Teebee
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| Teebee | |
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| Origin | Norway |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Genres | Drum and bass Neurofunk Techstep |
| Labels | Certificate 18 Subtitles Recordings Photek Productions |
Teebee or DJ Teebee is a Norwegian DJ and producer of the drum and bass style of dance music. Real name Torgeir Byrknes, Teebee began DJing in 1990 and released his first record in 1996. He was one of the first drumnbass producers from outside the UK to rise to the A-list of the scene, and won the Knowledge Magazine award for Best International Producer in 2001.
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[edit] Musicology
Teebee's music is characterised by a strong dark and futuristic science fiction influence. Teebee material could be classed as neurofunk or techstep, although possessing a deeper ambient and atmospheric quality than much of this subgenre. His early work in particular owes an acknowledged stylistic debt to Photek, and he was initially most associated with the Certificate 18 record label, alongside Photek and fellow Norwegian Polar. Following the demise of Cert 18, he has been most associated with his own label Subtitles.
According to an article by Stephen Thanabalan in DJMagazine, having sealed a status as one of the drum and bass genre's pioneer European artistes while the genre peaked in the late 90s, Teebee had the foresight to move on to incorporate eclectic/experimental sounds into his music, mxing diverse samples into his tunes, such as China's Wong Fei Hung theme, "On the General's Orders", landing him a reputation for diversity that was his comptetitve advantage and artistic style to parallel him with the likes of Roni Size.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Black Science (with Polar as K) (1999)
- Black Science Labs (2000)
- Through the Eyes of a Scorpion (2001)
- The Legacy (2004)
