The Time Has Come is the debut EP by Unkle, a music project consisting of James Lavelle, Tim Goldsworthy, and Masayuki Kudo. It was released in 1994 through Mo' Wax. It peaked at number 73 on the UK Albums Chart.
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Background
James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy started their collaboration in 1992 under the group name Men from Unkle. They were then joined by Masayuki Kudo. The trio's debut EP as Unkle, titled The Time Has Come, was released in 1994 through Mo' Wax. It includes remixes by Portishead, Howie B, and Plaid. The EP's cover art is a painting by the graffiti artist Futura 2000.
Critical reception
Sean Cooper of AllMusic described the EP as "a sprawling bouillabaisse of influences, all impeccably arranged." He added, "Hip-hop, funk, and jazz are of course the most obvious, but the soundtracky deviations of ambient, as well as hitting electro-boogie and spy movie theme music (particularly on Portishead's remix) also figure in." R.J. Wheaton stated, "The Time Has Come is ponderous, bassy, moody, zany, soundtracky 1990s UK instrumental hip-hop, built from the crates of rare groove DJs."
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
James Lavelle – production
Tim Goldsworthy – production
Masayuki Kudo – production
Portishead – remix (2)
Howie B – remix (3)
Plaid – remix (4, 5)
Futura 2000 – artwork
Ben Drury – design
Will Bankhead – design