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“Like Jurassic 5’s Cut Chemist, the Runaways have found a way to revive the forgotten spirit of 1987-1989 without exhuming the corpse of the past. Progress sounds perfectly contemporary; more important it is alive, funky and fun.” INKBLOT MAG!

Bio
AJ Kwame and Joseph 2 Grand are the Runaways UK, a duo who have spent their 14 year partnership on the run from musical mediocrity.

The pair met in Brighton in 1991, forming the visionary outfit RPM (or Revolution Per Minute) a year later. RPM released a string of singles James Lavelle’s fledgling Mo Wax imprint, and toured Europe alongside and DJ Shadow. AJ's wide-ranging musical abilities and Joe’s deck wrecking skills leant RPM a unique edge as a plethora of 'Trip hop' groups rose in their wake.

In 1995 AJ & Joe changed both name and label, becoming the Runaways UK and finding a new home in Ultimate Dilemma Recordings. Highly acclaimed singles led the way to their debut LP Classic Tales, a musical tour de force that was the culmination of the Runaways quest to forge a truly British hip-hop sound. Their Second album features a diverse collection of very special guests Masta Ace, Iriscience, J zone, Tiye Phoenix, Sylvia Powell and Matt Cooper(Outside).

The duo Runaways and their sounds have traveled worldwide and forged relationships with a host of like-minded artists. Its golden remix touch has graced tracks from DJ Zinc, Doctor L and Emiliana Torrini, Cyclops 4000, Sir Menelik, Mos Def and Talib Kweli, Kid Loco, Killer Priest, Flash and the Pan, Belles of Monica, Pressure Drop. And exclusive tracks for labels like Catskills, Blue Juice, Grand Central, Nuphonic and Three Sixty Records.

The Runaways are the creators of the theme music for the award winning radio show ‘London Xpress’ on XFM 105,9 FM, which they often play.

In tandem with their studio recordings, AJ and Joe have built a fanatical following through their club gigs. Taking their four decks DJ show right across the world with dates in Europe, America, Australia and South Africa, as well as various residencies in the UK, the Runaways UK sound have rocked clubs across the globe.

They are residents weekly in London at ‘Catch the Beat’,Fez Club, Putney and Po Na Na Cub in Brighton playing HipHop and funk with turntable scratching brilliance. They are also monthly residents at ‘Get Lifted’ Islington, SUGA in Hoxton, London.

For more info contact Three Sixty records, Info@threesixtyrecords.net

Runaways UK and RPM CD/Vinyl Discography

USA
Classic Tales (CD) Three Sixty Records1998
Levitation feat Cyclops 4000 (12") Three Sixty Records 1998
Reflections feat Tye Phoenix (12") Three Sixty Records 1998
Express Delivery feat Masta Ace (12") Three Sixty Records 1999
Express Delivery feat Masta Ace(CD) Three Sixty Records 1999
Finders Kreepers (12") Three Sixty Records 1999
Pounds 4 Dollars / You Don't Understand (12") Three Sixty Records 1999
Progress (CD) Three Sixty Records 2000

UK
Runaways EP (12") Ultimate Dilemma 1995
Playschool EP (12") Ultimate Dilemma 1996
Classic Tales (2xLP) Ultimate Dilemma 1997
Classic Tales (CD) Ultimate Dilemma 1997
The Tale Of... Punky Wisdom (12") Ultimate Dilemma 1997
Comment / Mambo A Go Go (10") Ultimate Dilemma 1998
Levitation (12") Ultimate Dilemma 1998
Finders Kreepers Revisited (12") Ultimate Dilemma 1999
Reflections (12") Ultimate Dilemma 1999
Step Up EP (12") Ultimate Dilemma 1999
Express Delivery (12") Ultimate Dilemma 2000
Pounds 4 Dollars EP (12") Ultimate Dilemma 2001

Remixes:
DJ Cam - The French Connection (CD) Shadow Records 2000
Macroscope (12") Macroscope Ultimate Dilemma
Test Anxiety (12") Test Anxiety (Runaways... Mute Records Ltd. 1997
Black Whole Styles (2xLP) Nanotech Pilots (Runaw... Big Dada 1998
Black Whole Styles (CD) Nanotech Pilots (Runaw... Big Dada 1998
Dope On Plastic! 5 (2xCD) Macro Scope (Voyager Mix) React 1998
Instrumentals EP (CD5") Apollo (Runaways Brock... Cup Of Tea Records 1998
Instrumentals EP (12") Apollo (Runaways Remix) Cup Of Tea Records 1998
Life Of Fortune & Fame (10") Life Of Fortune & Fame... Artefact 1998
Turbo Beats: Scott Hendy (CD) Apollo (Runaways' Broc... Cup Of Tea Records 1998
Baby Blue (CD5") Baby Blue (Runaways Mix) One Little Indian 1999
Fu*k The Millennium EP (CD) Pink Panther (Runaways... True Playaz 1999
The Endless Bummer Rmx Appendix (CD) 144.000 (Runaways Rmx) Yo Mama Records 1999
The Endless Bummer Rmx AppNo.2 (12") 144.000 (Runaways Rmx) Yo Mama Records 1999
Transatlantik Lounging 2 (CD) 144.000 (Runaways Remix) Life Enhancing Audio 2000
Transatlantik Lounging 2 (3xLP) 144.000 (Runaways Remix) Life Enhancing Audio 2000
Tellement (12") Tellement (The Runaway... Musiques Hybrides 2001

