Nico

Artist/producer Nico is the production mind behind No U-Turn Records and NUT sub-label Nu Black, whose releases by Ed Rush, Dj Trace, Spidernet, and under Nico's own name have been closely associated with the steady darkening of jump-up and techstep-style jungle. Although in particular Ed Rush has recently found wider exposure through his association with Emotif, Grooverider's Prototype imprint, and progressive mainstay Metalheadz, both Nico and No U-Turn (as well as sub-labels Saigon and Nu Black) have benefited from the rise in popularity. Although tracks out under his own name are few (he prefers to work in combination), his work behind the boards engineering such anthems as "Bloodclot Artattack," "Guncheck," and "Mothership," as well as several of the tracks on Emotif's lauded Techsteppin' compilation (so many, in fact, that it listens almost like a NUT best-of!) set him among the most important and influential jungle producers of the mid-'90s.



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