T Power (born Marc Royal) is an

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drum and bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...

producer from

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. Originally starting his production career in the

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scene, he moved into

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. He was signed to drum and bass/jungle record label Botchit and Scarper. Wanting to avoid the increasing politics within the scene, he began to produce experimental drum and bass, culminating in the

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, ''The Self Evident Truth of an Intuitive Mind''. Following from this, came the next album ''Waveform''. Less accessible, it carried his experimental tracks further into the left field. Partnering with

Shy FX Andre Williams, better known as Shy FX, is a British DJ and producer from London. He specialises in drum and bass and jungle music. Biography Shy FX's debut record was "Jungle Love", released in 1992 on the Permission to Dance label. Soon after ...

, he released the album ''Long Time Dead'', which featured vocals and electric violin by

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and also started a

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named Digital Soundboy. T Power was half of the band

Chocolate Weasel Chocolate Weasel is a funk and hip-hop duo made up of T Power and Chris Stevens. Discography *''Spaghettification'' (1998) - Ninja Tune *"Music for Body Lockers" (1998) - Ninja Tune References * {{Authority control Hip hop duos ...

, with Chris Stevens. They released a single "Music for Body Lockers", and then a funk and hip-hop album called ''Spaghettification'' in 1998. In 2004, in collaboration with fellow producer Andre Williams, Royal issued a couple of singles billed as 'Ebony Dubsters'.

Discography

Albums

The Self Evident Truth Of An Intuitive Mind (1995) Waveform (1996) Long Time Dead (2000)

Singles

References

External links

T.PowerAdastra Recordings
* Living people Year of birth missing (living people) English drum and bass musicians English DJs English record producers Musicians from London Electronic dance music DJs {{UK-electronic-musician-stub