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Since releasing his debut album ‘Satellites & Constellations’, Only Child has Djed all over the world from Scandinavia to Australia and Moscow to L.A with the biggest and the best. As well as being Grand Central’s Only Child he runs ‘The Electric Chair’ in Manchester [‘ The Best Underground Club in the UK’ - The Face] - as one half of the Djing duo ‘The Unabombers’. Through these legendry club nights Only Child has graced the decks alongside New York legends such as Francois Kevorkian, (who ended up playing a 4 hour set at the Unabombers Flat after the club was over!) the impressive list continues with Joe Clausell, Danny Krivitt, DJ Spinna, Carl Craig, Theo Parish, Jazzanova, Rainer, Truby etc.
Last year saw Only Child touring Australia on the festival circuit. He completed the Vibes On A Summer Day Festival series accompanying St Germain & MJ Cole.His music is often heard on television and the Only Child track ’When 6 Loves 9’ was used on popular American TV programme - ‘Sex in the City’ , based in New York. The soulful beats of Only Child suited the programme perfectly.

No stranger to remixes, his past projects include Richard Dorfmeister's ‘Tosca’, (G Stone), ‘Hefner’ ; ‘NLO’ (20/20 Vision) & ‘Fumi’ (Out of the Loop). He has also remixed the likes of F-Comm’s ‘St Germain’, ‘Snooze’ on Belgium's SSR, ‘The Freakniks’ on London's Scenario label and ‘F.U.N.K.’ on Pharm Recordings label. More recently, and since adding the finishing touches to his second album ‘Solitaire’ he has reworked JCR’s ‘Victor Davies’, Stereo Deluxe ‘Mo Horizons’; Glasgow Underground’s ‘Neon Heights’, Skint’ ‘Space Raiders’, and lately Black Grass on Brightons Cat Skills label and for Grand Central - new signing Niko and hip hop outfit the Funky Fresh Few have had the Only Child touch.

His releases for Grand Central, whilst challenging, are sublimely soulful and encompass his love for DJ-ing. An typical DJ set from Only Child is a journey through futuristic funk - incorporating classic uptempo and electro breaks, deep house and hip hop. All these aspects are visibly evident in the plethora of styles that make up the Only Child sound.

His second album ‘Solitaire’ features Kathy Brown. Also, Detroit’s Amp Fiddler because his sound is “Raw & souful, Amp’s voice sits somewhere between a Sly Stone & D'angelo.”. The hip hop edge is added by Kriminul, who is DJ Spinna’s partner in crime as the Jigmastas. His collaboration provided one of the highlights of Only Child’s 1st LP in - ‘I’ve got a Right’ which still being played by the likes of Jazzanova over 2yrs after its release. Other ladies on ‘Solitaire’ are GC’s favourite ‘The Voice’ Veba as Only Child explains “As crazy as they come, Veba is a one take wonder who adds rawness to any track she sings on that few in the world can match let alone the UK.” And new signing Niko: “Another Brooklyn hook up (along with Krim) I was fortunate to be in GCHQ when her demo dropped in and instantly imagine her voice over a tune I had been working on “. Fully trained Jazz vocalist her voice was perfect for Loves Reprise, but she’s so versatile she can sing it hard too as on 'Show me love'.
Solitaire is out 16th June 2003 on Grand Central Records.

