Chris Coco Explained

Christopher Mellor, known by the stage name Chris Coco, is a British chill-out and Balearic DJ and producer.

He had a Saturday night residency at The Zap nightclub in Brighton, from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.^[1] He was a member of Coco Steel & Lovebomb in the 1990s, with Lene Stokes and Craig Woodrow.^[2] Chris Coco was editor of DJ Mag from 1990 to 2000.^[3] From 2002 to 2006,^{[4] [5]} he and Rob da Bank presented The Blue Room weekend music show on BBC Radio 1.^{[2] [6]} He has released solo records on Distinctive Records as well as on his own label DSPPR.

Discography

Albums

As Coco Steel & Lovebomb

• It! (Warp, 1994)
• New World (Other, 1997)
• Sun Set (Other, 1998)
• Remixed (Other, 1999)
• The Chillout Album (Melodica, 2014)

As Chris Coco

• Next Wave (Distinctive Breaks, 2002) – with contributions from Iain Banks, Patrick Bergin, Nick Cave, and Monica Queen^{[7] [8] [9]}
• Acoustic Chill 2 (Distinctive, 2003)^[10]
• Heavy Mellow (Distinctive, 2005)^[11]
• How To Disappear Completely (DSPPR, 2016)^[12]

As City Reverb

• Lost City Folk [And The Grace Reunion] (Dumb Angel, 2008) – with Micky Buccheri, Ben Burns, Nick Cornu and Sacha Puttnam^[13]

External links

• • • • • • • "Chris Coco's favourite tracks: 'You still can't beat a little jazz to confuse people'" at The Guardian (2016)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-08-17 . What ever happened to the chillout room? . 2025-11-01 . . en.
2. Web site: 2002-08-29 . Album: Chris Coco . 2025-11-01 . The Independent . en.
3. Web site: 2012-10-09 . 20 Years of DJ Mag - A Retrospective . 2025-11-01 . . en.
4. News: Raphael . Amy . 2005-01-30 . Three into one will go . 2025-11-01 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
5. News: Deans . Jason . 2006-06-30 . Murray and Bowman split . 2025-11-01 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
6. Web site: one music : dj's content page . 2025-11-01 . BBC.
7. News: Wyse . Pascal . 2002-08-29 . Chris Coco: Next Wave . 2025-11-01 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
8. Web site: 2002-08-29 . Album: Chris Coco . 2025-11-01 . The Independent . en.
9. Web site: 2002-09-13 . Chris Coco - Next Wave . 2025-11-01 . . en.
10. Web site: Chris Coco - Acoustic Chill 2 · Album Review . 2025-11-01 . Resident Advisor . en.
11. Web site: Chris Coco - Heavy Mellow · Album Review . 2025-11-01 . Resident Advisor . en.
12. Web site: Oliver . Matt . 2016-03-08 . Chris Coco - How To Disappear Completely . 2025-11-01 . Clash Magazine . en-GB.
13. Web site: City Reverb - Lost City Folk . 2025-11-03 . . en.