Looks like War Stories was the last round for Lavelle and File: "After 10 years as musical collaborators in UNKLE, James Lavelle and Richard File are going their separate ways -- a decision that is mutual and amicable. Rich will be concentrating on his new band We Fell To Earth, who are currently in the studio working on their debut album." (via)
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im sure james can procure another ally to continue under the UNKLE banner....and war stories is pretty awesome....
Posted by: punkfreud at February 8, 2008 2:52 PM | ReplyScore = 0
This just means Lavelle will put out another UNKLE record with some other collaborator, no?
Posted by: JC3D at February 8, 2008 2:52 PM | ReplyScore = 0
unkle isn't done... it hasn't been confirmed, but pablo clements from the psychonauts is basically james' new 2nd in command taking over for rich. unkle might even be more than just james and pablo though, because when pablo posted on the unkle77 board he was sort of cryptic when it came to how many members unkle now has.
Posted by: jeremy at February 8, 2008 3:35 PM | ReplyScore = 0
I really hope it actually says "taht"
Posted by: Jack at February 8, 2008 6:12 PM | ReplyScore = 0
unkle wasnt krunkle those punkles was bitches/ it you rape me twice you left my head in ditches/ in la county, mutiny on the bounty/ saw health and abe vigoda in canada like a mounty/ on my computer screen, and i had mad jaundice/ fag sad fag hag and my man, jim thomas/ j wiggles in this bitch make you look like a dork/ porking fork from the band spoon with thom yorke
on the moon
with a broom
Posted by: j wiggles o reilly at February 8, 2008 7:01 PM | Replyand to the doom of mankind
ya kant find me, fuckazzz
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Sorry James, Never Never Land was OK compared to Psyence Fiction but that last record had exactly one good song on it and that was only because you found someone who sounds the way Bjork used to sound.
Posted by: Mo at February 8, 2008 11:19 PM | ReplyScore = 0
I didn't even know these guys were still around. I bought Psyence Fiction in 1998 and haven't thought about this band since about 2000.
Posted by: dsven at February 9, 2008 5:39 PM | ReplyScore = 0
"EYE FOR AN EYE" effin RULEZ
Posted by: T.S.A. GANGSTAZ at February 10, 2008 12:37 AM | ReplyScore = 0
I didn't even know about this until I saw it on here! Apparently there's been an announcement up on their site for a few weeks. Damn, UNKLE was a great project.
Posted by: Liz at February 10, 2008 1:57 AM | ReplyScore = 0
UNKLE was an o.k project in many ways but in faded seriously into insignificance after a while. It's still stuck in that 1998 timewarp or trip hop and pre-millenial tension.
Posted by: itsjustaphase at February 10, 2008 5:25 AM | ReplyIt was cool at the time but definately now time for something new.
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