Alan Johnson

Ten Year Tonnage

Sneaker Social Club
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Weighing in with more of the deadly payloads that make systems weep, Alan Johnson return to Sneaker Social Club to finish what they started on 2022’s The Stillness EP. Gareth and Tom’s sharp instinct for the fundamentals of crushing half-step pressure remain undiminished on this latest EP. Their sound palette reaches across contrasting strands of music culture, and every bar is teeming with micro details of sound design which give the tracks a living, breathing quality. Ten Year Tonnage splits the EP open in whipcrack snares, DMZ flutes and a thick bed of sub, constantly shifting and teasing roots drops before opening up the mids and letting the low end snarl. The chord hook on ‘Shapeshifter’ nudges towards some bold rave shapes, but there’s restraint and poise in the way the sounds get deployed. The Johnson way is one of suffocating space and uneasy tension, which obviously creates the best kind of dancefloor drama. As ‘Muay Size’ ably demonstrates, the likely lads are happy to pare a tune back to a skeletal framework and keep dancers waiting. When the pay-off comes, it’s not what you might expect, and that’s precisely why their sound is fresher than yours. ‘People Of The World’ goes even further out as it staggers and stumbles through skewed jazz samples and snatches of drums being thrown across the room. For all the splaying angles, there’s still a rock solid weight to the tune which proves Alan Johnson are more than comfortable taking things out to a weird fringe without losing their swagger.

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Release Date

09.09.2024

Cat No

SNKR049

Tracklist

Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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DubStep
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12"
Alan Johnson
12.95 €
Stillness EP Sneaker Social Club
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Bass Music
12"
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Alan Johnson
12.95 €
Stillness EP Sneaker Social Club
Bass
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12"
Alan Johnson
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E-FAX006 Art-E-Fax
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Bass Music
12"
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E-FAX006 Art-E-Fax
House
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12“
Dream Cycle
16.95 €
Part One Sneaker Social Club
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House
12“
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Dream Cycle
16.95 €
Part One Sneaker Social Club
Bass
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12“
Silas
15.95 €
Wot Sneaker Social Club
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Bass Music
12“
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Silas
15.95 €
Wot Sneaker Social Club
Grime
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LP
Dylan Beale
29.95 €
Adamantium Rage OST Sneaker Social Club
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HipHop / Rap
LP
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Dylan Beale
29.95 €
Adamantium Rage OST Sneaker Social Club
Bass
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12“
Low End Activist
16.95 €
Dry Chat, Wet Rag Sneaker Social Club
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Bass Music
12“
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Low End Activist
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Dry Chat, Wet Rag Sneaker Social Club
Drum & Bass
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12"
Trends, Boylan & Slimzee
16.95 €
Ninety Nine EP Sneaker Social Club
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Bass Music
12"
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Trends, Boylan & Slimzee
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Ninety Nine EP Sneaker Social Club
Bass
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12“
Park End
15.95 €
SNKRX013 Sneaker Social Club
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Bass Music
12“
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Park End
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SNKRX013 Sneaker Social Club
Drum & Bass
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12“
Dom & Roland
17.95 €
The Stormfront Individual
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Bass Music
12“
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Dom & Roland
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The Stormfront Individual
Bass
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12“
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Ten Year Tonnage Sneaker Social Club
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Bass Music
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Ten Year Tonnage Sneaker Social Club
Breakbeatz
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SamOne
13.95 €
Breakz N Harmony Pt. 2 ShakeWell
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Techno
12“
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SamOne
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Breakz N Harmony Pt. 2 ShakeWell
Bass
12“
Hassan Abou Alam
13.95 €
Shalfata Yuku
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Bass Music
12“
Hassan Abou Alam
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Shalfata Yuku
Techno
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Cristian Vogel
15.00 €
General Arrepientase Tresor
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Techno
12“
Cristian Vogel
15.00 €
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Bass
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EP
Pearl River Sound & The Horn
23.95 €
Top Shelf Material Quoth
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Bass Music
EP
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Pearl River Sound & The Horn
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Top Shelf Material Quoth