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Distance (musician)

Distance is a British dubstep producer and DJ. He also founded the record label Chestplate, whose sonic direction followed his style, fusing dubstep with metal influences.

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Distance
Born
Greg Sanders
OriginLondon, England
GenresDubstep
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Years active2003–present
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Websitechestplate.co.uk

Distance (born Greg Sanders) is a British dubstep producer and DJ.123 He also founded the record label Chestplate, whose sonic direction followed his style, fusing dubstep with metal influences.45

Distance's involvement in Mary Anne Hobbs' 2006 BBC Radio 1 Dubstep Warz show678 lead to wider notoriety for him and also the genre as a whole.9 He is also known for having worked with artists such as Skream and Benga. His style is noted for being dark and full of distortion.1011

Distance founded Chestplate in 2007, releasing material from artists including Skream, Caspa & Rusko, Benga, Cyrus, Tunnidge, and Razor Rekta.12

Distance biggest commercial breakthrough was the single Falling featuring Alys Be, reaching no.35 on the UK charts in April 2011.13

Discography

Albums

  • My Demons (2007)
  • Repercussions (2008)
  • Dynamis (2016)
  • Forgotten Demons (2021)

Extended plays

  • Trust My Logic/Horizon (2003)14
  • Nomad (2004)
  • Studio Gangsters (2004)
  • Closer than you think (2004)
  • Replicant (2005)
  • 1 on 1/Empire (2005)
  • Bahl Fwd/Temptations (with Skream) (2006)
  • Travels/Wiseman (with Skream) (2006)
  • Traffic/Cyclops (2006)
  • Fallen/Taipan (2006)
  • Feel me/Battle sequence (2007)
  • Political Warfare/Radical (with Skream) (2007)
  • Fallen (Vex'd remix) (2007)
  • Aqualung/Nomad (Scuba remix) (2007)15
  • Headstrung/No sunshine (2008)
  • V/Present day (2008)
  • Victim Support/Misfit (2008)
  • Violate/Silence (2008) (with Cyrus)
  • Night Vision/Traffic (remixes) (2009)
  • Twilight/V (Pinch remix) (2009)
  • Clockwork/One Blood, One source (Distance remix) (with Pinch) (2009)
  • Choke Hold/Surrender (with Benga and Cyrus) (2009)
  • Skys Alight/ 1 Regret (2009)
  • Menace/Beyond (2010)
  • Falling (featuring Alys Be) (2010)
  • No warning/Jungle fears (2010)
  • Meanstreak (2011)
  • A result of sound/ Desterted (2012)
  • Blue Meanie/Searching (2012)
  • Reboot/Bazurk (2012)
  • Aftershock/Blame (with Tunnidge) (2012)
  • Troubles/Rugged (2012)
  • Set you free/Gorilla Force (2013)
  • Outer Limits (2014)
  • Long Live the Groove (2015)
  • Survivors (2016)
  • Clash/Scratch The Surface (2017)
  • Awaken (2019)
  • Sacrifices (2021)
References

References

  1. "Dubstep OG Distance Signs Mesck as First Non-UK Artist to Chestplate". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. "The Month in Grime and Dubstep", Pitchfork, October 19, 2006
  3. "SPRACI - DJ DISTANCE (uk) DUBSTEP JAN 26th @ RHINO ROOM". spraci.com.
  4. "DJ Distance". Discogs. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. "30 minutes of Distance". fatkidonfire.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  6. Wilde, Gervase de. "Put a bit of dub in your step". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  7. John McDonnell (25 August 2008). "The next dubstep". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  8. "Mary Anne Hobbs - Dubstep Warz - BBC Radio 1 - 10/01/2006 - GetDarker". 10 January 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  9. Meadow, Matthew (9 January 2016). "Relive The Moment When EDM Changed Forever Ten Years Ago Today". Your EDM. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  10. "Review: Distance - Dubstep Allstars Vol. 8". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  11. "101 of the 303: Dubstep". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  12. "Chestplate artists and releases". Discogs. 24 December 2016.
  13. "FALLING – DISTANCE - Official Charts". Officialcharts.com.
  14. "Distance - Outer Limits EP". databeats.com.
  15. "Distance - Long Live The Groove". databeats.com.
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