Distance (musician) explained

Distance
Birth Name:	Greg Sanders
Alias:	DJ Distance
Origin:	London, England
Genre:	Dubstep
Years Active:	2003–present

Distance (born Greg Sanders) is a British dubstep producer and DJ.^{[1] [2] [3]} He also founded the record label Chestplate, whose sonic direction followed his style, fusing metal influences with dubstep templates.^{[4] [5]}

Distance's involvement in Mary Anne Hobbs' 2006 BBC Radio 1 Dubstep Warz show^{[6] [7] [8]} lead to wider notoriety for him and also the genre as a whole.^[9] He is also known for having worked with artists such as Skream and Benga. His style is noted for being dark and full of distortion.^{[10] [11]}

Career

Chestplate Records

Distance founded Chestplate in 2007.^[12]

Artists

• • • • • Distance Skream Caspa & Rusko Benga 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)^[13]
• Nomad (2004)
• Studio Gangsters (2004)
• Closer than you think (2004)
• Replicant (2005)
• 1 on 1/Empire (2005)
• Bahl Fwd/Temptations (with Skream) (2006)
• Travels/Wiseman (with Skream) (2006)
• Traffic/Cyclops (2006)
• Fallen/Taipan (2006)
• Feel me/Battle sequence (2007)
• Political Warfare/Radical (with Skream) (2007)
• Fallen (Vex'd remix) (2007)
• Aqualung/Nomad (Scuba remix) (2007)^[14]
• 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 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)

External links

• Chestplate Records Official Webpage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dubstep OG Distance Signs Mesck as First Non-UK Artist to Chestplate Thump. en-UK. 2016-08-31.
2. http://pitchfork.com/features/grime-dubstep/6409-the-month-in-grime-dubstep/ "The Month in Grime and Dubstep", Pitchfork, October 19, 2006
3. Web site: SPRACI - DJ DISTANCE (uk) DUBSTEP JAN 26th @ RHINO ROOM. spraci.com.
4. Web site: DJ Distance. Discogs. 2015-11-30.
5. Web site: 30 minutes of Distance. fatkidonfire.com. 1 September 2014. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234556/http://www.fatkidonfire.com/mixtapes/30-minutes-distance/. dead.
6. Web site: Put a bit of dub in your step. Wilde. Gervase de. 2016-08-31.
7. News: The next dubstep. MP. John McDonnell. 2008-08-25. The Guardian. en-GB. 0261-3077. 2016-08-31.
8. Web site: Mary Anne Hobbs - Dubstep Warz - BBC Radio 1 - 10/01/2006 - GetDarker. 2006-01-10. en-US. 2016-08-31.
9. Web site: Relive The Moment When EDM Changed Forever Ten Years Ago Today. Meadow. Matthew. 2016-01-09. Your EDM. 2016-08-31.
10. Web site: Review: Distance - Dubstep Allstars Vol. 8. Advisor. Resident. 2016-08-31.
11. Web site: 101 of the 303: Dubstep Thump. en-UK. 2016-08-31.
12. Web site: Chestplate artists and releases. Discogs. 24 December 2016.
13. Web site: Distance - Outer Limits EP. databeats.com.
14. Web site: Distance - Long Live The Groove. databeats.com.