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Floating Points

Citing names as varied as Theo Parrish, Dorothy Ashby and Stravinsky as major influences on his work, it is not hard to see that he has musical knowledge way beyond his (22) years, and having been an accomplished pianist since the age of 16 - he is a true musician. The variety in influences is mirrored in the diversity of his productions - one week it’s broken, the next a string quartet and sometimes just straight up gritty beats.

Downlink

Downlink has been punishing dancefloors all over the planet with his heavy brand of dubstep. With roots in Jungle & DnB, he is no stranger to the vile side of subsonic dance music. Growing up in a cold industrial town in British Columbia, Canada, he was first introduced to dubstep in 2007 and soon after took to production. While maintaining an appreciation for the sparse and laid-back vibes of the old school, Downlink set out to explore a more frantic, adrenaline fuelled style, influenced by everything from heavy metal to astrophysics.

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16bit

16bit is DRT and Kidnappa. They’ve been working together as 16bit since 2008. Since then they have been putting on some temperature-checking sets around the world and getting their dubplates spun out by some of the scene’s names like Chef and Rusko. They have had releases on Boka, Destpub, Urban Essentials, Sequence, Southside Dubstars, Heavy Artillery, Veri Lo, Mindset and Dub & Run.

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Tempa

Tom Fisher aka Tempa has been quietly building himself a reputation as the one of the most exciting new producers in the east of England. He broke onto the UK Hip-Hop scene in 2004 as a guest producer on the debut LP by Suffolk hopefuls Vinyl Dialect (Bad Magic). Also Tempa is a grime MC from Birmingham, working with artist such as Dapz, Trilla and the Stay Fresh camp, features frequently on Donttourthat.

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Joker

There is more than one artist with this name. 1) Joker is a 20-year-old programmer/producer from Bristol, UK. Currently producing some of the freshest, most innovative grime instrumentals on the scene but equally embraced by the dubstep world, he mixes influences from Dr. Dre-style G-funk to video game chiptune music to UK bass styles. 2) JOKER was a visual kei band formed in 2002. They disbanded in 2005. 3) Joker is an indie band from Taichung, Taiwan. 4) Joker is a popular four-piece contemporary covers band based in Plymouth, England.

Instra:mental

No other artists have had such an immediate impact on drum and bass in recent years as Instra:mental, the highly acclaimed duo of Al Bleek and kid drama. Since their early releases on Soul:R and darkestral, the pair have been steadily building momentum with a number of influential singles across labels such exit and Naked Lunch and developing a diverse and unique sound that crosses a range of styles and tempos.

Vishnu

There are several artists with the name Vishnu: 1. Vishnu is an up and coming dubstep and breaks producer from Perth, Western Australia. In October 2009 he released an EP, Shelter EP, on Bassweight Recordings. He also supported 2562 in the same month.

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