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ruk_art_edArtist: Runaways UK feat Masta Ace

Title: Express Delivery

Cat no: 360-10120

Format: Digital and CD

Genre: Hip Hop

UPC: 689289401823

Distributor: IODA

Artwork: She-One, Darkhorse

 

Tracklisting

01 Express Delivery (Original) – 4:08
02 Express Delivery – Instrumental (instrumental) – 4:07
03 Express Delivery – Remix by Aquasky & DJ Format (Remix) – 4:44
04 Express Delivery – Remix by the Next Men (Remix) – 3:43
05 Express Delivery – Remix by Flightcrank (Remix) – 3:45
06 Express Delivery – Inst. Remix by Flight Crack (Remix) – 3:45

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RUK – Classic Tales

Debut album from the Runaways UK, also know as R.P.M 2000 on Mo Wax.

Runaways UK – Classic Tales

Genres: Turntablism/ Beats / Hip Hop

Release Info

Release Date: Out Now
Artist: Runaways UK
Release: Classic Tales
Genre: Turntablism/ Beats / Hip Hop
CAT No: TSD367
Label: Three Sixty Records
Format: Digital, Reel to Reel
Distributor: IODA – Digital
Territory: Global Release
Album Art: Thomas Bullock

Tracklisting

01. Intro
02. Levitation – 6.40
03. Reflections (Featuring Tiye Phoenix) – 4.15
04. Crime Story – 6.02
05. Finder Kreepers – 4.29
06. Piano Tune – 5.48
07. Levitation (Featuring Cyclops 4000) – 6.09
08. Futurism – 6.35
09. Free (Featuring Navigator MC) – 4.42
10.Past Present And Future – 6.17
11.Summer Vacation – 3.31
12. Reflections (Instrumental) – 4.15
13.Runaways Love – 5.46
14.Outro

 

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Two popular underground DJs from Brighton, England, AJ Kwame and Joseph 2 Grand call themselves Runaways UK, but the general vibe of their record Progress is more L.A. underground than it is British. The guest rappers, which includes L.A.’s own Iriscience from Dilated Peoples, are all on the positive tip, while the Runaways borrow liberally from the lo-fi squeaks, bleeps, and simple drum-machine thumps of early old-school records, which are also favored by many of the current crop of L.A. underground acts.

To this, they’ve added some trip-hop and house-style grooves, which is about the only thing that’s British-sounding about them. After a swing-inspired opening number called “Do What You Wanna Do,” Progress kicks in with “Express Delivery,” featuring Masta Ace. Sounding like something straight off Jurassic 5’s Quality Control, Ace raps, “These days rappers embarrass their DJs/when they step onstage and start spitting the clichés/damn shame/because they rap about champagne/when they stole they flow and they promotional campaign.

” Progress also boasts a trip-hoppy ballad called “Broken Love,” featuring Sylvia Powell’s mournful vocals, set to scratchy, old-record noises (adored by all vinyl-addicted DJs), some moody keyboards, and a not-too-shabby sax solo. Then there’s the instrumentals (this being a DJ record and all), which vary greatly from your standard scratch-and-sample hip-hop soundscapes. “Momentum” is an unusual tune with a live violin, which sounds partly like the music to a Japanese Playstation video game. It’s a little bit cheesy, but in a good way. ….One of Progress’ grooviest tracks is “Sanctuary Part II,” an extremely bugged-out number with a slight trip-hop vibe, but the bumpin’ drum-machine beat is strictly 1984. Though they borrow a bit from the past, Runaways UK are all about the new, forging the future sound of hip-hop with a down-to-earth, player-free groove.

