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'''''Solid Steel''''' are a series of [[DJ mix]] albums issued on [[Ninja Tune]], an [[independent record label]] in the UK.

''Solid Steel'' also has a radio station [[webcast]] and related live concerts which further showcase the DJing talents of such artists.

In 1988, ''Solid Steel'' began as a radio show on [[Kiss 100 London|Kiss FM]] hosted by [[Coldcut]]'s [[Matt Black (DJ)|Matt Black]] and [[Jonathan More]], where they were not only able to play and [[beatmixing|mix]] records, but also display their [[cut-up technique]] live. The show was known for airing "The Broadest Beats in London."
They were joined by PC and Strictly Kev from [[DJ Food]] in 1993. The two-hour show was filled by improv, with each DJ taking sets of 30 minutes. In 1997, Darren Knott, otherwise known as DK, joined the show as [[Record producer|producer]] as Coldcut and DJ Food were increasingly away on tour.

They left [[Kiss 100 London|Kiss FM]] in 1999 after playlist changes meant they would be consigned to the Tuesday 2{{nbsp}}am{{snd}}4{{nbsp}}am graveyard slot. The show was still recorded each week, being available online and syndicated worldwide. In 1999, they were offered a slot on the advertisement-free [[BBC]]'s London Live radio station and were on the station until 2002. This unique 2-hour show has expanded to include guest mixes, regular video mixes (often the No. 1 video podcast on iTunes) and the additional 1-hour podcast highlights, regularly featuring in the top 10 music podcasts on iTunes, with over 3&nbsp;million downloads to date and hosted on the Ninja Tune SoundCloud each week.

In 2012, ''Solid Steel'' joined Strongroom Alive internet radio to perform a weekly live show on Thursday nights (7{{snd}}9{{nbsp}}pm). Other shows include Ross Allen, Clash + Dazed magazine. The show is hosted by Jon More (Coldcut), and he is often joined by DK, DJ Food and rolling guests.

Guest mixes and interviews have featured most of the Ninja Tune roster as well as many other artists and DJs, including [[Four Tet]],
[[Skream]],
[[Norman Jay]],
Robot Koch,
[[Goldie]],
Tim Healey,
[[Company Flow]],
Jackmaster,
[[Z-Trip]],
[[Steinski]],
Seiji,
Pearson Sound,
[[DJ Kentaro]],
[[Toddla T]],
[[Freestylers]],
[[Hudson Mohawke]],
[[DJ Marky]],
[[DJ Yoda]],
[[Diplo]],
[[Ben Westbeech]],
[[Cut Chemist]],
[[DJ Shadow]],
[[4hero]],
Andy Smith,
[[Laurent Garnier]],
[[Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez|Kenny Dope]],
[[RJD2]],
[[Amorphous Androgynous]],
[[Alec Empire]],
[[The Orb]],
[[Robert Owens (musician)|Robert Owens]],
[[Portico Quartet]],
Kutmah,
[[Pinch (dubstep musician)|Pinch]],
[[Trevor Jackson (musician)|Trevor Jackson]],
[[Machinedrum]],
[[FaltyDL]],
[[De La Soul]],
[[Double Dee and Steinski|Double Dee & Steinski]],
[[David Axelrod (musician)|David Axelrod]],
[[Ken Nordine]],
[[Jean-Jacques Perrey]],
[[Quannum Projects]],
[[Juan Atkins]],
[[Mr. Scruff]],
[[Kid Koala]],
[[Bonobo (musician)|Bonobo]],
[[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]],
[[Luke Vibert]], and
[[Antipop Consortium]].

The first ''Solid Steel'' album was released by DJ Food and DK in 2001.

== ''Solid Steel'' discography ==
{| class="wikitable"
! align="left" width="650" | Album information
|-
| align="left" | '''''[[Now, Listen!]]'''''
* Artist / DJ: [[DJ Food]] & DK
* Released: October 2001
* Label: [[Ninja Tune]]
* Cat no: ZENCD 055
|-
| align="left" | '''''[[Listen & Learn (Hexstatic album)|Listen & Learn]]'''''
* Artist / DJ: [[Hexstatic]]
* Released: 27 January 2003
* Label: [[Ninja Tune]]
* Cat no: ZENCD 075
|-
| align="left" | '''''[[Herbal Blend]]'''''
* Artist / DJ: [[The Herbaliser]]
* Released: September 2003
* Label: [[Ninja Tune]]
* Cat no: ZENCD 083
|-
| align="left" | '''''[[Solid Steel Presents Amon Tobin: Recorded Live|Recorded Live]]'''''
* Artist / DJ: [[Amon Tobin]]
* Released: 12 July 2004
* Label: [[Ninja Tune]]
* Cat no: ZENCD 090
|-
| align="left" | '''''[[Keep It Solid Steel Volume 1]]'''''
* Artist / DJ: [[Mr Scruff]]
* Released: September 2004
* Label: [[Ninja Tune]]
* Cat no: ZENCD 084
|-
| align="left" | '''''On the Wheels of Solid Steel'''''
* Artist / DJ: [[DJ Kentaro]]
* Released: 5 September 2005
* Label: [[Ninja Tune]]
* Cat no: ZENCD 109
|-
| align="left" | '''''[[It Came from the Sea]]'''''
* Artist / DJ: [[Bonobo (musician)|Bonobo]]
* Released: 3 October 2005
* Label: [[Ninja Tune]]
* Cat no: ZENCD 107
|-
| align="left" | '''''[[Now, Listen Again!]]'''''
* Artist / DJ: [[DJ Food]] & DK
* Released: 2 April 2007
* Label: [[Ninja Tune]]
* Cat no: ZENCD 123
|}

== Radio stations playing the Solid Steel show ==
* "The Move," [[XM Satellite Radio]] – [[United States]]
* 106FM – [[Israel]]
* [[2SER]] – [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
* [[3PBS]] – [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]
* [[BFM (radio)|95bfm]] – [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]
* Dinamo FM – [[Turkey]]
* [[FM4]] – [[Austria]]
* FSK Hamburg – [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]
* [[Juice 107.2]] – [[Brighton]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
* Radio 3 Fach – [[Lucerne, Switzerland]]
* [[Radio Active (New Zealand)|Radio Active]] – [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]]
* [[B92|Radio B92]] – [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]]
* Radio Campus – [[France]]
* Radio Magnetic – [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]
* [[Radio National]] – [[Australia]]
* Radio Solid Steel – [[Russia]]
* [[Resonance FM]] 104.4 FM – [[London]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
* [[Triple J]] – [[Australia]]
* [[CJUM-FM|UMFM 101.5 fm]] – [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]]

== See also ==
* ''[[DJ-Kicks]]''

== External links ==
* {{Official website|www.solidsteel.net}}

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[[Category:DJ mix album series]]
[[Category:Compilation album series]]
[[Category:Ninja Tune]]