Depth Charge

:(This page is about Spider, the alias name of Jonathan Saul Kane. For the punk band of the same name, see Spider(2). For the hard rock band of the same name, see Spider(3)).
Jonathan Saul Kane (born 1969) is an English DJ, musician who has released recorded material since 1989 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 cult films in the martial arts, spaghetti western and pornographic genres. He has also made tracks celebrating his favourite football team (Brazil on the 1990 single "Goal") and player (on the 1998 single "Romário"). Kane is often credited for inventing "trip hop" and "big beat"; he used kung-fu film samples before Wu-Tang Clan. 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 Shaw Brothers. Many of these movies are examples of the heroic bloodshed genre (The Killer, A Moment of Romance). Made in Hong Kong was the first company to release Stephen Chow films on VHS in the UK.
== Links to Peel ==
Peel played much of Kane's tracks in the late 80's and early/mid 90's, including a session in 1991, but by 00's and beyond, JP seemed to have lost interest in his new material.
== Sessions ==
1. Recorded: 1991-01-27. Broadcast: 23 February 1991. Repeated: 27 April 1991
*Depth Charge Us Silver Fox / War Is Not Good / Under The Electrical Storm / Laughing At Strangers Wearing Funny Shorts
== Other Shows Played ==
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*thumb|330x330px20 July 1989: Depth Charge (12") Vinyl Solution
*22 July 1989 (BFBS): 'Depth Charge (12")' (Vinyl Solution)
*27 July 1989: Depth Charge (12") Vinyl Solution
*27 July 1989 (Rockradio): Depth Charge (12") Vinyl Solution
*01 August 1989: Depth Charge (12") Vinyl Solution
*04 August 1989 (BFBS): Depth Charge (12") Vinyl Solution
*13 September 1989: Depth Charge (12") Vinyl Solution
*06 December 1989: Bounty Killers (12") Vinyl Solution
*30 December 1989 (BFBS): Bounty Killers (12") Vinyl Solution
*Winter 1989/1990 (Rockradio): 'Bounty Killers (12 inch)' (Vinyl Solution)
*04 January 1990: Bounty Killers (12") Vinyl Solution
*24 May 1990: 'Goal (12 inch)' (Vinyl Solution)
*16 June 1990 (BFBS): 'Goal (12")' (Vinyl Solution)
*17 November 1990: 'Dead By Dawn (12 inch)' (Vinyl Solution)
*25 November 1990: Dead By Dub (12" - Dead By Dawn) Vinyl Solution
*09 December 1990: Space Mutant (12" - Dead By Dawn) Vinyl Solution
*14 December 1990 (BFBS): Dead By Dawn (12") Vinyl Solution
*15 December 1990: Dead By Dawn (12") Vinyl Solution
*28 December 1990 (BFBS): Space Mutant (12" - Dead By Dawn) Vinyl Solution
*01 September 1991: Depth Charge vs Silver Fox (12") Silver Fox
*09 May 1992: 'Daughters Of Darkness (Compilation CD-Volume 3') (Volume)
*17 May 1992 (BFBS): Daughters Of Darkness (Comp. CD - Volume Three) (Volume)
*08 August 1992: Bounty Hunter II (The Sequel) (12") Vinyl Solution
*29 August 1992: Bounty Killer II (The Sequel) (12") Vinyl Solution
*11 November 1994: ‘The Guide (12 inch - Hubba Hubba Hubba )’ Vinyl Solution
*12 November 1994: Hubba Hubba Hubba (12 inch ) Vinyl Solution
*19 November 1994 (BFBS): 'The Guide (12"-Hubba Hubba Hubba)' (Vinyl Solution)
*05 December 1994 (Ö3): 'The Guide (12"-Hubba Hubba Hubba)' (Vinyl Solution)
*10 December 1994: The Guide (12 inch - Hubba Hubba Hubba ) Vinyl Solution
*24 February 1995: 'Shaolin Buddha Finger (12 inch)' (DC Recordings)
*25 March 1995: Tow Truck (12 inch) Warp
*29 January 1998: Disko Airlines (T.E.T. Air Mix) (12" - Disko Airlines) DC
*12 May 1998: Romario (12") D.C. Recordings
*10 June 1998: Romario (12") White label
*28 December 1999: 'Bounty Killers (12 inch)' (Vinyl Solution)
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*07 September 1989: Free-er Than Free (12") Vinyl Solution
*27 September 1989: Free-er Than Free (12") Vinyl Solution
;Block Ink
*15 November 1988: Block (12") Vinyl Solution
;Grimm Death
*Peel February March 1988 Lee Tape 4: Too Tuff To Rip (12") Vinyl Solution
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*15 September 1991: Mr Selfish (12") Vinyl Solution
*29 September 1991: Mr Selfish (12") Vinyl Solution
*Best Of 1991 Vol4ii: Mr Selfish (12") Vinyl Solution
;Spider
*17 November 1991: 'Help! (7")' (Vinyl Solution)
*14 December 1991: 'Help! (7")' (Vinyl Solution)
*28 December 1991: 'Help! (7")' (Vinyl Solution)
== See Also ==
*The Collection (Peel Acres - Erol Alkan)
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
Category:Artists