Hello all..

Please excuse me jumping on here for the sole purpose of promoting something - but thought it might be worth mentioning/relevant here.. My new (retrospective comp) 'Missing In Action' is out on all formats, as of today. The compilation is a collecion of some of my favourite and lesser ...

Probably should have got this together several years ago - but hey - better late than never eh?!..

www.tectonicrecordings.com

am very pleased with how this has shaped up! considering getting some tshirts/posters done up featuring the label designs of the first 50 centres (thanks to a good ...

euuurgh
may as well just set up a direct debit to tectonic


i've been thinking about setting up an advance 'dubplate' service where you can pre pay for test pressings of the next 3 or 4 releases.. anyone here interested in that? it would guarantee you had the vinyl at least 4 weeks before release ...

ooooops.... thanks for pointing that out! i'll sort that out now : )

TECTONIC UPDATE!

TEC047
Just hitting the shops this week is a fresh new 12 from Manchester's Illum Sphere. Check the soundcloud links for audio:
A: 'Dreamstealin' :: http://soundcloud.com/multiverse/tec047a-illumsphere-dreamstealin-128clip
AA1: 'Blood Music' :: http://soundcloud.com/multiverse ...

So in support of the 'Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space' release, forthcoming on Tectonic (Dec 6th) - Scientist will be on tour alongside the legendary Upsetters band (of Lee Perry & The Upsetters..), myself, Mala, Loefah and the gorgeous SGT Pokes..

First date on the tour is Fabric ...

So I know this isn't the place to put night listings up but it's a biggie and I don't normally rinse things here.. So let me off this time yeh plz mods???

THIS FRIDAY, 29TH OCT @ MOTION SKATE PARK, BRISTOL

SUBLOADED 6TH BIRTHDAY BASH
10PM - 6AM

MAIN ROOM - SUBLOADED
powered by DIRT - FULL ...

Ez now!

If you've 5 mins to fill in ur day - check out the (ahem, slightly late arriving...) vid for my tune The Boxer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaNf5V260oQ

POW.


Thanks goes out to Mike Thomas and Joe Jarlett for the video..

JACK SPARROW 'CIRCADIAN' OUT TODAY !

Some big things coming up.....

OCT 4th :: JACK SPARROW 'CIRCADIAN' drops on CD and digital - Seriously good album that needs to be checked! Unfortunately I just found out that the vinyl triple pack won't land until a few days later due to a 'backlog at the pressing plant'... On the upside for those ...

Out on Monday 21st June in all good record shops (and a few bad ones too..), Digital in the usual spots from Monday 28th..

TEC039/TECTONIC

A: JAKES 'TIME ENDS'
AA: DARQWAN 'JAHWAN'

2 big tunes from 2 big producers... deep, dark and rolling...

clips up on www.myspace.com/tectonicrecordings

Ez now!

Forthcoming on Tectonic:

TEC031 :: Cyrus (Random Trio) 'Space Cadet' / 'Junk Yard'
Out Tues 1st September

TEC032 :: Kryptic Minds :: '768' / Pinch & Moving Ninja 'False Flag' (Kryptic Minds Remix)
Out September 21st

TEC033 :: Distance :: 'Clockwork' / Pinch ft Rudey Lee 'One Blood, One ...

thank you all for ur questions.. hope at least some of it was useful for u!

biggupppZ....

it came together effortlessly and i feel it has a genuinely optimistic feel to it that isn't really easy to plan to do

For me this is the sort of thing that screams that you've got a good track on the go : )
Like you say, the effortless quality that brings the whole idea together brings about ...

is TEC003 gunna get a repress anytime soon?

or shall i keep dreaming about it :lol:


and seriously.....SNICKERS??!!??!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

probably not in the near future but who knows - its a great record!

whats wrong with snickers eh? peanuts, caramel, chocolate - are u off ur head man ...

i'll have to say no more q's after 3pm (GMT) today as i'll be busy from then - so if there's anything else u wanna know - get them in quick!

pdomino wrote:Which of your tunes do you like the most, and/or play out the most

well its a bit of a cheat cos its not really mine but the RSD remix of 'Get Up' is absolutely caning it every single dance! otherwise i've been intro'ing a lot recently with a dub of mine called 'new dayz' (working title)

do u have a formula for starting songs?

who would u like to collab with in the future?

do u have a vision of where u want to be in the future? or do u just like to go with the flow?

who is inspiring u most atm?

- i usually start with a beat/groove and work up from there..

- to be honest i'm ...

Where were you in your career when you decided to start Tectonic? Were you well known and did you have any connections in the biz? Any advice for people who want to start their own label/self release tunes?

I wasn't really thinking about it like that at the time - just started off with a couple ...

Respect for doing this for us amateurs.

-What gave you the idea to make Underwater Dancehall a primarily vocal album?

-Where the did the sample for Punisher come from and what the hell is he saying after "bloodclot heart attack"?

-Do have any formal music education?

Thanks in advance! :4 ...