Shane DB
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Shane dB/Dark Matter Project Shane dB is a DJ/Artist and Producer from Camden Town, London. Shane began his DJ journey back in 2020. At this time Shane successfully obtained a PhD Music studentship in Goldsmiths College in London researching the role of the Digital Audio Workstation in Techno music production. He started the podcast series, Transmissions from the Black Hole in 2021 originally to practise his DJing skills. Also, in 2021 he started learning techno music production taught by Solenoid/Berlin and released as Dark Matter Project his Lost Dimensions EP in November 2023. Lost Dimensions EP has been well received particularly the track ‘Is Your Love? (ft. Eva Menom). He played an hour DJ set closing ‘Tomorrow Calling’ electronic music festival at Amp Studios, London in September 2022 and recently at Egg Club, London in November 2025. Lost Dimensions EP has received positive feedback from techno artists and DJs around the world and played in clubs from Sisyphos, Berlin to clubs throughout Europe, USA, Mexico and Japan. Shane has a history in hardcore punk. In the mid-1980s he started and ran the highly influential and John Peel favourite label – Manic Ears Records. Manic Ears was known for releasing 1st and 2nd albums by John Peel favourites Extreme Noise Terror, Ripcord, Dr & The Crippens (another John Peel favourite), Saw Throat and Sore Throat during the 1980s. Shane first met Dave Ellesmere in 1987 when he became drummer for Dr & The Crippens and very soon after hired him to work at Manic Ears. Dave, at the time had previously been a drummer for Discharge on the Why? 12”, The Insane and Flux of Pink Indians. The 1980s were an interesting period of independent music for the both of us. Shane sold the label to the Trojan/Receiver Records group in 1990 and worked at Trojan/Receiver Records from 1991 to 1992. He left the independent music industry in 1993 to pursue academic interests in music, media and technology.
Music style
Techno