Tectonic Sound Part 1 vinyl

Two decades in, the Bristol-born institution still sounds like the future. This wide-ranging compilation gathers new blood and familiar faces into a deep, weighty journey across techno, dubstep and adjacent frequencies, dialling in a vision that feels both forward-looking and steeped in sound system tradition. Standouts include Re:ni's tightrope-tensioned roller, Sicaria's deconstructed club mutations and Beatrice M.'s finely sculpted rhythmic hypnosis-each debuting on the label. Elsewhere, Kahn & Neek return with militant low-end drive, while Om Unit and RSD summon familiar ghosts of the Tectonic back catalogue in newly sharpened form. What unites it all is a spirit of clarity and pressure, true to DJ Pinch's guiding ethos: heads down, eyes closed, bass-first. It's not so much a retrospective as it is a fresh statement of purpose-24 tracks across six plates designed to test systems and point toward what's next.