Kinobe
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Kinobe is a British electronic music group founded in west London in 1998 by childhood friends Mark Blackburn and Julius Waters, both born in England in the midâ1970s; Blackburn served as producer and Waters as vocalist and instrumentalist. The groupâs breakthrough came with the single "Slip Into Something More Comfortable", released in 1999, which sampled Engelbert Humperdinckâs "From Here to Eternity" and attracted attention during the lateâ1990s chillâout boom alongside Lemon Jelly, Bonobo and Bent; the track was later reissued in 2016 with remixes by Psychemagik, Stephen Hague, Shibumi and Enginearz. Kinobeâs debut album, Soundphiles, was issued on 1â¯Julyâ¯2003 under the Zomba label, followed by Wide Open on 27â¯Januaryâ¯2004. In 2004, Mark Blackburn departed and was replaced by Dave Pemberton, with Chuck Norman taking over for the 2017 releases. After an eightâyear hiatus, the group returned with the Firebird EP on 12â¯Mayâ¯2017, then Thought It Was You EP in July 2017, featuring collaborations with Rich Hale and Lucy Chapman; the album Golden Age was released on 31â¯Augustâ¯2018, followed by the instrumental Golden Dubs on 18â¯Octoberâ¯2019. Over the Horizon arrived on 4â¯Augustâ¯2023 under SGKL.
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