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Dr. Rubberfunk
The First Cut
2012, ,
Breaks/Jazzdance
Various
LateNightTales (TheDecadeBox)
2011, 27xCD, Comp, Mixed + Box, Ltd, Num, LateNightTales, ,
Downtempo/Trip Hop/Breaks/Dub/House/Leftfield/Experimental/Alternative Rock
Various
Agent Du Monde Presents The Paris Connection
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Ocho, ,
Deep House/Latin/Downtempo
Sasso
Tudo Bem (Remixes)
2005, ,
Future Jazz/Deep House
Various
Portishead Lounge
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Dig, Beechwood Music, ,
Downtempo/Ambient
Various
Catskills Sampler Volume 4
2004, CD, Mixed, Smplr, Catskills Records, ,
Breakbeat
Dr. Rubberfunk
The Owner (Remixes EP)
2004
Charles Schillings
Overground House VI
2004, ,
Deep House/Downtempo
Niko
You're My Favourite Music
2003, 12", Grand Central Records, ,
Downtempo
Winta Feat. Aphletik
Trippin' / Emotions
2003
Various
Summer Inside You (Promo Sampler)
2002, CD, Maxi, Promo, Stereo Deluxe, ,
Deep House/Future Jazz/Trip Hop
Various
Cube Collection
2002, CD, Comp, Mixed, Carlsberg Sverige AB, ,
Downtempo/Deep House
Rae & Christian
Nocturnal Activity (Sleepwalking Remixed)
2002, ,
Downtempo
Various
Stereo Deluxe One (Deluxe Collection De Pralinés Stereo)
2002, ,
Breaks/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Various
D-World
2002, ,
Breaks/Downtempo
Mo' Horizons
Alive Tonight
2002, ,
Future Jazz/House
Bill Brewster
Praxis
2002, ,
Downtempo/Latin/Deep House
Tosca
Different Tastes Of Honey
2002, CD Digipak, ,
Dub/Downtempo
Victor Davies
Remixes
2002, ,
House/Jazzdance
Various
Chillout Forever
2001, 3xCD, Comp, Decadance Recordings, ,
Downtempo/Ambient
Olympic Lifts
Horizontally Vertical
2001, ,
Breaks/Downtempo
Rae & Christian
AnotherLateNight
2001, ,
House/Downtempo
Hefner
Level Green
2001, ,
Downtempo
Fumi
Notre Dame / Straight No Filter
2001
Mandalay
Instinct
2000
Mandalay
Not Seventeen
2000
Neon Heights
16 Again
2000, ,
Deep House
Space Raiders
Laying It Down
2000, ,
Euro House/Minimal
Barbara Gogan With Hector Zazou
(Made On Earth) (Remixes)
1997, 12", SSR (4), ,
Breakbeat/Downtempo
Freakniks
Under The Sun Remixed (Part Two)
1997, ,
Trip Hop/Downtempo
Züm
F.U.N.K.
1997, ,
House/Disco
Barbara Gogan with Hector Zazou
Made On Earth
1997, ,
Downtempo/Synth-pop/Experimental
Jimmy Somerville
Dark Sky
1997, ,
House/Synth-pop
Dominique Dalcan
Aveugle & Sourd (Remixes)
1996
St Germain
Alabama Blues (Revisited) Part II
1996, ,
Drum n Bass/Breaks/Deep House
Various
Flux Collectible 01/03
CD, Enh, Mixed, Promo, Flux Magazine
Stéphane Pompougnac
Hôtel Costes - 1999-2007 - The Anniversary Boxset
2007, 10xCD, Mixed, RE, Gol + Box, Comp, Ltd, Wagram Music, ,
Trip Hop/Jazzdance/House/Disco/Future Jazz/Deep House/Downtempo
Veba
Veba Vs GrandCentral
2005, CD, Comp, Grand Central Records, Grand Central Records, ,
Breaks/Downtempo/Garage House
Various
American Rag Cie
2004, 2xCD, Comp, P/Mixed, Quango Records, ,
Downtempo/House/Tech House/Future Jazz/Dub/Reggae
Dr. Rubberfunk
The Owner
2004, Vinyl, ,
Downtempo/Nu-Disco
Qool DJ Marv
Grand Central Translation
2004, ,
Leftfield/Acid Jazz/Trip Hop/Hip Hop
Various
Nu Funk (A Selection Of Rare Electro Tunes With A Funk Flavour)
2004, ,
Downtempo/Soul/Funk
Various
Grand Central
2003, CD, Comp, Grand Central Records, Grand Central Records, ,
Leftfield/Downtempo
Various
Destinations Du Monde - Manchester
2003, CD, Comp, Mixed, Bar De Lune, Bar De Lune
Groove Armada
Doin' It After Dark Vol. 01
2003, ,
House/Electro
Various
Stereo Deluxe One (Deluxe Collection De Pralinés Stereo)
2003, ,
Future Jazz/Electro/Experimental
Amp Fiddler
Waltz Of A Ghetto Fly
2003, ,
Future Jazz/Downtempo/Neo Soul
Various
The Late Lounge 2
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Jazz FM Records, ,
Broken Beat/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Madrid De Los Austrias
Playground Vol. 4 (Loco Grooves From The Sunny Side...)
2002, ,
Downtempo/Trip Hop/Hip Hop
Victor Davies
Remixes
2002
Various
Jazzpresso Vol. 2
2001, CD, Comp, Mixed, Lab Records, ,
House/Future Jazz
Various
De Maxx Long Player
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Music Media, Studio Brussel, VAR, ,
House/Techno/Hip-House/Contemporary R&B
Various
Shhhhh... The Best Ibiza Chillout Compilation
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Plus Recordings, Plus Recordings, ,
House/Latin/Downtempo
The Unabombers
The Electric Chair (Basement Soul Music)
2001, CD, CD, ,
House/Disco
Rae & Christian
AnotherLateNight
2001, CD, ,
Trip Hop/Breaks/Downtempo
Various
Next!
