Tempa Recordings

UK record label
  • Dubstep
  • UK garage
Country of originUKLocationLondon, England

Tempa is a garage and dubstep music label founded in 2000[1][2] by Neil Jolliffe, who also coined the term "dubstep" in 2002.[3][4]

The label, along with Big Apple Records, and parent label Ammunition, was part of the formation of dubstep as a genre.[citation needed]

A key member and the face of Tempa Recordings is DJ and producer Youngsta, who has been in charge of artists and repertoire for the label since its inception.[5]

The label's biggest release is the "Midnight Request Line" by Skream which was released in 2005.[6]

Artists

  • Alex Coulton
  • Amit
  • Appleblim
  • Artwork
  • AxH
  • Benga
  • Benny Ill
  • Biome
  • Cimm
  • Cliques
  • Coki (Digital Mystikz)
  • Cosmin TRG
  • D1
  • Data
  • DJ Distance
  • Dub War
  • El-B
  • Facta
  • Goldspot Productions
  • Hatcha
  • Headhunter
  • High Plains Drifter
  • Hodge
  • Horsepower Productions
  • Ipman
  • J Da Flex
  • J:Kenzo
  • Killawatt
  • Kode9
  • LX One
  • Magnetic Man
  • Markee Ledge
  • Nomine
  • Osiris Jay
  • Parris
  • Proxima
  • Quest
  • SP:MC
  • Sam Frank
  • Seven
  • Silkie
  • Skeptical
  • Skream
  • Soap Dodgers
  • TRG
  • The Culprit
  • The Spaceape
  • Truth
  • Wen
  • Youngsta

References

  1. ^ "RA:Tempa - Record label". Resident Advisor. 30 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Tempa Records artists and releases". Discogs. 24 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Beyond lies the wub: a history of dubstep". The Verge. 28 August 2012.
  4. ^ "A Brief History of the Roots of Dubstep + Some Classic Mixes Every Bass Fan Will Enjoy". Raver Rafting. 17 March 2015.
  5. ^ "An interview with Youngsta". FatKidOnFire. 24 December 2016.
  6. ^ "RA Reviews: Rewind: Skream - Midnight Request Line / I on Tempa (Single)". Resident Advisor. 13 April 2019.


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