Jonathan Saul Kane is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 DJ

Disc jockey

A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...

, musician - releasing material since 1989 as Depth Charge and The Octagon Man, amongst others. He is also the owner of the record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

s DC Recordings and Electron Industries.

He is well known for his pioneering use of samples, particularly from cult films in the martial arts

Martial arts

Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....

, spaghetti western

Spaghetti Western

Spaghetti Western, also known as Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's unique and much copied film-making style and international box-office success, so named by American critics because most were produced and...

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

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

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

Romário

Romário de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romário , is a former footballer who played striker,manager and current politician where is currently running for a mayor like position in his hometown...

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

Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...

. His other aliases include Alexander's Dark Band, T.E.T and Grimm Death.

As a confirmed Kung-Fu movie fan, Kane was also involved in setting up the company Made in Hong Kong, which licensed Chinese movies, particularly those made by the Shaw Brothers and many from the Heroic Bloodshed genre (The Killer,A Moment Of Romance) and the first UK company to release Chow Sing Chee(Stephen Chow) Films in the UK VHS

VHS

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 release.

Albums

1994, 9 Deadly Venoms

9 Deadly Venoms

9 Deadly Venoms is the debut album by Depth Charge, and alias of UK producer Jonathan Saul Kane. 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 Trip-hop and an influence on labels such as Mo'Wax...

, CD/2LP, Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the offshoot of an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road . The label signed many unconventional acts in a number of uncompromising genres, such as skatepunk thrash band The Stupids, Britcore rappers...

1999, Lust

Lust (Depth Charge album)

Lust is the second album by Depth Charge, and alias of UK producer Jonathan Saul Kane. After five years with very little activity under the Depth Charge name, Kane returned with two albums almost at once...

, CD/2LP, DC Recordings

1999, Lust 2

Lust 2

Lust 2 is the third album by Depth Charge, and alias of UK producer Jonathan Saul Kane. It was released only a month after Lust and was originally conceived as a remix companion to the previous album. To date, Lust 2 is the last full-length studio album recorded under the Depth Charge name.-Track...

, CD/2LP, DC Recordings

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

Singles

1989, Depth Charge, 12", Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the offshoot of an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road . The label signed many unconventional acts in a number of uncompromising genres, such as skatepunk thrash band The Stupids, Britcore rappers...

1989, Bounty Killers, 12", Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the offshoot of an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road . The label signed many unconventional acts in a number of uncompromising genres, such as skatepunk thrash band The Stupids, Britcore rappers...

1990, Goal, 12", Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the offshoot of an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road . The label signed many unconventional acts in a number of uncompromising genres, such as skatepunk thrash band The Stupids, Britcore rappers...

1990, Dead By Dawn, 12", Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the offshoot of an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road . The label signed many unconventional acts in a number of uncompromising genres, such as skatepunk thrash band The Stupids, Britcore rappers...

1991, Depth Charge vs. Silver Fox, 12", Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the offshoot of an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road . The label signed many unconventional acts in a number of uncompromising genres, such as skatepunk thrash band The Stupids, Britcore rappers...

1992, Bounty Killer II, 12", Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the offshoot of an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road . The label signed many unconventional acts in a number of uncompromising genres, such as skatepunk thrash band The Stupids, Britcore rappers...

1994, Hubba Hubba Hubba, 12", Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the offshoot of an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road . The label signed many unconventional acts in a number of uncompromising genres, such as skatepunk thrash band The Stupids, Britcore rappers...

1995, Legend of the Golden Snake EP, 12"/10"/CD, DC Recordings

1995, Shaolin Buddha Finger, 12", DC Recordings

1995, Queen of the Scorpion, 10", DC Recordings

1996, Sex, Sluts and Heaven, 10", R&S Records

R&S Records

R&S Records is an independent record label. Founded in 1984 in Ghent, Belgium, it is now based in London and managed by Andy Whittaker and Dan Foat.R&S represents the initials of Renaat Vandepapeliere and Sabine Maes, the couple that created the label...

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

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

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

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

External links

• Discogs: Depth Charge
• DC Recordings
• The Exciting World of Jonathan Saul Kane @ pHinnWeb
• Vice interview
• Thumped interview (05/2008)