Cooltempo, the dance music imprint of Chrysalis Records, was revived in May 2018. The label released albums by artists such as Kenny Thomas,

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History

Cooltempo emerged at the end of the 1980s during the height of the UK

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scene, signing dance acts such as

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and Adeva. As the dance scene became increasingly fragmented, Cooltempo continued with soul/jazz vocalists such as

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, later branching out with jazz/hip hop artists Guru,

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. DJ

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worked with the label from 1993 and signed

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. Cooltempo came under the ownership of

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as part of their purchase of Chrysalis Records in June 2016. Cooltempo's first release in nearly 20 years came from DJ and producer

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with her ‘Eye Ring’ single followed by her debut album ''Life Of Leaf''. The LP merges electronica with musical elements derived from Francesca's classical training. Cooltempo then released the debut album from electronic music mainstays

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, Chrysalis Blue Raincoat Group Chairman and a successful UK producer with over 160 gold, silver and platinum awards coupled with 44 Number 1 singles to his name released a new album on Cooltempo Records in Summer 2020. The record, ''Meditation From A Desert Island'', was initially created for his colleagues during lockdown, to offer them a new soundtrack each week to help with their mental wellbeing. The tracks were so well received that collectively a decision was made to release them officially.

Discography

*Adeva: The 12" Mixes, Adeva, Love Or Lust *Afrika Bambaataa & Family: The Light *Carleen Anderson: The Remixes/The Bsides *D*Note: Lost And Found, Waiting Hopefully *David Grant & Jaki Graham: The Very Best Of *Earthling: Radar *Eternal: The Remixes *Inner City: Praise, Fire, Paradise Remixed *Kenny Thomas: Wait For Me *Loose Ends: A Little Spice *Luciana: One More River (album), If You Want (digital download & video), Get It Up For Love (digital download & video), One More River (digital download & video) *GTO : Pure *Paul Hardcastle: Paul Hardcastle *Ruthless Rap Assassins: Killer Album *Various Artists: Cooltempo Sampler *Damage: Ghetto Romance *Damage: Rumours *Damage: Still Be Lovin' You *Damage: So What If I? *Jaki Graham: Heaven Knows *Jaki Graham: Breaking Away *Juliet Roberts: Natural Thing *K-Klass: Remixes *Lynden David Hall: Sexy Cinderella (remixes) *Paul Hardcastle: No Winners

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* 1980s establishments in the United Kingdom British record labels EMI {{UK-record-label-stub

History

Discography

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