Distance (born Greg Sanders) is a British
dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. The style emerged as a UK garage offshoot that blended 2-step rhythms and sparse dub production, as well as incorporating elements of broken be ...
producer and
DJ. He also founded the record label Chestplate, whose sonic direction followed his style, fusing metal influences with dubstep templates.
Distance's involvement in
Mary Anne Hobbs
Mary Anne Hobbs (born 16 May 1964) is an English DJ and music journalist from Lancashire, England. She currently hosts the BBC Radio 6 Music weekday mid-morning show, Monday to Friday, 10:30am1pm, and her ''6 Music Recommends'' show, Wednesday ...
' 2006 BBC Radio 1 Dubstep Warz show lead to wider notoriety for him and also the genre as a whole. He is also known for having worked with artists such as
Skream
Oliver Dene Jones (born 1 June 1986), known as Skream, is an English electronic music producer based in Croydon. Skream was an early and influential exponent of the dubstep genre. After producing several singles, he released his first full-len ...
and
Benga
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* Benga language, spoke by the Benga people
* Benga music, a genre of music originating in Kenya
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. His style is noted for being dark and full of distortion.
Career
Chestplate Records
Distance founded Chestplate in 2007.
Artists
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Distance
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Skream
Oliver Dene Jones (born 1 June 1986), known as Skream, is an English electronic music producer based in Croydon. Skream was an early and influential exponent of the dubstep genre. After producing several singles, he released his first full-len ...
*
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&
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Benga
Benga may refer to:
Ethnonym
* Benga people, an indigenous ethnic group of Equatorial Guinea
* Benga language, spoke by the Benga people
* Benga music, a genre of music originating in Kenya
Places Romania
* ''Benga'', the old name of Mo ...
* Cyrus
* Tunnidge
* Sleeper
* Razor Rekta
* District
* Mesck
* Leon Switch
Discography
Albums
*''My Demons'' (2007)
*''Repercussions'' (2008)
*''Dynamis'' (2016)
*''Forgotten Demons'' (2021)
Extended plays
*''Trust My Logic/Horizon (2003)''
*Nomad (2004)
*''Studio Gangsters (2004)''
*Closer than you think (2004)
*Replicant (2005)
*1 on 1/Empire (2005)
*Bahl Fwd/Temptations (with
Skream
Oliver Dene Jones (born 1 June 1986), known as Skream, is an English electronic music producer based in Croydon. Skream was an early and influential exponent of the dubstep genre. After producing several singles, he released his first full-len ...
) (2006)
*Travels/Wiseman (with
Skream
Oliver Dene Jones (born 1 June 1986), known as Skream, is an English electronic music producer based in Croydon. Skream was an early and influential exponent of the dubstep genre. After producing several singles, he released his first full-len ...
) (2006)
*Traffic/Cyclops (2006)
*Fallen/Taipan (2006)
*Feel me/Battle sequence (2007)
*Political Warfare/Radical (with
Skream
Oliver Dene Jones (born 1 June 1986), known as Skream, is an English electronic music producer based in Croydon. Skream was an early and influential exponent of the dubstep genre. After producing several singles, he released his first full-len ...
) (2007)
*Fallen (
Vex'd
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remix) (2007)
*Aqualung/Nomad (
Scuba
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remix) (2007)
*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
Benga may refer to:
Ethnonym
* Benga people, an indigenous ethnic group of Equatorial Guinea
* Benga language, spoke by the Benga people
* Benga music, a genre of music originating in Kenya
Places Romania
* ''Benga'', the old name of Mo ...
and Cyrus) (2009)
*Skys Alight/ 1 Regret (2009)
*Menace/Beyond (2010)
*Falling (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
External links
Chestplate Records Official Webpage
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English DJs
English record producers
Dubstep musicians
Living people
Musicians from London
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Electronic dance music DJs
Planet Mu artists