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Something about Kevin McPhee’s music has always been a little bit UK, despite his Canadian origins. Holed away in a bedroom in Toronto, McPhee quietly built up quite a library of his own breakbeat-heavy dubstep-ish tunes. Sending tunes around to a few like-minded names, his track “Be” caught the ear of legendary dubstep DJ Distance, and after being played on Rinse FM ended up in the hands of the mysterious Irish label [nakedlunch], who gave McPhee his first release. “Get In With You” was a creakily gorgeous dubstep-time stunner, like Burial rendered in aged crackling wood, and was deservingly lauded upon its release, receiving rave reviews from publications like Resident Advisor.
Around the same time, McPhee’s tracks found favour with Bristol artist Kowton, who played them in the city’s legendary Rooted Records shop. Shop worker Chris Farrell fell in love and later gave Kevin McPhee a new home on his own fledgling Idle Hands imprint, signaling a shift towards house perfectly suited to his meticulously stitched breakbeats, hushed and haunting but still able to work a dancefloor. It’s a testament to the strength of McPhee’s music that a novice from Toronto found his first releases o... More Biography
Around the same time, McPhee’s tracks found favour with Bristol artist Kowton, who played them in the city’s legendary Rooted Records shop. Shop worker Chris Farrell fell in love and later gave Kevin McPhee a new home on his own fledgling Idle Hands imprint, signaling a shift towards house perfectly suited to his meticulously stitched breakbeats, hushed and haunting but still able to work a dancefloor. It’s a testament to the strength of McPhee’s music that a novice from Toronto found his first releases o... More Biography