''Nine Deadly Venoms'' is the debut album by British music producer

Jonathan Saul Kane Jonathan Saul Kane (26 January 1967 – 12 July 2024) was a British DJ, musician, and producer who released music from 1987 as Depth Charge and The Octagon Man, amongst other aliases. He was involved in the founding of record label Vinyl Solution ...

, released in 1994 under his stage name Depth Charge. The album compiles several 12" singles released by Kane under the Depth Charge name in the preceding five years. Kane is often cited as a forerunner of

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and an influence on labels such as

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and

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. The tracks on the album comprise instrumental

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beats with dialogue and musical samples from films, particularly

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. On the CD version of the album, tracks 2, 3, 4, 6 & 8 are edits of the original 12" versions. Some sources have claimed that the longer, original 12" versions appear on the vinyl release of the album. However, this is not the case. Initial copies of the CD version came with a bonus disc featuring extra tracks from the ''Hubba Hubba Hubba'' EP.

Track listing

# "Shaolin Buddha Finger" – 6:47 # "Dead by Dawn" – 5:05 # "Bounty Killer" – 5:24 # "Depth Charge" – 5:47 # "Bastard Swordsman" – 4:39 # "Bounty Killer II" – 3:50 # "Daughters of Darkness" – 5:29 # "Goal" – 3:59 # "Hubba Hubba Hubba (What's in the Bag Man?)" – 4:11 ;Limited edition bonus disc # "Hubba Hubba Hubba (Knife in the Bag Version)" – 5:46 # "Number 9" – 5:50 # "The Guide" – 3:41

References

{{Authority control Jonathan Saul Kane albums 1994 debut albums