Pinch (musician) life and biography

Pinch is Rob Ellis, a dubstep and techno artist from Bristol, best known for his fusion of styles such as reggae, world music, and dancehall with dubstep. He released his first album, Underwater Dancehall, in 2007 on Tectonic Records, which he founded in 2005.

One of Pinch's most well-known tracks is "Qawwali", which references the devotional singing of the same name and features samples of harmonium and singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, which was released on Planet Mu records.

His songs appear on compilations such as "Box of Dub: Dubstep and Future Dub 2" (Soul Jazz Records), "Science Faction: Dubstep" (Breakbeat Science Recordings), "10 Tons Heavy" (Planet Mu) and "200" (Planet Mu).

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