2000, CD, Comp, Jockey Slut, ,
Leftfield/Deep House/Big Beat
Various
Choice Encounters Of The Funky Kind: You Are Not A Clone
2000, CD, Comp, Enh, Revolution Magazine, ,
Downtempo/Deep House
Various
Music First
2000, 3xCD, Comp, Promo, PIAS France, ,
Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Pop Rock/Reggae/Cha-Cha/Hip Hop/Electro/Downtempo
Nightmares On Wax
DJ-Kicks
2000, ,
Downtempo/Trip Hop
Various
Naked Music Presents Carte Blanche Volume One
2000, ,
House/Downtempo/Jazzdance
Various
Lesson One
1997, ,
Breaks/Trip Hop/Downtempo/Drum n Bass
Various
Freezone 4 : Dangerous Lullabies
1997, CD, CD, ,
House/Dub/Downtempo/Trip Hop/Drum n Bass
Züm
F.U.N.K.
1997
Various
Taster 7
CD, Promo, Smplr, Chain With No Name
Lo Five
Propagate
2018, CDr, Comp, Ltd, Num, Emotion Wave
DJ Plamenzkamen & DJ Kptn. Exner
Sound Ritual - The Mixtape
2015, Cass, Mixed, Mixtape, Altars Of Madness, ,
Deep House
Various
Mezzanine De L'Alcazar Volume 9
2010, 2xCD, Mixed, ITH Records, ,
Downtempo/House
Various
Mezzanine De L'Alcazar Volume 7
2009, 2xCD, Mixed, ITH Records, ,
RnB/Swing/Deep House/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Various
The No.1 R&B Album
2008, 4xCD, Comp, Decadance UK Recordings, ,
Contemporary R&B
Various
Original Summer R'N'B Selection
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Original Selection Records,
Stéphane Pompougnac
Hôtel Costes X
2007, CD, Comp, Mixed, Universal, ,
Deep House/Downtempo/House
Various
Ischgl Compilation Part 3
2007, CD, Comp, Mixed, Tyrolis, ,
Downtempo/Trip Hop/House/Deep House
Various
Jimmy Woo One
2006, CD, Mixed, Dig, United Recordings
Fresh One
Anya Blu Mixtape
2006, CD, Comp, Mixed, Sleeping Giant Music, ,
Trip Hop
Various
Mellow Hip Hop Sessions
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Sessions, ,
Conscious
Various
British Sounds Design
2006, CD, Comp, NGV Sounds, ,
Acid Jazz/Deep House/Downtempo/Trip Hop
Various
Underground Crown Holders
2005, CD, Comp + CD, Mixed, Grand Central Records
Karim Rashid
Newyorkelectronew
2005, CD, Comp, Neverstop, ,
Leftfield/Electro/Disco
Various
Soul Crooners Vol. 1 - From Soul To Nu Soul
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Wagram Music, ,
Soul/Funk/Neo Soul
Various
Party People Present: Street Soul Anthems
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Party People, ,
Acid Jazz/Trip Hop/Smooth Jazz/Soul/Contemporary R&B
DJ Crum
Mixtour 05
2005, CD, Mixed, Promo, Not On Label (DJ Crum Self-released),
Various
American Rag CIE - Advance
2005, CD, MiniAlbum, Promo, Quango Records, ,
House/Disco/Deep House
DJ Gero
Welcome 2
2005, CD, Comp, Under Cover, ,
Trip Hop/Cloud Rap/Electro
Various
Kontor Sunset Chill Volume 6
2005, 3xCD, Comp, Kontor Records, ,
Ambient/Downtempo
Various
Party People Present: Phat 'n' Funky
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Party People,
Various
H Club Volume 1
2004, CD, Comp, Good Ear, ,
Downtempo/Acid Jazz/Drum n Bass/Future Jazz
Various
Glenfiddich Independent Mix
2004, CD, Comp, Dig, Seamless Recordings, ,
Deep House/Broken Beat/Tech House/Jazzdance/Trip Hop/Downtempo/Breaks/Jazzy Hip-Hop/Acid Jazz
Various
Topshop Topman #082
2004, Betacam SP, Advance, PAL, Lar, Cube (3)
Various
The Ultimate R&B Album
2004, 6xCD, Comp + Box, Decadance UK Recordings, ,
Contemporary R&B
Stéphane Pompougnac
Hôtel Costes Sept
2004, CD, ,
House/Downtempo/Drum n Bass/Funk
Various
One Night In London
2004, 2x CD, ,
Breaks/Electro/Downtempo
The Unabombers
Electric Soul 2
2004, ,
House/Broken Beat/Downtempo/Hip Hop/Deep House
Various
Nu Soul - A Selection Of Rare Electro Tunes With A Soul Flavour
2004, 2x CD, ,
Downtempo/Future Jazz/Deep House
Various
Disco Pogo For Punks In Pumps Vol. 7
