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About Me

Roundhouse photos courtesy of James Medcraft/UVA
Manchester Academy photos courtesy of Shirlaine Forrest
UNKLE: the production collective that defies definition with its blend of electronic, hip-hop, dance and rock music. UNKLE albums have featured collaborations with vocalists such as Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Richard Ashcroft (The Verve), Ian Brown (The Stone Roses), Ian Astbury (The Cult), Mike D. (The Beastie Boys) and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age). UNKLE single Eye For An Eye off the album Never, Never, Land was nominated for Best Video at the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards.
UNKLE has to date produced two full artist albums, Pysence Fiction and Never, Never, Land, collaborated on numerous mix albums, produced other artists (eg South, Oasis), recorded music for movies (The Incredibles, Sexy Beast, GOAL) and is one of the biggest remix names in the world. Mixes have been commissioned by Queens Of The Stone Age, Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Beck, Oasis, Robert Plant and many more. Look for a new UNKLE album early 2007.
RESTLESS MUSIC VIDEOS
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HOLD MY HAND VIDEO
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LIVE IN BENICASSIM SPAIN VIDEO
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BURN MY SHADOW VIDEO
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Member Since: 7/18/2006
Band Website: unkle.com
Band Members:James Lavelle & Richard File
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ORDER WAR STORIES!!

UNKLE is back with a third album, War Stories, which finds James Lavelle teaming up with Richard File for a second time. War Stories' guest vocalists include Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Ian Astbury (The Cult), 3D (Massive Attack), The Duke Spirit, Autolux and Gavin Clark (Clay Hill). James makes his vocal debut on War Stories, singing on Hold My Hand as well as dueting with Richard on Morning Rage.

War Stories was released on James Lavelle's new label, Surrender All, and the packaging features paintings specially commissioned by Massive Attack's 3D. The standard CD comes with a 32-page booklet. The 2xCD limited edition is a gatefold case, with an extended 50 page booklet and an outer slip-box opening up to reveal the standard CD and a second CD featuring the instrumental versions of the songs appearing on War Stories.

To order your copy of War Stories and check out the artwork & packaging visit our online stores:

North America | UK/Rest of the World

War Stories

1. Intro
2. Chemistry
3. Hold My Hand
4. Restless (feat. Josh Homme)
5. Keys To The Kingdom (feat. Gavin Clark)
6. Price You Pay
7. Burn My Shadow (feat. Ian Astbury)
8. May Day (feat. The Duke Spirit)
9. Persons & Machinery (feat. Autolux)
10. Twilight (feat. 3D)
11. Morning Rage
12. Lawless
13. Broken (feat. Gavin Clark)
14. When Things Explode (feat. Ian Astbury)

VISIT THE OFFICIAL ONLINE MERCH STORE

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My Blog

WAR PAINT

Lazarides Gallery in London is proud to present War Paint, an exhibition of artworks inspired by the UNKLE album, War Stories, with works from Robert Del Naja, Warren du Preez, Nick Thornton Jones, Wi...
Posted by UNKLE on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:47:00 PST

Restless Single Release

James Lavelle returns under his UNKLE moniker with a new single ’Restless’. It’s one of the standout tracks from ’War Stories’, and features Queens Of The Stone Age king ...
Posted by UNKLE on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:19:00 PST

UK TOUR STORIES

Tickets are going fast for all UK Tour Stories gigs! Be sure to grab your tickets now via UNKLE.combefore they are gone. UNKLE is also proud to announce the opening act for all four gigs will be UK el...
Posted by UNKLE on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:19:00 PST

Big Day Out Wrap Up

A big thanks to all the dedicated UNKLE fans in New Zealand and Australia! The band had a fantastic time on their Big Day Out tour this past month. An extra special thanks to the fans in Sydney and Me...
Posted by UNKLE on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:33:00 PST

The Duke Spirit- New LP

UNKLE's very good friends The Duke Spirit released their long awaited second LP Neptune on 4 Feb 08."This rock music is full of urgency, desire, and tunes...gorgeous, graceful, and exhilarating.." Wor...
Posted by UNKLE on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:02:00 PST

J LAVELLE DJ GIGS

James recently announced new DJ Gigs in Australia and the UK throughout January and February. Be sure to check out the tour dates for more info!
Posted by UNKLE on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:30:00 PST

New War Stories Release in Japan and Australia

Japan and Australia are set to see a new release of War Stories entitled More Stories-Selected UNKLE works. More Stories is scheduled for release in Japan on 16th Jan 08 and 28th Jan 08 in Australia. ...
Posted by UNKLE on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:35:00 PST

Rich and James go their separate ways

After 10 years as musical collabarators in UNKLE, James Lavelle and Richard File are going their separate ways-a decision that is mutal and amicable. Rich will be concentrating on his new band "We Fel...
Posted by UNKLE on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:21:00 PST

UK TOUR IN ’08!

UNKLE announces UK tour dates in 2008! As a lead up to the famed Brixton Academy show on 1st March, UNKLE will perform three UK dates in Bristol, Sheffield, and Portsmouth. Pre-order tickets will be a...
Posted by UNKLE on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:47:00 PST

BRAND NEW ITEMS IN ONLINE STORES

Just in time for the holidays, UNKLE releases brand new items including reformatted 'War Stories' 2x12" Vinyl and Limited Edition 2xCD. This vinyl edition comes as a double gatefold package featuring ...
Posted by UNKLE on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:35:00 PST