Subtropic

Subtropic
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Styles: Club/Dance, Jungle/Drum'n'bass
Biography: Begun in 1992 as part of a San Francisco warehouse collective including Spacetime Continuum and Scott Hardkiss, Subtropic is a one-man production team headed by Jake Smith. Later based in another seaside resort -- Brighton, England -- Smith initially worked in San Francisco mostly as a DJ, playing shows ...Read full biography
Homebrew
Released: 1996
Label: Reflective
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With an uncanny sense of how long his rhythms should last before growing stale, Smith time-stretches beats, keyboard lines and the occasional vocal sample into just about every track on Homebrew. The result ...Read full review
Compression Point
Released: 1998
Label: Fused & BR
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Though the emphasis on midtempo rhythms makes it quite similar to the debut Subtropic LP, Compression Point earns points for the little things Jake Smith does to enliven his music. He works in little bursts ...Read full review
More Subtropic albums: Main Albums (2), Singles & EPs (4)
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