J Saul Kane (born 1969) is an English DJ, musician who has released recorded material since 1987 as Depth Charge and The Octagon Man, amongst other noms de disc. He is also the owner of the record labels DC Recordings and Electron Industries. He is well known for his pioneering use of samples, particularly from

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s in the

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and pornographic genres. He has also made tracks celebrating his favourite football team (

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on the 1990 single "Goal") and player (on the 1998 single "

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"). Kane is often credited for inventing "trip hop" and "big beat"; he used kung-fu film samples before

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. His other aliases include Alexander's Dark Band, T.E.T and Grimm Death. As a confirmed kung-fu movie fan, Kane was involved in setting up the company Made in Hong Kong, which licensed Chinese movies, particularly those made by the

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. Many of these movies are examples of the

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genre (''The Killer'', ''A Moment of Romance''). Made in Hong Kong was the first company to release

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films on VHS in the UK.

Discography

Depth Charge

Albums

*1994, '' 9 Deadly Venoms'', CD/2LP,

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*1999, ''

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'', CD/2LP, DC Recordings *1999, ''

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'', CD/2LP, DC Recordings *2002, ''Spill - Rare & Unreleased Tracks 1993-1998'', CD/2LP, DC Recordings

Singles

*1989, "Depth Charge", 12",

*1989, "Bounty Killers", 12", Vinyl Solution, UK No. 84 *1990, "Goal", 12", Vinyl Solution *1990, "Dead By Dawn", 12", Vinyl Solution *1991, "Depth Charge vs. Silver Fox", 12", Vinyl Solution *1992, "Bounty Killer II", 12", Vinyl Solution *1994, "Hubba Hubba Hubba", 12", Vinyl Solution *1995, "Legend of the Golden Snake EP", 12"/10"/CD, DC Recordings

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*1995, "Shaolin Buddha Finger", 12", DC Recordings *1995, "Queen of the Scorpion", 10", DC Recordings *1996, "Sex, Sluts and Heaven", 10",

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*1997, "Disko Vixen EP", 2x12", DC Recordings *1997, "Disko Alien", 10", DC Recordings *1998, "Disko Airlines", 2x12", DC Recordings *1998, "Romario", 12"/CD, DC Recordings

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*1998, "Blue Lipps", 12"/CD, DC Recordings

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*1999, "Bounty Killer 3 EP", 12", DC Recordings *2000, "The Goblin", 10", DC Recordings *2002, "Robotomo/Honour", 12", DC Recordings *2003, "I Dream (Depth Charge Vs. The Octagon Man)", 12", DC Recordings *2004, "Hi Voltage Man", 12", DC Recordings *2009, "Mecha Squirrel", 12", DC Recordings

The Octagon Man

Albums

*1995, ''The Exciting World of the Octagon Man'', CD/3LP, Electron Industries *2000, ''Ito Calculus'', CD/2LP, DC Recordings *2003, ''Magneton'', CD/2LP, DC Recordings

Singles

*1989, "Free-er Than Free", 12", Vinyl Solution *1990, "The Demented Spirit", 12", Vinyl Solution *1995, "Biting the Dragon's Tail", 12", Electron Industries *1996, "The Rimm/Phonic Maze", 12", Electron Industries *1997, "10ft Flowers", 2x10", Electron Industries *1998, "Vidd", 12", Electron Industries *1998, "Zedd", 12", Electron Industries *2000, "Toy Boxx (The Octagon Man vs. Depth Charge)", 10", DC Recordings

References

External links

Discogs: Depth ChargeDC RecordingsThe Exciting World of Jonathan Saul Kane @ pHinnWeb''Vice'' interviewThumped interview (05/2008)
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