Review from the All Music Guide by Adam Bregman

Runaways UK – Piano Tune by Three Sixty Records

Runaways UK

Runaways UK

Genres: Turntablism/ beats / Hip Hop

Artist Bio

AJ Kwame and Joseph 2 Grand are the Runaways UK, a duo who have spent their 17 year partnership on the run from musical mediocrity. The pair met in Brighton in 1991, forming the visionary outfit RPM (or Revolution Per Minute) a year later. RPM released a string of singles on the fledgling Mo Wax imprint, and toured Europe alongside James Lavelle and DJ Shadow. AJ’s wide- ranging musical abilities and Joe’s deck wrecking skills leant RPM a unique edge as a plethora of ‘Trip hop’ groups rose in their wake. In 1995 AJ & Joe changed both name and label, becoming the Runaways UK and finding a new home in Ultimate Di-lemma Recordings in the UK and Three Sixty Records in the USA. Highly acclaimed singles led the way to their debut LP Classic Tales, a musical tour de force that was the culmination of the Runaways UK quest to forge a truly British hip-hop sound. The album featured striking cover art in the form of a painting of a calming, typically English pastoral scene. This attention to presentation has been carried over to Progress, their 2nd album, where the duo have enlisted the help of the Turner Prize winning artist Chris Ofili in exclusively providing a unique cover artwork. This album also features a diverse collection of very special guests Masta Ace, Iriscience, J zone, Tiye Phoenix, Sylvia Powell and Matt Cooper(Outside). The Runaways UK and their music have travelled worldwide and forged relationships with a host of like-minded artists. Their golden remix touch has graced tracks from DJ Zinc, Doctor L and Emiliana Torrini, Cyclops 4000 Sir Menelik/Scaramanga/Chewbacca Uncircumcised etc), Mos Def and Talib Kweli, Kid Loco, Killer Priest, Flash and the Pan, Belles of Monica, Pressure Drop. And exclusive tracks for labels Catskills, Blue Juice, Grand Central and Nuphonic and Three Sixty Records.

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Discography

Classic Tales (CD)Three Sixty Records1998

Levitation feat Cyclops 4000 (12″)Three Sixty Records1998

Reflections feat Tye Phoenix (12″)Three Sixty Records1998

Express Delivery feat Masta Ace (12″)Three Sixty Records1999

Express Delivery feat Masta Ace(CD)Three Sixty Records1999

Finders Kreepers (12″)Three Sixty Records1999

Pounds 4 Dollars / You Don’t Understand (12″)Three Sixty Records1999

Progress (CD)Three Sixty Records2000

Tracks Appear On

Music For Moving Images (12″)MomentumThree Sixty Records1997

03:00am Eternal (2xCD)LevitationLacerba1998

Black Diamond (2xCD)SanctuaryThree Sixty Records1999

Gang Of Four EP (12″)Do ItPhat Plastic Records2000

03:00am Eternal (3xLP)LevitationLacerba

Extracts From Musical Dilemma’s (12″)Beauty And The BeatsUltimate Dilemma

Musical Dilemma’s (CD)Finders Kreepers, Beau…Ultimate Dilemma

Innovation In Experimental Beats (2xLP)Beauty And The Beats, …Ultimate Dilemma

Beats By Dope Demand Three (2xCD)Finders CreepersKickin Records1996

Creative Trip Hop (2xCD)Finders KeepersSound And Media Ltd1997

Creative Trip Hop (3xLP)Finders KeepersSound And Media Ltd1997

Viva Diablo Blanco Freestyle Beats(2xLP)Finders KeepersIndochina1997

Common Ground – No More Heroes (CD)CommentUltimate Dilemma1998

Common Ground – No More Heroes (2xLP)CommentUltimate Dilemma1998

FSUK4 (2xCD)Finders KeepersMinistry Of Sound1999

Lo Fidelity Allstars – On The Floor At The Boutique (CD)LevitationSkint Records1999

