For anyone looking for some life in the current seemingly quite stagnant waters of Dubstep, have a listen to Ital Tek’s debut album on Planet Mu Records, available now through Boomkat / Juno. Anyone who’s had a peek over our back catalogue, or has listened to Net-Lab material since ‘06 will know that he’s been a big contributor to our success, with two great EPs of some quite experimental electronica-come-dubstep vibes.

Ital Tek also had great success with a sell-out 12″ on Planet Mu and another sell-out 12″ on newcomer label, Square Records, who’s forthcoming release from Milanese (also Mu, formerly Warp) is sounding very promising indeed.

If you missed Ital Tek on Mary Anne Hobbs’ BBC Experimental Show (used to be Breezeblock) the other week, then listen again at the BBC site.

Ital Tek isn’t your regular wobble-yawn dubstep affair, he’s really presenting something quite unique in sound, with elements easy to compare with Milanese, Boxcutter and Vex’d - there is definitely a character Planet Mu sound somewhere in there, but also with a strong melodic element and lots of metallic sounds thrown into the mix.

With regular performances around the UK and Europe this year, check what will no doubt be his biggest show to date at this year’s Glade Festival alongside acts like Autechre, Vex’d, The Bug, Pendulum…

Preview Ital Tek’s tracks and read more on his Myspace

Ital Tek is available for bookings via the BugKlinik agency.