2003, CD, Comp, Jockey Slut, ,
IDM/Downtempo/Tech House/Electro/Post Rock
The Unabombers
Electric Soul
2003, CD, Mixed, Electric Chair, ,
House/Future Jazz/Disco
Various
The Ultimate Late Night Lounge Album
2003, 6xCD, Comp, Decadance UK, ,
House/Downtempo/Ambient
Various
Friends And Family Mix (2003)
2003, CD, Mixed, Promo, Fat City, ,
Breaks/Downtempo
Various
Chillout: Adventures In Leisure
2003, CD, Comp, Vitamin, ,
Downtempo/Ambient
Various
Rebirth Of The Cool
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Beechwood Music, ,
Future Jazz/Downtempo
Various
Crónicas Marcianas Presenta Private XXX
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Cassagrande
Various
Just Got Home: Fragile State
2003, CD, Comp, Mixed, Beechwood Music, ,
Downtempo
Various
The Ultimate Chillout Classics Album
2003, 6xCD, Comp + Box, Sli, DecaDance UK, ,
Soul-Jazz/Latin/Trip Hop/Jazzdance/House/Modern Classical/Contemporary Jazz/Soul/Lounge/Jazz-Funk/Ambient/Progressive House/Downtempo/Funk
Various
4am Sampler April 03
2003, CDr, Comp, Promo, Smplr, 4am Distribution, ,
Jazzdance/House/Drum n Bass/Soul/Deep House/Downtempo
Various
Vital Music - Chain With No Name
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Vital Sales & Marketing, ,
Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Garage Rock/Downtempo/Future Jazz/Experimental/Lo-Fi
Various
Sunny Side Up 3
2003, CD, Comp, EMI Austria, Radio FM4, ,
Leftfield/Downtempo/Trip Hop/Easy Listening
DJ TKYM
Music Sensibility
2003, Cass, Mixed, Promo, Pleasure Products,
Various
Destination:Out II
2003, 2x CD, ,
Electro/Downtempo/Future Jazz
Gilles Peterson
Eclectic Sessions Vol. 2
2003, ,
Acid Jazz/Deep House/Future Jazz
Aim
An Hour-Long Mix Of Grand Central Tracks By Aim
2002, CD, Mixed, Promo, Grand Central Records, ,
Downtempo
Various
Vendredi at l'Apericlub
2002, CD, Comp, Mixed, Bar De Lune, ,
House/Deep House
The Nextmen
Selected Mixes (That's What Friends Are For)
2002, CD, Comp, Scenario Records,
Various
Grand Central Exclusive Tracks
2002, CD, Promo, Car, Grand Central Records, ,
Breaks/Downtempo
Twilite Tone, Various
Suite 903 No.8
2002, CD, Mixed, Mixtape, Promo, Cornerstone Promotion, ,
Downtempo/Dancehall/Contemporary R&B
Shuya Okino
Sofa - Selected & Continual Mixed By Shuya Okino
2002, CD, Comp, Mixed, KSR, ,
Downtempo/Future Jazz
Various
The "Rock" Ibiza The Chosen Few Vol.1
2002, CD, Comp, Mixed, Universal Music, ,
House
Various
grand©entral Volume 1
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Grand Central Records, ,
Breakbeat/Trip Hop
Various
London Lounge
2002, 2x CD, ,
Breakbeat/Trip Hop/Downtempo
Various
Out Of The Loop - So Far
2002, ,
Deep House
Various
Groove Anthology - Kaleidoscopic Beats
2001, CD, Comp, Mixed, Dig, Farside, ,
Downtempo/Trip Hop/Hip Hop/Drum n Bass/Dub/Ambient
Various
The Chillout Lounge
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Smooth Music, ,
Trip Hop/Downtempo
Various
Chill On Kaos Volume Two
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Kaos Records, ,
Downtempo/Electro/Deep House
Rae&Christian*
Grand Central All Stars
2001, CD, Mixed, Promo, [PIAS] Recordings, [PIAS] Recordings, Grand Central Records, Grand Central Records, Magic (2), Magic (2)
DJ Smoke
U.S. Touch
2001, Cass, Mixed, Not On Label,
Various
Ocean Rooms
2001, 2xCD, Mixed, Not On Label, ,
Hip Hop/Downtempo/House/Deep House
Various
MTV : Extreme (Alpine Chills & Glacial Beats)
2001, ,
Trip Hop/Breaks/Techno/Ambient/Progressive House/Downtempo
Les Gammas
Playground Vol. 2 (A Journey Into Deep & Soulful Future Fusion)
2001, ,
Future Jazz/Downtempo
Mark Rae
Ordered From The Catalogue
2001, ,
Breakbeat/Breaks/Downtempo
Various
Get Naked....
