FC Kahuna (also known as FC/Kahuna) was a British DJ and

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production duo, consisting of Jon Nowell and Daniel Ormondroyd. The group released only one album, '' Machine Says Yes'', in the spring of 2002. It had a number of singles released from it, most notably "Machine Says Yes" and "Hayling", which both featured vocals by Icelandic singer Hafdís Huld. The album sold over 50,000 copies and received positive response from critics at ''

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History

In 2003, they released their first mix album ''Another Fine Mess'' — an offshoot of the '' Another Late Night'' compilation series — which featured tracks by Blur,

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, Josh Wink and others. Among the artists remixed by the band are New Order, Felix da Housecat, Mellow and the US band

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. The music of the duo was featured in TV shows such as '' Hotel Babylon'', '' Monkey Dust'', '' Six Feet Under'', '' CSI: Miami'' and '' Nip/Tuck'', and in films such as ''

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'', '' Riding Giants'' and ''

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''. The music for several

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s have also featured music from the duo, including '' Need for Speed: Underground'' and '' Crackdown''.

Members

* Daniel Ormondroyd – production, instrumentation, mixing, programming (1997–2003) * Jon Nowell – production, instrumentation, engineering, mixing, programming (1997–2003) * Hafdis Huld - vocals (2002-2003)

Live performances

Originally a DJ duo, FC Kahuna added some live members to their shows in 2002, touring the UK in support of

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, which culminated in a sold out show at

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Members

* Daniel Ormondroyd – keyboards, samples, mixing, programming * Jon Nowell – drums * Hafdis Huld – vocals with *

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– guitars, keyboards * John Thompson – bass The band also played at

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, T in the Park in Scotland,

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in Denmark, Reading and Leeds in England, and

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in Spain.

Partial discography

Albums

*'' Machine Says Yes'' (2002) *''Another Fine Mess'' (2003)

Singles and EPs

*"You Know It Makes Sense" (1997) *"Bright Morning White" (1998) *"Mind Set to Cycle" (2000) *"Glitterball" (2002) – UK #64 *"Machine Says Yes" (2002) – UK #58 *"Hayling" (2003) – UK #49 *"Nothing Is Wrong" (2003)

References

External links

* * British club DJs English electronic music duos Record production duos British record production teams Big beat groups {{electronic-musician-stub