HARDKNOX is a band that doesn't
                                         believe in subtlety. Whether it's
                                         their innovative records, blazing
                                         live sets, DJ mashups or pummeling
                                         remixes for the likes of Crystal
                                         Method, Orgy and Faith No More,
                                         HARDKNOX is straight up
                                         IN-YOUR-FACE. The band has
                                         released a couple of
                                         groundbreaking singles on Skint
                                         Records (the label that also
                                         brought you Fatboy Slim and the
                                         Lo Fidelity All-Stars), and are
                                         set to blow minds with their debut
                                         LP on Jive Electro. Be one of the
                                         first to experience this mind
                                         blowing album, click here to
                                         listen to the full length track
                                         "Come In Hard", plus a Jackyl &
                                         Hyde remix and samples of the
                                         album in Real Audio or click here
                                         to get a free HARDKNOX cassette
                                         sampler.

Biography

                            The British big-beat duo Hardknox formed in 1996 when DJs
                            Steve P . (a.k.a. Skycutter and Immortal Minds ) and Lindy Layton
                            (formerly of Beats International ) joined forces. They released their
                            debut single "Coz I Can" that year on the Skint Label, also the
                            home of Fatboy Slim ; NME gave it Single of the Week honors,
                            which they also bestowed on the group's second effort, the
                            Psychopath EP. The duo's hard-hitting, dancefloor-friendly style
                            made them in-demand remixers, tweaking songs from diverse acts
                            like Orgy , the Crystal Method and Faith No More . 1998 found
                            Hardknox appearing on compilations like The Big Beat
                            Conspiracy, Vol.
The British big-beat duo Hardknox formed in 1996 when DJs
                            Steve P. (a.k.a. Skycutter and Immortal Minds) and Lindy
                            Layton (formerly of Beats International) joined forces. They
                            released their debut single "Coz I Can" that year on the Skint
                            Label, also the home of Fatboy Slim; NME gave it Single of the
                            Week honors, which they also bestowed on the group's second
                            effort, the Psychopath EP. The duo's hard-hitting,
                            dancefloor-friendly style made them in-demand remixers, tweaking
                            songs from diverse acts like Orgy, the Crystal Method and Faith
                            No More. 1998 found Hardknox appearing on compilations like
                            The Big Beat Conspiracy, Vol. 1 and Monster Breaks: A
                            Collection of Big Beat Finery. The following year the duo
                            appeared at Woodstock '99 and released their full-length debut,
                            Come In Hard. -- Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Hardknox
Hardknox

                           Format: Audio CD
                           Release Date: 09/28/1999
                           Label: Jive Electro Records

Tracks

                            1.
                             Coz I Can
                            2.
                             Fire Like This
                            3.
                             Come in Hard
                            4.
                             Coming Back With A Sword
                            5.
                             Just Me N' You
                            6.
                             Attitude

                                                           7.
                                                            Who's Money
                                                           8.
                                                            Resistance Is Futile
                                                           9.
                                                            Psychopath
                                                          10.
                                                            Ain't Going Down
                                                          11.
                                                            Attitude (Strongroom remix, bonus
                                                            track)

Other Formats & Full Tracks

Quick Quotes

                           Melody Maker (3/7/00, p.49) - 4 stars out of 5
                           ...it feels 'physical'...like dance music should....The more you soak up the
                           crunching...breakbeats and the samples chopped with Samurai-speed...the more
                           you think this is a monster of Prodigious proportions...

Album Notes

Additional personnel includes: Schooly D, Jane Blaze, Linda X.

General Info

                           Genre: n/a
                           Catalog Number: 41694
                           Distributor: BMG
                           Spars Code: n/a
                           Mono/Stereo: Stereo
                           Studio/Live: Studio