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SBTRKT is the self-titled debut album of SBTRKT, the musical project led by music producer Aaron Jerome, whose signature sounds combines dubstep, future garage, 2step, soul, and house. The album was originally released in 2011 by the Young Turks record label.

"London-based enigma Aaron Jerome, aka the tribal mask-wearing producer/DJ SBTRKT (pronounced subtract), is the latest act to make the leap from FWD club staple to serious album artist with his self-titled debut, whose blend of warbling basslines and syncopated rhythms -- with influences from the world of R&B, Chicago house, old-school garage, and synth pop -- has provided what is, perhaps, dubstep's most genre-straddling effort to date. …SBTRKT's downtempo, mellow nature means it's a dance album that's unlikely to ever be played in a club, but showing James Blake that sparse, minimal dubstep and well-crafted pop melodies aren't mutually exclusive, it's a daring debut which lives up to the masked man's "next big thing" label." - AllMusic

"You might call what SBTRKT is doing here "post-dubstep". ... Rather than go for showy, scene-stealing productions, he keeps things tight and purposeful: The focus is on the overall song and the vocal, and beats are just one part of that equation." - Pitchfork

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