Photek: Dubstep = Rock and the Birth of Drum and Bass

April 5, 2012 – This week, the veteran producer Rupert Parkes, a.k.a. Photek, releases his DJ-Kicks mix to American audiences. But listeners boning up on his "two swords technique" can put away the Seven Samurai DVD: Five years after Photek’s last studio album, he’s practicing a very different kind of sonic combat than the knife-edged drum and bass with which he made his name. …
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