Tectonic (record label)

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Tectonic
Parent company Multiverse Music
Founded2005;19 years ago (2005)
Founder Pinch
Genre Dubstep
Country of origin UK
Location Bristol
Official website www.tectonicrecordings.com

Tectonic is a British electronic music label, founded and run by Rob Ellis (Pinch) [1] which focuses primarily on dubstep and its related genres. As one of the founding dubstep labels, [2] alongside Tempa, DMZ, Hyperdub, and Hotflush, Tectonic became a focal point for the Bristol scene, as well as introducing artists and releases that were among the first to bridge a gap between dubstep and techno. [3]

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Alongside releases from artists such as Skream, Benga, Digital Mystikz & Joker, Tectonic has also been responsible for some of the scene's albums - particularly, 2562's Unbalance [4] and Pinch's Underwater Dancehall. [5]

Catalogue

TitleArtistCat NoFormatYear
War Dub / Alien Tongue Pinch & P DuttyTEC00112"2005
ShellcodeMoving NinjaTEC00212"2005
28g / FearlessLoefah & Skream TEC00312"2005
Random Trio EPCyrusTEC00412"2005
RebellionOmenTEC00512"2006
Bahl Fwd / Temptation Skream / DistanceTEC00610"2006
Wear The Crown / SlangDQ 1 / Mark OneTEC00710"2006
System / MoltenLoefah / Digital MystikzTEC00810"2006
Iron Man / NightmarezArmour / HijakTEC00910"2006
Tectonic PlatesVariousTECD001CD2006
FormationsMoving NinjaTEC01012"2007
From The Shadows LP - Disc 1Cyrus (Random Trio)TEC01112"2007
From The Shadows LP - Disc 2Cyrus (Random Trio)TEC01212"2007
From The Shadows LP - Disc 3Cyrus (Random Trio)TEC01312"2007
From The ShadowsCyrus (Random Trio)TECCD002CD2007
Gud Money / StructiveDQ 1TEC01412"2007
Channel Two / Circulate 2562 TEC01512"2007
Channel Two / Circulate 2562 TEC01612"2007
One Blood, One Source / Trauma Pinch TEC01712"2007
Underwater Dancehall (Instrumentals) Pinch TEC01812"2007
Underwater Dancehall (Album) Pinch TECCD003CD2007
Infinity Is Now / JunktionPeverelistTEC01912"2008
Techno Dread / Enforcers 2562 TEC02012"2008
Aerial 2562 TEC02112"2008
Aerial 2562 TECCD004CD2008
Hedd Banger / Percression Skream TEC02212"2008
Over It / Forward YouthRSDTEC02312"2008
Midnight Oil / Joyride Pinch TEC02412"2008
Yet / KontrolMartyn / 2562 TEC02512"2009
Trapped In A Dark Bubble / Technocal Skream / Benga TEC02612"2009
Glendale Galleria / Untitled_Rsn Flying Lotus / Joker TEC02712"2009
False Flag / Junktion (Shed Remix) Pinch & Moving Ninja / PeverelistTEC02812"2009
Tectonic Plates Volume 2Various (Compilation)TECCD005CD2009
Love In Outer Space 2562 TEC02912"2009
The ChaseJack SparrowTEC03012"2009
Space Cadet / Junk YardCyrus (Random Trio)TEC03112"2009
768Kryptic MindsTEC03212"2009
Clockwork / One Blood, One Source (Distance Remix) Distance TEC03312"2009
Unbalance 2562 TEC03412"2009
Unbalance (Album) 2562 TECCD006CD2009
Get Up (Single) Pinch ft. YolandaTECCD007CD2009
City Hopper Joker TEC03612"2009
Terminal / TormentJack SparrowTEC03712"2010
Fox Trot Mannerisms EP Pursuit Grooves TEC03812" EP2010
Time Ends / JahwanJakes / DarqwanTEC03912"2010
The Boxer Pinch TEC04012"2010
The Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer SpaceScientistTEC046LP2011
Dreamstealin / Blood MusicIllum SphereTEC04712"2011
Broken / Paranormal Activity Pinch / Loefah / RoskaTEC04812"2011
This Is It / Make Um Bounce Addison Groove TEC04912"2011
Closer Photek TEC05012"2011
Angry Acid / French ScienceDistalTEC05112"2011
The City / TeacherAuthorTEC05212"2011
AuthorAuthorTEC053LP2011
Reboot / BazurkDistanceTEC05412"2012
Booyant / AmphibianDistalTEC05512"2012
CivilizationDistalTEC060LP2012
Askum / When Two Paths CrossKryptic MindsTEC06112"2012
Uncertain / VendettaGrenierTEC06212"2012
Decibel EPDecibelTEC06312"2012
Against The Tide / TrinityV.I.V.E.KTEC06412"2012
Blurry / SpearheadRoskaTEC06512"2012
Blue Meanie / SearchingDistanceTEC06612"2012
Warrior / The DomeGemmyTEC06712"2012
Duty / TexersBeneathTEC06812"2013
Confunktion / Double UDark SkyTEC06912"2013
Shoulda Rolla / AsbestosPinch, RoskaTEC07012"2013
Tectonic Plates Volume 4Various ArtistsTEC071LP2013

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