Chris Coco
Christopher Mellor, known by the stage name Chris Coco, is a British chill-out and Balearic DJ and producer.
He had a Saturday night residency at The Zap nightclub in Brighton, from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.[1] He was a member of Coco Steel & Lovebomb in the 1990s, with Lene Stokes and Craig Woodrow.[2] Chris Coco was editor of DJ Mag from 1990 to 2000.[3] From 2002 to 2006,[4][5] he and Rob da Bank presented The Blue Room weekend music show on BBC Radio 1.[2][6] He has released solo records on Distinctive Records as well as on his own label DSPPR.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]As Coco Steel & Lovebomb
[edit]- It! (Warp, 1994)
- New World (Other, 1997)
- Sun Set (Other, 1998)
- Remixed (Other, 1999)
- The Chillout Album (Melodica, 2014)
As Chris Coco
[edit]- Next Wave (Distinctive Breaks, 2002) – with contributions from Iain Banks, Patrick Bergin, Nick Cave, and Monica Queen[7][8][9]
- Acoustic Chill 2 (Distinctive, 2003)[10]
- Heavy Mellow (Distinctive, 2005)[11]
- How To Disappear Completely (DSPPR, 2016)[12]
As City Reverb
[edit]- Lost City Folk [And The Grace Reunion] (Dumb Angel, 2008) – with Micky Buccheri, Ben Burns, Nick Cornu and Sacha Puttnam[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "What ever happened to the chillout room?". DJ Mag. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Album: Chris Coco". The Independent. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "20 Years of DJ Mag - A Retrospective". DJ Mag. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Raphael, Amy (30 January 2005). "Three into one will go". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Deans, Jason (30 June 2006). "Murray and Bowman split". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "one music : dj's content page". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Wyse, Pascal (29 August 2002). "Chris Coco: Next Wave". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Album: Chris Coco". The Independent. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Chris Coco - Next Wave". Entertainment.ie. 13 September 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Chris Coco - Acoustic Chill 2 · Album Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Chris Coco - Heavy Mellow · Album Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Oliver, Matt (8 March 2016). "Chris Coco - How To Disappear Completely". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "City Reverb - Lost City Folk". The Skinny (magazine). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Chris Coco discography at Discogs
- City Reverb discography at Discogs
- Chris Mellor discography at Discogs
- Coco Steel and Lovebomb discography at Discogs
- Chris Coco at IMDb
- "Chris Coco's favourite tracks: 'You still can't beat a little jazz to confuse people'" at The Guardian (2016)
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