beat, what we need
Restart with jump leads
Hold me if need be
Cold feet what we see
You'll see, the old me
War scars
Course marks
Warn hard, off guard
False starts, they all laugh
Cruel past, fast blast
Deep breaths at these depths
Can't sleep, tears wept
On your knees, last legs
Those pleas, reject
Breaths at these depths
Can't sleep, tears wept
Your knees, last legs
Those pleas, reject
Can't hear
Ice glares, cold stares
Frost keeps, we weep
Prim and proper, real show stopper
Grimace on face, now you're a goner
Timid like frame, showing dishonor
Name is my name, living out horror
Heart beat, what we need
Restart with jump leads
Hold me if need be
Cold feet what we see
You'll see the old me
War scars
(Love's an exchange)
Come over now
Don't make a sound
Head in the clouds
Far from the ground
Are you still a king
If I take your crown
A life full of sin
No, nothing profound
Word of the wise
Beginning to thrive
Take your sweet time
Now are you alive
It's us that you hate
Us you despise
Land of the brave
Who's gonna survive
Now step in the shadow
Stop living in fear
Run from the shadow
Do you adhere
Are you still a king
If I take your crown
A life full of sin
No nothing profound
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: James Lavelle
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