Tracks Appear On:
Music For Moving Images (12") Momentum Three Sixty Records 1997
03:00am Eternal (2xCD) Levitation Lacerba 1998
Black Diamond (2xCD) Sanctuary Three Sixty Records 1999
Gang Of Four EP (12") Do It Phat Plastic Records 2000
03:00am Eternal (3xLP) Levitation Lacerba
Extracts From Musical Dilemma's (12") Beauty And The Beats Ultimate Dilemma
Musical Dilemma's (CD) Finders Kreepers, Beau... Ultimate Dilemma
Innovation In Experimental Beats (2xLP) Beauty And The Beats, ... Ultimate Dilemma
Beats By Dope Demand Three (2xCD) Finders Creepers Kickin Records 1996
Creative Trip Hop (2xCD) Finders Keepers Sound And Media Ltd 1997
Creative Trip Hop (3xLP) Finders Keepers Sound And Media Ltd 1997
Viva Diablo Blanco Freestyle Beats(2xLP)Finders Keepers Indochina 1997
Common Ground - No More Heroes (CD) Comment Ultimate Dilemma 1998
Common Ground - No More Heroes (2xLP) Comment Ultimate Dilemma 1998
FSUK4 (2xCD) Finders Keepers Ministry Of Sound 1999
Lo Fidelity Allstars - On The Floor At The Boutique (CD)Levitation Skint Records 1999
On The Floor At The Boutique (CD) Levitation Columbia Records 1999
On The Floor At The Boutique (CD) Levitation Skint Records 1999
Slam The Breaks On (2xCD) Feel The Feeling Lacerba 1999
Dope On Plastic! 7 (2xCD) P.E.A.C.E. React 2000
Dope On Plastic! 7 (CD) P.E.A.C.E. React 2000
The Big Chill: Enchanted 02 (2xCD) Do What You Wanna Do Big Chill Recordings 2000
Highway & Landscape 3 (2xCD) Finders Keepers Distance 2001
Music First - PIAS Sampler (CD) Progress Sinedín Music 2001
The DJ Spinna Collection Part 1(2xCD) Finders KreepersUrban Theory 2001
Straight Out The Cat Litter Scoop Three (2xLP) Pure Funk Catskills Records 2002
Straight Out The Cat Litter Scoop Three (CD) Pure Funk Catskills Records 2002

RPM
Food Of My De-Rhythm (12") Mo Wax 1993
2000 (CD5") Mo Wax 1994
2000 / Sortie Des Ombres (12") Mo Wax 1994

Remixes:
A Sea Of Faces (12") A Sea Of Faces (E-moti... Mo'Smog Records 2000

Production:
T.I.M.E. - The Inner Mind's Eye (CD) Daily Reminder Elektra 1993
T.I.M.E. - The Inner Mind's Eye (2xLP) Daily Reminder Elektra 1993

Appears On:
Dub Be Good To Me (12") Invasion Of The Freest... Go! Discs 1990
Dub Be Good To Me (CD5") Invasion Of Freestyle:... Metronome Musik GmbH 1990
Dub Be Good To Me (CD5") Invasion Of Freestyle:... Go! Discs 1990
Dub Be Good To Me (12") Invasion Of Freestyle:... Metronome Musik GmbH 1990
Dub Be Good To Me (Remixes) (CD5") Invasion Of The Freest... Elektra 1990

Tracks Appear On:
Headz : (3xLP) The Inside, 2000 Mo Wax 1994
Headz : (2xCD) The Inside, 2000 Mo Wax 1994
Mo' Groove Vol. 2 (CD) 2000 Avex Trax 1994
Royaltie$ Overdue (2xCD) Food Of My De-Rhythm, ... Mo Wax 1994
Royaltie$ Overdue (2xLP) Food Of My De-Rhythm, ... Mo Wax 1994
Some Scientific Abstract Type Shit (CD) 2000 Liberation 1995
The Story Of Mo'Wax (2xCD) Sortie Des Hombres Marlboro Music / IDE 1995
Headz 2A (2xCD) Flow Mo Wax 1996
Headz 2A (4xLP) Flow Mo Wax 1996
Headz : (2xCD) The Inside, 2000 Marlboro Music / IDE 1997
Time Machine (CD) Sortie Des Ombres Mo Wax 1998
Time Machine (LP) Sortie Des Ombres Mo Wax 1998