This intention has been accomplished with a strictly artist led approach and a
commitment to supporting the work of new and innovative musicians and composers.
The fruits of this creative labour are reflected here in this celebratory compilation.
This double CD release offers a selection of highlights from the studios recent
history. Leading the charge are both ‘Lion’ and ‘Pop Pop’ by Vex’d, records that
formed the first bridge between classic British industrial music and dubstep, a fusion
now championed by the likes of Surgeon, Distance and Milanese.

This appears alongside Joker and Ginz’s ‘Purple City’ the track that spearheaded the
emergence of the Purple Wow phenomenon. Also present is Pinch’s ‘Qawwali’ one of
the key tracks that broke dubstep to a global audience via Mary Anne Hobb’s
Dubstep Warz compilation. Pinch’s influence within Multiverse extends across the
compilation through his collaboration with P Dutty on ‘War Dub’, featured in the
movie Children of Men, and ‘Get Up’ with Massive Attack vocalist Yolanda Quartey
and Bristol legend Rob Smith (RSD). Equally the more avant-garde work of the
studio is represented through Moving Ninja, an artist who pioneered the blurring of
boundaries between dubstep and sound design, and emptyset, whose eponymous
debut album fused the streamlined European minimalism of Mika Vainio and Raster
Noton with Bristol’s unique bass heavy production style.

This ground breaking selection of tracks sit alongside contributions by
techno/dubstep pioneer 2562, half-step progenitor Loefah, Skream and Caravan
label boss October. In the process ‘Dark Matter’ creates a landmark archive of the
work of one of the world’s most innovative creative networks of electronic producers.
At the centre of this community is Bristol’s thriving music scene in which Multiverse
forms a key social hub, and the studio has operated with a family ethos that has
placed creativity and artistic co-operation at the heart of their activity. Their collective
approach places dialogue and collaboration as a vital and indispensable element
within the musical process, an ethos that is entrenched within the city’s creative
history, and their focus as ever remains in working with a diverse range of artists to
craft a unique an inimitable sound that speaks to a global audience. As a result Dark
Matter emerges both as a celebration of all that has been achieved and forms a
decisive manifesto for an unwritten future.