| Tectonic | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Multiverse Music |
| Founded | 2005 (2005) |
| Founder | Pinch |
| Genre | Dubstep |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Location | Bristol |
| Official website | www |
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
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 Unbalance4 and Pinch's Underwater Dancehall.5
Catalogue
| Title | Artist | Cat No | Format | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| War Dub / Alien Tongue | Pinch & P Dutty | TEC001 | 12" | 2005 |
| Shellcode | Moving Ninja | TEC002 | 12" | 2005 |
| 28g / Fearless | Loefah & Skream | TEC003 | 12" | 2005 |
| Random Trio EP | Cyrus | TEC004 | 12" | 2005 |
| Rebellion | Omen | TEC005 | 12" | 2006 |
| Bahl Fwd / Temptation | Skream / Distance | TEC006 | 10" | 2006 |
| Wear The Crown / Slang | DQ 1 / Mark One | TEC007 | 10" | 2006 |
| System / Molten | Loefah / Digital Mystikz | TEC008 | 10" | 2006 |
| Iron Man / Nightmarez | Armour / Hijak | TEC009 | 10" | 2006 |
| Tectonic Plates | Various | TECD001 | CD | 2006 |
| Formations | Moving Ninja | TEC010 | 12" | 2007 |
| From The Shadows LP – Disc 1 | Cyrus (Random Trio) | TEC011 | 12" | 2007 |
| From The Shadows LP – Disc 2 | Cyrus (Random Trio) | TEC012 | 12" | 2007 |
| From The Shadows LP – Disc 3 | Cyrus (Random Trio) | TEC013 | 12" | 2007 |
| From The Shadows | Cyrus (Random Trio) | TECCD002 | CD | 2007 |
| Gud Money / Structive | DQ 1 | TEC014 | 12" | 2007 |
| Channel Two / Circulate | 2562 | TEC015 | 12" | 2007 |
| Channel Two / Circulate | 2562 | TEC016 | 12" | 2007 |
| One Blood, One Source / Trauma | Pinch | TEC017 | 12" | 2007 |
| Underwater Dancehall (Instrumentals) | Pinch | TEC018 | 12" | 2007 |
| Underwater Dancehall (Album) | Pinch | TECCD003 | CD | 2007 |
| Infinity Is Now / Junktion | Peverelist | TEC019 | 12" | 2008 |
| Techno Dread / Enforcers | 2562 | TEC020 | 12" | 2008 |
| Aerial | 2562 | TEC021 | 12" | 2008 |
| Aerial | 2562 | TECCD004 | CD | 2008 |
| Hedd Banger / Percression | Skream | TEC022 | 12" | 2008 |
| Over It / Forward Youth | RSD | TEC023 | 12" | 2008 |
| Midnight Oil / Joyride | Pinch | TEC024 | 12" | 2008 |
| Yet / Kontrol | Martyn / 2562 | TEC025 | 12" | 2009 |
| Trapped in a Dark Bubble / Technocal | Skream / Benga | TEC026 | 12" | 2009 |
| Glendale Galleria / Untitled_Rsn | Flying Lotus / Joker | TEC027 | 12" | 2009 |
| False Flag / Junktion (Shed Remix) | Pinch & Moving Ninja / Peverelist | TEC028 | 12" | 2009 |
| Tectonic Plates Volume 2 | Various (Compilation) | TECCD005 | CD | 2009 |
| Love in Outer Space | 2562 | TEC029 | 12" | 2009 |
| The Chase | Jack Sparrow | TEC030 | 12" | 2009 |
| Space Cadet / Junk Yard | Cyrus (Random Trio) | TEC031 | 12" | 2009 |
| 768 | Kryptic Minds | TEC032 | 12" | 2009 |
| Clockwork / One Blood, One Source (Distance Remix) | Distance | TEC033 | 12" | 2009 |
| Unbalance | 2562 | TEC034 | 12" | 2009 |
| Unbalance (Album) | 2562 | TECCD006 | CD | 2009 |
| Get Up (Single) | Pinch ft. Yolanda | TECCD007 | CD | 2009 |
| City Hopper | Joker | TEC036 | 12" | 2009 |
| Terminal / Torment | Jack Sparrow | TEC037 | 12" | 2010 |
| Fox Trot Mannerisms EP | Pursuit Grooves | TEC038 | 12" EP | 2010 |
| Time Ends / Jahwan | Jakes / Darqwan | TEC039 | 12" | 2010 |
| The Boxer | Pinch | TEC040 | 12" | 2010 |
| The Scientist Launches Dubstep into Outer Space | Scientist | TEC046 | LP | 2011 |
| Dreamstealin / Blood Music | Illum Sphere | TEC047 | 12" | 2011 |
| Broken / Paranormal Activity | Pinch / Loefah / Roska | TEC048 | 12" | 2011 |
| This Is It / Make Um Bounce | Addison Groove | TEC049 | 12" | 2011 |
| Closer | Photek | TEC050 | 12" | 2011 |
| Angry Acid / French Science | Distal | TEC051 | 12" | 2011 |
| The City / Teacher | Author | TEC052 | 12" | 2011 |
| Author | Author | TEC053 | LP | 2011 |
| Reboot / Bazurk | Distance | TEC054 | 12" | 2012 |
| Booyant / Amphibian | Distal | TEC055 | 12" | 2012 |
| Civilization | Distal | TEC060 | LP | 2012 |
| Askum / When Two Paths Cross | Kryptic Minds | TEC061 | 12" | 2012 |
| Uncertain / Vendetta | Grenier | TEC062 | 12" | 2012 |
| Decibel EP | Decibel | TEC063 | 12" | 2012 |
| Against The Tide / Trinity | V.I.V.E.K | TEC064 | 12" | 2012 |
| Blurry / Spearhead | Roska | TEC065 | 12" | 2012 |
| Blue Meanie / Searching | Distance | TEC066 | 12" | 2012 |
| Warrior / The Dome | Gemmy | TEC067 | 12" | 2012 |
| Duty / Texers | Beneath | TEC068 | 12" | 2013 |
| Confunktion / Double U | Dark Sky | TEC069 | 12" | 2013 |
| Shoulda Rolla / Asbestos | Pinch, Roska | TEC070 | 12" | 2013 |
| Tectonic Plates Volume 4 | Various Artists | TEC071 | LP | 2013 |
References
References
- "Tectonic Records Biography – the IMO Records Blog". Retrieved 12 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) "Tectonic Records Biography"], IMO Records, Retrieved on 12 December 2011. - Sam Richards. "DJ Pinch Q&A | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "Celebrating Ten Years of Tectonic, Dubstep's Most Dextrous Pioneers – VICE". Thump.vice.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Buttimer, Colin (23 October 2009). "2562 Unbalance Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- Clark, Martin (3 October 2007). "The month in Grime/Dubstep". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 December 2009.