[20 Years of DEEP MEDi] Commodo B2B Pinch

The elusive Commodo is a spectre from the industrial north of England who has spent the better part of fifteen years redefining the bass. From the steel city of Sheffield, Commodo (aka Dom Tarasek) emerged in the early 2010s with a low-frequency hum that sent waves through the very foundations of the UK’s underground. At a time when the broader dubstep movement was characterized by aggressive, mid-range wobbles, Commodo prioritized texture, space, and a certain cinematic gloom. In short, his career is a slow-burning masterclass.

The artist known as Pinch is a pioneer of dubstep, the sound that sparked one of the biggest waves of musical creativity ever seen in the UK. Subloaded, which he began in his adopted hometown of Bristol back in 2004, was the first dedicated dubstep and grime night outside of FWD>> in London, and to this day the impact of the party still ripples through Bristol’s bass community.