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<p><i>Solid Steel</i> are a series of <a href="/facts/DJ_mix/JMqoHRFA">DJ mix</a> albums issued on <a href="/facts/Ninja_Tune/f5BRuS39">Ninja Tune</a>, an <a href="/facts/Independent_record_label/1NzjGB3c">independent record label</a> in the UK. </p><p><i>Solid Steel</i> also has a radio station <a href="/facts/Webcast/kpzVzFqg">webcast</a> and related live concerts which further showcase the DJing talents of such artists. </p><p>In 1988, <i>Solid Steel</i> began as a radio show on <a href="/facts/Kiss_100_London/KJ2nU0HV">Kiss FM</a> hosted by <a href="/facts/Coldcut/nBdQU4uE">Coldcut</a>'s <a href="/facts/Matt_Black_(DJ)/xpUx1bd2">Matt Black</a> and <a href="/facts/Jonathan_More/nBdQU4uE">Jonathan More</a>, where they were not only able to play and <a href="/facts/Beatmixing/vEmkTuAb">mix</a> records, but also display their <a href="/facts/Cut-up_technique/55k4wkkS">cut-up technique</a> live. The show was known for airing "The Broadest Beats in London." They were joined by PC and Strictly Kev from <a href="/facts/DJ_Food/0tDU8wvJ">DJ Food</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Record_producer/RcLFfQKL">producer</a> as Coldcut and DJ Food were increasingly away on tour. </p><p>They left <a href="/facts/Kiss_100_London/KJ2nU0HV">Kiss FM</a> in 1999 after playlist changes meant they would be consigned to the Tuesday 2 am – 4 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 <a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a>'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 million downloads to date and hosted on the Ninja Tune SoundCloud each week. </p><p>In 2012, <i>Solid Steel</i> joined Strongroom Alive internet radio to perform a weekly live show on Thursday nights (7 – 9 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. </p><p>Guest mixes and interviews have featured most of the Ninja Tune roster as well as many other artists and DJs, including <a href="/facts/Four_Tet/WcuMgSVs">Four Tet</a>, <a href="/facts/Skream/rNovNayo">Skream</a>, <a href="/facts/Norman_Jay/vcfRpQD6">Norman Jay</a>, Robot Koch, <a href="/facts/Goldie/5C0vdgUI">Goldie</a>, Tim Healey, <a href="/facts/Company_Flow/h9ovpw6X">Company Flow</a>, Jackmaster, <a href="/facts/Z-Trip/UNPzvN2a">Z-Trip</a>, <a href="/facts/Steinski/v7f69Muu">Steinski</a>, Seiji, Pearson Sound, <a href="/facts/DJ_Kentaro/kB59dQV1">DJ Kentaro</a>, <a href="/facts/Toddla_T/s6nAGRtw">Toddla T</a>, <a href="/facts/Freestylers/h0IomG9u">Freestylers</a>, <a href="/facts/Hudson_Mohawke/gF2pLTCt">Hudson Mohawke</a>, <a href="/facts/DJ_Marky/roQHmPKt">DJ Marky</a>, <a href="/facts/DJ_Yoda/G6TGJ97m">DJ Yoda</a>, <a href="/facts/Diplo/LGPPhKCs">Diplo</a>, <a href="/facts/Ben_Westbeech/pkkIxHyq">Ben Westbeech</a>, <a href="/facts/Cut_Chemist/6R8R7ThU">Cut Chemist</a>, <a href="/facts/DJ_Shadow/yY3VoeBd">DJ Shadow</a>, <a href="/facts/4hero/rvLcag2Y">4hero</a>, Andy Smith, <a href="/facts/Laurent_Garnier/zRJ7U4fl">Laurent Garnier</a>, <a href="/facts/Kenny_%2522Dope%2522_Gonzalez/t12TTkQ9">Kenny Dope</a>, <a href="/facts/RJD2/o4teWthy">RJD2</a>, <a href="/facts/Amorphous_Androgynous/dCzuIJNw">Amorphous Androgynous</a>, <a href="/facts/Alec_Empire/daXankB9">Alec Empire</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Orb/brB6jLFx">The Orb</a>, <a href="/facts/Robert_Owens_(musician)/7rqkwprn">Robert Owens</a>, <a href="/facts/Portico_Quartet/BUUHgyt6">Portico Quartet</a>, Kutmah, <a href="/facts/Pinch_(dubstep_musician)/7xa0rgbY">Pinch</a>, <a href="/facts/Trevor_Jackson_(musician)/hlSz8mzl">Trevor Jackson</a>, <a href="/facts/Machinedrum/NaBSecIf">Machinedrum</a>, <a href="/facts/FaltyDL/Re8SPBhF">FaltyDL</a>, <a href="/facts/De_La_Soul/XHm9Jqep">De La Soul</a>, <a href="/facts/Double_Dee_and_Steinski/v7f69Muu">Double Dee & Steinski</a>, <a href="/facts/David_Axelrod_(musician)/4AeN31hE">David Axelrod</a>, <a href="/facts/Ken_Nordine/CIUMK1M8">Ken Nordine</a>, <a href="/facts/Jean-Jacques_Perrey/QR3ha8dQ">Jean-Jacques Perrey</a>, <a href="/facts/Quannum_Projects/MpctvNJI">Quannum Projects</a>, <a href="/facts/Juan_Atkins/xKXeCzRM">Juan Atkins</a>, <a href="/facts/Mr._Scruff/4BoPpujX">Mr. Scruff</a>, <a href="/facts/Kid_Koala/xMjr1L7L">Kid Koala</a>, <a href="/facts/Bonobo_(musician)/EMaD5ua2">Bonobo</a>, <a href="/facts/Daedelus_(musician)/GTf8duca">Daedelus</a>, <a href="/facts/Luke_Vibert/1NsaU03w">Luke Vibert</a>, and <a href="/facts/Antipop_Consortium/oGbIwlhT">Antipop Consortium</a>. </p><p>The first <i>Solid Steel</i> album was released by DJ Food and DK in 2001. </p>