''Nine Deadly Venoms'' is the debut album by British music producer

Jonathan Saul Kane J Saul Kane (born 1969) is an English DJ, musician who has released recorded material since 1987 as Depth Charge and The Octagon Man, amongst other noms de disc. He is also the owner of the record labels DC Recordings and Electron Industries. H ...

, released in 1994 under his stage name Depth Charge. The album compiles several 12" singles released by Kane under the Depth Charge name in the preceding five years. Kane is often cited as a forerunner of

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and an influence on labels such as

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and

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. The tracks on the album comprise instrumental hip hop beats with dialogue and musical samples from films, particularly

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movies,

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and

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. Some sources have claimed that the versions of the tracks included on the CD version of the album are shorter edits, and that the vinyl contains the longer, unedited 12" versions. However, this is not the case. Initial copies of the CD version came with a bonus disc featuring extra tracks from the ''Hubba Hubba Hubba'' EP.

Track listing

# "Shaolin Buddha Finger" – 6:47 # "Dead by Dawn" – 5:05 # "Bounty Killer" – 5:24 # "Depth Charge" – 5:47 # "Bastard Swordsman" – 4:39 # "Bounty Killer II" – 3:50 # "Daughters of Darkness" – 5:29 # "Goal" – 3:59 # "Hubba Hubba Hubba (What's in the Bag Man?)" – 4:11 ;Limited edition bonus disc # "Hubba Hubba Hubba (Knife in the Bag Version)" – 5:46 # "Number 9" – 5:50 # "The Guide" – 3:41

References

{{Authority control Jonathan Saul Kane albums 1994 debut albums