On The Floor At The Boutique (CD)LevitationColumbia Records1999

On The Floor At The Boutique (CD)LevitationSkint Records1999

Slam The Breaks On (2xCD)Feel The FeelingLacerba1999

Dope On Plastic! 7 (2xCD)P.E.A.C.E.React2000

Dope On Plastic! 7 (CD)P.E.A.C.E.React2000

The Big Chill: Enchanted 02 (2xCD)Do What You Wanna DoBig Chill Recordings2000

Highway & Landscape 3 (2xCD)Finders KeepersDistance2001

Music First – PIAS Sampler (CD)ProgressSinedín Music2001

The DJ Spinna Collection Part 1(2xCD)Finders KreepersUrban Theory2001

Straight Out The Cat Litter Scoop Three (2xLP)Pure FunkCatskills Records2002

Straight Out The Cat Litter Scoop Three (CD)Pure FunkCatskills Records2002

Remixes

DJ Cam – The French Connection (CD)Life Of Fortune And Fa…Shadow Records2000

Macroscope (12″)Macroscope (Runaways R…Ultimate Dilemma

Test Anxiety (12″)Test Anxiety (Runaways…Mute Records Ltd.1997

Black Whole Styles (2xLP)Nanotech Pilots (Runaw…Big Dada1998

Black Whole Styles (CD)Nanotech Pilots (Runaw…Big Dada1998

Dope On Plastic! 5 (2xCD)Macro Scope (Voyager Mix)React1998

Instrumentals EP (CD5″)Apollo (Runaways Brock…Cup Of Tea Records1998

Instrumentals EP (12″)Apollo (Runaways Remix)Cup Of Tea Records1998

Life Of Fortune & Fame (10″)Life Of Fortune & Fame…Artefact1998

Turbo Beats: Scott Hendy (CD)Apollo (Runaways’ Broc…Cup Of Tea Records1998

Baby Blue (CD5″)Baby Blue (Runaways Mix)One Little Indian1999

Fu*k The Millennium EP (CD)Pink Panther (Runaways…True Playaz1999

The Endless Bummer Rmx Appendix (CD)144.000 (Runaways Rmx)Yo Mama Records1999

The Endless Bummer Rmx AppNo.2 (12″)144.000 (Runaways Rmx)Yo Mama Records1999

Transatlantik Lounging 2 (CD)144.000 (Runaways Remix)Life Enhancing Audio2000

Transatlantik Lounging 2 (3xLP)144.000 (Runaways Remix)Life Enhancing Audio2000

Tellement (12″)Tellement (The Runaway…Musiques Hybrides2001

Runaways UK – Progress

Though the members of Runaways U.K. were unfortunately lumped in with the ubiquitous trip-hop genre (a.k.a. instrumental hip-hop), they didn’t get the fame and fortune of others like Portishead and Massive Attack. Perhaps this is because A.J. Kwame and Joe 2000 don’t embellish their records with tortured sirens wailing that nobody loves them or croon darkly about angels with dirty faces–instead they rely on raps and samples. But like the aforementioned groups, the Runaways U.K. do harness beauty and the beats with equal cunning. Soaring symphonies caress tough punches, jazz inflects but doesn’t infect, and just when you’ve forgotten that this is a hip-hop record, a swift wiggedy-wiggedy whack slaps you upside the head like a bittersweet turntablist symphony. –Tricia Romano

Runaways UK – Progress

Genres: Turntablism/ Beats / Hip Hop

Release Info

Release Date: Out Now
Artist: Runaways UK
Release: Progress
Genre: Turntablism/ Beats / Hip Hop
CAT No: 360-10320
Label: Three Sixty Records
Format: Digital, CD, VINYL
Distributor: ORCHARD – Digital
Territory: Global Release
Album Art: Chris Offili

Tracklisting

01. Do What You Wanna Do  – 4.42
02. Express Delivery (feat. Masta Ace)  – 4.08
03. Progress  – 5.11
04. You Don’t Understand (feat. J-Zone) – 4.35
05. Momentum – 4.06
06. Pounds 4 Dollars (feat. iriscience) – 3.05
07. Awakenings  – 2.37
08. Broken Love (feat. Sylvia Powell)  – 4.27
09. Sanctuary Part 2 – 4.41
10.Reflections (feat. Tye Phoenix) –  4.36
11. Soul – 4.33
12. In The City  – 3.38

Artist Bio

AJ Kwame and Joseph 2 Grand are the Runaways UK, a duo who have spent their 17 year partnership on the run from musical mediocrity. The pair met in Brighton in 1991, forming the visionary outfit RPM (or Revolution Per Minute) a year later. RPM released a string of singles on the fledgling Mo Wax imprint, and toured Europe alongside James Lavelle and DJ Shadow. AJ’s wide- ranging musical abilities and Joe’s deck wrecking skills leant RPM a unique edge as a plethora of ‘Trip hop’ groups rose in their wake. In 1995 AJ & Joe changed both name and label, becoming the Runaways UK and finding a new home in Ultimate Di-lemma Recordings in the UK and Three Sixty Records in the USA. Highly acclaimed singles led the way to their debut LP Classic Tales, a musical tour de force that was the culmination of the Runaways UK quest to forge a truly British hip-hop sound. The album featured striking cover art in the form of a painting of a calming, typically English pastoral scene. This attention to presentation has been carried over to Progress, their 2nd album, where the duo have enlisted the help of the Turner Prize winning artist Chris Ofili in exclusively providing a unique cover artwork. This album also features a diverse collection of very special guests Masta Ace, Iriscience, J zone, Tiye Phoenix, Sylvia Powell and Matt Cooper(Outside). The Runaways UK and their music have travelled worldwide and forged relationships with a host of like-minded artists. Their golden remix touch has graced tracks from DJ Zinc, Doctor L and Emiliana Torrini, Cyclops 4000 Sir Menelik/Scaramanga/Chewbacca Uncircumcised etc), Mos Def and Talib Kweli, Kid Loco, Killer Priest, Flash and the Pan, Belles of Monica, Pressure Drop. And exclusive tracks for labels Catskills, Blue Juice, Grand Central and Nuphonic and Three Sixty Records.

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