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Artist:	DISTANCE
Title:	Battle Sequence/Feel Me
Label:	CHESTPLATE (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	CHST 002EP

"Chestplate follows up the success of its first release with another double A-side from label boss, DJ and producer, Distance. Distance was inundated with requests for certain tracks to be released on Chestplate and it is impossible that 'Feel Me' and 'Battle Sequence' will disappoint. The release is an essential addition to the boxes of any discerning Dubstep fan or DJ. Alongside contemporaries like Benga, Skream, Pinch and Digital Mystikz, Distance has been responsible for shaping the dubstep sound as we know it today. With Chestplate, he intends to showcase the freshest of his own productions which have been devastating dances and flooring radio listeners over the recent months. The two tracks featured on the release have been firm favorites in his live sets and on his Rinse FM show, garnering major support from the likes of Mary Anne Hobbs, Hatcha, Pinch, Chef and Cyrus along the way. 'Battle Sequence' sees Distance exercising his darker side. It is a metallic stomper with lethally programmed precision percussion, full of low-end gnarl and stray feedback squeals. On the flip, 'Feel Me' reflects Distance's lighter side. With a suggestive female vocal sample and motorik drum patterns, the track skips along amidst ring modulated synths and subtle low slung, pulsating bass."

Artist:	DISTANCE
Title:	Victim Support
Label:	CHESTPLATE (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CHST 005EP

"Two of Distance's roughest and toughest riddims to vinyl. If your ribcage hasn't been rattled enough from the previous plates, this one will undoubtedly make your chest cavity collapse. Packing a far more powerful crunch than any downturning economy, Chestplate 005 is essential ammo in the arsenal of any self-respecting dubstep DJ. 'Victim Support' is a classic slice of Distance devastation. Straight-up tear-out material, guaranteed to destroy and more gnarly than Satan's own caged rabid hell-bear. 'Misfit' is the weird, deranged cousin of its flipside. A full body assault, par excellence. When you place this on the platter, make sure you have the Samaritans on speed dial. These tracks have been getting major support from across the dubstep DJ spectrum with full blessings coming from the likes of The Bug, Skream, Mary Anne Hobbs, Benga and Mala, just to count 'em on one mutant hand. Disclaimer: Distance takes no responsibility for any injury, loss of consciousness, heart failure or fatality that results from the playing of these tunes at high volume. Alongside contemporaries like Benga, Skream, Pinch and Digital Mystikz, Distance has been responsible for shaping the dubstep sound as we know it today. Chestplate continues to showcase the freshest of his own productions which have been devastating dancers and flooring radio listeners over the recent months."

Artist:	DISTANCE
Title:	Menace/Beyond
Label:	CHESTPLATE (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	CHST 008EP

"Chestplate presents a pair of crushing singles from one of dubstep's original heavy hitters: Distance. Both tunes have been highly anticipated; with 'Menace' having been featured on Caspa's Radio 1 Essential Mix, as well as Pinch's Tectonic Plates Volume 2 mix CD. 'Menace' is a mean half-stepper that trudges along with distorted heavy-metal guitars, crisp percussion and dark, grimy synths. It is eclipsed by 'Beyond' on the flipside: A truly eyes-down riddim, marching forth into the darkness with its synesthetic tinges of guitar melodies and booming sub-bass."

Artist:	DISTANCE
Title:	No Warning/Jungle Fears
Label:	CHESTPLATE (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	CHST 009EP

"Hot on the tails of the last double A-sider Menace/Beyond, Chestplate returns with some fresh-cut flavors, once again from head honcho Distance. 'No Warning' is a floor-filling anthem of a tune, with DJ support coming from a range of top names including Skream, Hatcha, Joker, N-Type, Youngsta, Pinch, and many more. In true Distance style, 'No Warning' starts with a cold, eerie backdrop, setting the scene for the devastating drop that follows. The hard-hitting bassline teases you in the drop before crashing in full weight, combining a filthy thrash guitar sound with intricate future-tech synth programming -- everything you need to ignite an instant mosh pit. Flip then for 'Jungle Fears,' a carefully constructed deeper and more eerie sonic experience in comparison to the more dancefloor sound of 'No Warning.' Distance takes you through the paranoid soundscapes of a nondescript cyber jungle, with glitched-out edits tearing you from one section to the next, haunting pads and tortured synths lighting the pathway through. Don't listen to this on your own late at night."

Artist:	DISTANCE
Title:	My Demons
Label:	PLANET MU (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	ZIQ 170CD

"Planet Mu proudly presents the debut album from Bromley, England's top dubstep producer, Distance. A resident DJ on influential UK radio station Rinse 100.3 FM, Distance rose to prominence with Sting Records tracks like 'Breathing Space,' 'Shiverz' and 'Tropical Rub.' After releasing a string of singles on labels such as Boka, Hotflush and Tempa, he joined up with Planet Mu in 2006, delivering two massive cuts on the Traffic 12". His new album My Demons is another leap into uncharted dubstep territory. The album collects all the dubs the artist's been working on over the past year including the haunting 'Mistral,' the booming breaks of 'Weigh Down' and the long-awaited 'Night Vision.'"

Artist:	DISTANCE
Title:	Clockwork/One Blood, One Source
Label:	TECTONIC (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	TEC 033EP

Tectonic presents a slate from the legendary DJ Distance. Leading in with a 16-bar intro, "Clockwork" tears through at the drop, unleashing a barrage of brutal bass and carefully-ordered but chaotic drum programming. The rhythm fits the Tectonic style -- unique, heavy, and rolling. The second track takes a Bristol dubstep classic and gives it to an original South London dubstep master to relick the parts. Distance reworks "One Blood, One Source" featuring Rudey Lee (Smith & Mighty).

Artist:	DISTANCE
Title:	Dubstep Allstars Vol. 08
Label:	TEMPA (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	TEMPA 018CD

Rinse FM's DJ Distance takes on the eighth edition in Tempa's Dubstep Allstars compilation, following on from notable mixes by, among others, Kode9, Appleblim, Ramadanman and Youngsta. If there's one man who can give a snapshot of the core of dubstep as such in 2011, it's Distance. He's been there in the scene from the beginning, from way back when the sound's aficionados could be numbered in the hundreds worldwide. And from then 'til now, his DJ sets, his own productions and his Chestplate label have always stayed true to the deep, heavy and immersive style from which sprung everything else we hear today. What he plays, and what he's put on this CD, is dubstep from the heartlands: the biggest and best dubplates from the people who have made the scene what it is. For this mix, Distance returned to the source. What you get on Dubstep Allstars Vol. 08 is the music that has always formed the backbone of Distance's DJ sets: the artists he's retained solid links to over the years. It's packed with Distance's own productions, and those of his closest associates in the scene Cyrus and Tunnidge, but also with others he's collaborated with over the years. Benga is here with the fearsomely dark "Chemical Compound," a slap across the face for those who think he's all about pop-step or jump-around wobblers nowadays. And Bristol's DJ Pinch appears, teamed up with Distance in their Deleted Scenes guise, demonstrating his continued mastery of exquisite detail in production and showing just why he is still a lynchpin of the scene and still rattling chests some eight years on from his conversion to the sound. Other artists include: Commodo, SP:MC + LX ONE, J:Kenzo, The Others, District, V.I.V.E.K, Kryptic Minds, Benton, Above & Beyond and Truth.

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