Chris Coco

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 and 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

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]

References

1. "What ever happened to the chillout room?". DJ Mag . 17 August 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
2. "Album: Chris Coco". The Independent. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
3. "20 Years of DJ Mag - A Retrospective". DJ Mag . 9 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
4. Raphael, Amy (30 January 2005). "Three into one will go". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
5. Deans, Jason (30 June 2006). "Murray and Bowman split". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
6. "one music : dj's content page". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
7. Wyse, Pascal (29 August 2002). "Chris Coco: Next Wave". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
8. "Album: Chris Coco". The Independent. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
9. "Chris Coco - Next Wave". Entertainment.ie . 13 September 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
10. "Chris Coco - Acoustic Chill 2 · Album Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
11. "Chris Coco - Heavy Mellow · Album Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
12. Oliver, Matt (8 March 2016). "Chris Coco - How To Disappear Completely". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
13. "City Reverb - Lost City Folk". The Skinny (magazine) . Retrieved 3 November 2025.

External links

• Official website
• Chris Coco discography at Discogs
• City Reverb discography at Discogs
• Chris Mellor discography at Discogs
• Coco Steel and Lovebomb discography at Discogs
• Chris Coco at IMDb
• "Chris Coco's favourite tracks: 'You still can't beat a little jazz to confuse people'" at The Guardian (2016)