Dynametrix

Dynametrix
Origin	London, U.K.
Genres	Rap
Years active	1986-present
Website	www.dynametrix.co.uk
Members	Zee Anwar/Shane Ryan/ Best Igbinyemi

Dynametrix- Early UK Hip hop group from West London mainly active from 1990 to 1996 but had been around in various guises since 1984.^[1] Original groups members: Ace Shazamme (Shane Ryan)- Vocals/Production/DJ. The Phantom (Best Igbinyemi)-Vocals. 0026(Zee Anwar)-Vocals. Genius P (Paul Spooner)-Vocals. DJ Knives (Robert White)-DJ.^[2] Their central appeal was the intoxicating beats and rhythms designed by Ace Shazamme (Shane Ryan), including both 70s funk grooves and samples drawn from television and radio.^[3] Most of their work was released whilst signed to the Koldsweat label including their first single "keep da crowd dancing" which sampled the Cliff Nobles & Co classic The Horse.^[4] Their most notable work being the album " A Measure Of Force" released by (KoldSweatRecords in 1994).

DJ Knives left the group after the Keep Da Crowd Dancing 12 inch was released, shortly followed Genius P who left the group after the This Ones 4 U EP. The remaining members of the group started work on their first album entitled A Measure of Force. After the release of the album the group commenced work on a second album tentatively entitled Underground to the Underground, which was never released.

Genius P died in 2001. The remaining members remain active, with the Phantom releasing 2 solo albums, The Anomaly in 1999 and The Art of Fighting in 2014 with producer Tom Dice on Don't Bite! Records. Ace Shazamme produced a number of artists, including Funky DL. 0026 hosts an old school hip hop radio show on Invader.FM called The Hyperfunk Alienation. A forthcoming album featuring 0026 and The Phantom, entitled Make A Move On Em is due in 2016 on Don't Bite Records. A Dynametrix album featuring unreleased songs and a number of new songs is also due in 2016.

Discography

• "Keep Da Crowd Dancing" 1991
• "This Ones 4 U EP" 1992)
• "A Measure Of Force" 1994

Appearances

• "Rogues Gallery" (Diary Of A Blackman Living In The Land Of The Lost- Katch 22 1991
• "Im not a Weakling" (Its Just Begun 1992
• "Radical" (Right and Exact 1993
• "For Real" (London Underground Volume 3 1994
• "Class Dismissed" (The Old Testament: Book I And Book II') Word Up Records, 2005

References

1. "Low-Life | UK Hip Hop Story | Underground Years". old.britishhiphop.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
2. "- Dynametrix - Biography". britishhiphop.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
3. "Dynametrix | Biography | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
4. "Dynametrix's I'm Not a Weakling sample of Cliff Nobles & Co.'s The Horse | WhoSampled". whosampled.com. Retrieved 2014-03-15.

External links

• Low-Life | UK Hip Hop Story | Underground Years
• KoldSweatRecords