Tectonic (record label)

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Record label

Tectonic

Parent company| Multiverse Music
Founded| 2005; 20 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]

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

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Title  | Artist  | Cat No  | Format  | Year

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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

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1. ^ "Tectonic Records Biography – the IMO Records Blog". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011. "Tectonic Records Biography"], IMO Records, Retrieved on 12 December 2011.
2. ^ Sam Richards. "DJ Pinch Q&A | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
3. ^ "Celebrating Ten Years of Tectonic, Dubstep's Most Dextrous Pioneers – VICE". Thump.vice.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
4. ^ Buttimer, Colin (23 October 2009). "2562 Unbalance Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
5. ^ Clark, Martin (3 October 2007). "The month in Grime/Dubstep". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 December 2009.

## External links

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* Official website

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* MusicBrainz label

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