The club night
Tempo Tantrum was formed in 2000 as a club night in London. The ethos, then as now, was to provide a unified outlet for different styles of UK dance music, whether drum and bass, breakbeat, dubstep, house or garage. Beginning life at the Mint Bar in Clerkenwell before moving to the Living Room in Brixton, we were soon featured as one of the 'Best New Clubs in Britain' by dance music bible Mixmag.
In 2003, we moved to the 2-room Brixton Telegraph where our reputation for innovative line-ups and cutting-edge music grew further. Drum and bass DJs we have booked over the years include Pendulum, Klute, Andy C, Fabio, Grooverider, Marcus Intalex and Ed Rush, to name just a few. At the same time, we were one of the first promotions in London to showcase the emerging dubstep sound, with guests such as Horsepower Productions, Kode9, Digital Mystikz, Skream and J Da Flex all making appearances. Our remit did not stop there - broken beat artists such as Landslide, Domu and Alex Phountzi as well as nu breaks DJs like ILS and BLIM have also played at Tempo Tantrum.
We left the Telegraph in 2007, starting a more nomadic existence that has seen us host parties at Herbal and Jam in Shoreditch as well as at Plan B in Brixton. Beyond our own events, we have also hosted rooms at other major club nights, such as Hospitality at Heaven.
The record label
Following the success of the night, the Tempo Tantrum label began as an outlet for music made by the residents. The first three singles by Reza were were well received by the breaks and garage communities, winning plaudits as Mixmag and Knowledge Magazine singles of the month while also receiving airplay on the likes of BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra and London's Kiss FM. The fourth release - this time by Dark Fibre - sees the label pursuing more of a dubstep sound, with full release scheduled for late 2009 on vinyl and MP3.
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07967 612 095
Tempo Tantrum
PO Box 25746
London
SW20 0WG
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