2001, ,
Deep House/Downtempo
Chris Duckenfield
Sheffield Mix Sessions
2001, ,
Deep House
Various
Electroliday: Days Off. Nights Out. Lights Down.
2000, CD, Comp, Enh, Revolution Magazine, ,
Electro/Tech House
Various
Chillout
2000, 2xCD, Comp + CD, Mixed + Box, Decadance Recordings, ,
Trip Hop/Downtempo/Deep House
DJ Damage
Supa Addict [Independent Addict 2]
2000, Cass, Comp, Mixed, DJ Crew
Various
Neem De Tijd
2000, 2xCD, Album, Comp, The Music Marketeers, ,
Downtempo/Future Jazz/Spoken Word/Audiobook
Various
Future Hits - 181
2000, CDr, Comp, Promo, Car, BBC Radio International, ,
RnB/Swing/Europop/UK Garage/Disco/Nu Metal/Gangsta/Pop Rap/Ballad/Breakbeat/Euro House/House/Trance
Various
AIM For Manchester Popkomm 2000 Compilation
2000, 3xCD, Comp, Association of Independent Music (AIM),
Various
Future Lounge 03
2000, ,
Deep House/Future Jazz/Downtempo
DJ Xavier Perec*
Xpansions
2000, ,
House/Downtempo/Ambient
DJ Nasir
Free Activation Series Vol. 2
2000
Various
Central Heating 2
2000, 2x CD, ,
Downtempo/Breaks/Trip Hop
Various
Central Heating 2 Sampler
1999, CD, Promo, Smplr, Grand Central Records, Grand Central Records
Aim
XFade Master Mix Vol. 2 (Grand Central Records)
1999, CD, P/Mixed, XFade Magazine, XFade Magazine, ,
Downtempo/Breaks/Trip Hop/Spoken Word
Various
Untitled
1999, 12", W/Lbl, Grand Central Records
Rae & Christian
Blazing The Crop
1999, ,
Downtempo
Various
Carte Blanche Volume One: The Aquanote Session
1999, ,
Future Jazz/Deep House
Various
Central Reservations
1998, CD, Grand Central Records, ,
Breaks/Downtempo
Various
The Music That Drives You
CD, Mixed, Remix Magazine, ,
House/Downtempo
Stéphane Pompougnac
Hôtel Costes Sept
2004
Various
Nu Funk
2004
Various
Nu Soul
2004, ,
Downtempo/Future Jazz/Deep House
Yam Who?
2003 (Remixes, Reworks And Re-Edits)
2003, CD, Comp + CD, Mixed + Unofficial, Yam Who, ,
Soul/Contemporary R&B/Deep House
Bill Brewster
Praxis
2002
Tosca
Different Tastes Of Honey
2002, CD, ,
Dub/Downtempo
Nightmares On Wax
DJ-Kicks
2000, ,
Downtempo/Trip Hop
Various
MP3 Collection: Lounge Trip Tempo
CDr, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, MP3, MP3SERVICE, ,
House/Progressive House/Tech House/Trip Hop/Downtempo/Ambient/Experimental/Abstract/Dub/Synth-pop/Leftfield/IDM/Easy Listening
Various
The Best Of Hôtel Costes Part 2
2xCD, Comp, Unofficial, Dig, Zebra Studio (2), Digital Records (6), ,
Downtempo/Acid Jazz/House/Deep House/Latin
Various
Erotic
CD, Comp, Unofficial, Umbrella Records (3), ,
Broken Beat/Future Jazz/Alternative Rock/Pachanga/Downtempo
Various
London Lounge
,
Breakbeat/Trip Hop/Downtempo
Barbara Gogan With Hector Zazou
Made On Earth
,
Downtempo/Trip Hop/Experimental