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Subsource are a British electronic rock band formed in the 2000s. Their current sound is a fusion of dubstep and punk/metal genres and their lyrics have a theme of social commentary. The group has maintained a strong presence on the UK festival circuit due to the nature of the combination of dance music and live elements and they have consistently received critical acclaim for their live shows. Gig reviewers have commonly described their live shows as being energetic and displaying ferocity. Sound comparisons have been made to The Prodigy, Pendulum and Rage Against the Machine.

A documentary about the band, "Subsource: A Dubumentary" was completed in 2011. It has not yet been released.

Musical Style
Their current sound is a cross between dubstep and punk/metal genres. Sonic comparisons have been made to The Prodigy, Pendulum, Innerpartysystem and Rage Against The Machine. NME described their overall sound as 'fusing dubstep with cyber metal with great aplomb'. They went on to describe their debut album, 'Tales From The Doombox' as being like 'The Prodigy teaching a noise violation seminar to Sonic Boom Six'. Other reviewers in print and online generally praised the eclecticness and mentioned facets of dubstep, breakbeat, drum and bass, punk, hip-hop, reggae and metal being present in their sound.

In their earlier years, their shows were heavily improvised and often took place on the London squat/free party scene and their intention was to be 'playing dance-floor destroyers'.

Group Members

 * Stuart Henshall (Vocals/Bass)
 * Stuart plays a Clifton hand-built upright electric double bass through a synth effect unit. He came close to death whilst driving the tour van into a tree at V Festival.


 * Paul Frazer (Electric Guitar/Synth)
 * Paul plays a Fender Stratocaster and A PRS through an Orange amplifier. He is Norwegian.


 * Dennis Ng aka Borg (Synths/Electronics)
 * Dennis plays a Nord Wave and a Roland Handsonic HPD-15. He has also been seen using a Wii remote controller on-stage as a MIDI controller. He is British-born Chinese, studied at the University of Cambridge and has a fear of slugs.


 * Vince Welch (Drums)

Past Members

 * Neil Shervell (Drums)
 * Kimba Mutanda (MC)
 * Stix (MC)

Subsource: A Dubumentary
Colin Arnold directed a documentary following the band's journey over the course of 18 months, finishing in early 2011. The film's tagline is 'Most music documentaries are produced after bands have made it... very few capture their journey'. The film is currently unreleaesd.

'Dubumentary' is an amalgamation of two words: dubstep and documentary.

Use of Music in Films, TV and Games
'Parasite' was used in the US TV Crime show 'Numb3rs'. It featured in the rock-climbing opening sequence of the premiere episode of Season 5.

'Disarm' was used by Sky Sports in the coverage of the first ever World Freerun Championships

Subsource tracks also featured in the following video games:
 * Juiced: Eliminator (PSP)
 * MotoGP 07 (PS2)
 * MotoGP 09/10 (PS3/XBox360)
 * FIFA Street 3 (PS3/XBox360)

Band Trivia
Stuart suggested in an interview in 2009 that the name Subsource came whilst the group were experiencing a hallucinogenic drug trip together.

The band featured in Metal Hammer's 2010 Hot List of bands to watch