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Dub child stems from a musical background of reggae/dub, hip-hop, house, and drum & bass - anything with a pulse and a touch of soul. Dub child started producing from the age of eleven and has not stopped since he started producing hip-hop, which was and still is his main love of music. He began his musical journey on an Amiga 500 which gave him the necessary tools to enhance his production skills. After a while Dub child moved on to P.C. format, using cubase and an akai sampler. He was then introduced to the world of U.K./speed garage, which he automatically took to.

Newly signed to Ninja Tune and with projects out on Combat Recordings,Kriss Records and Rag and Bone, Dylan Richards aka King Cannibal has crafted his own unique ferocious take on dancehall and filthy bass-driven beats. godsofwar.wordpress.com myspace.com/kingcannibal It all began with a series of super-evolved mixes towards the latter end of the nineties as a reaction to the glut of uninspiring mix compilations that had began to flood the industry.

Combat’s main subverter Stormfield was sonically trained via the early strains of LFO, Aphex Twin, Black Dog, Autechre and the first wave of dark, techy atmospheric drum and bass masters Photek and Source Direct, later carrying these influences proudly through other forms of music like electro, dubstep and hard breakage. Later exposure to the works of Scorn and a 4-year stint living near Brixton’s colossal dub soundsystems left him with a pathological need for chest-rushing basslines.

Search & Destroy aka Prior & Lohan hooked up about 6 years ago, both met working in a music shop in the West End. Although both artists were heavily into different styles of music, it was when they started producing together that the S&D sound was born, taking influences from across the board, Jungle, Funk, Garage, Dub, Electro and more. After releasing material on Fragile Beats, Hotflush, Texture, Soulja, Halo, Virgin and Storming Productions, the lads decided to take the next step and start their own labels in the form of Destructive Recordings and Pitch Black...