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Photek

real name Rupert Matthew Swain Parkes

St Albans, United Kingdom · b. 1972-05-13

Photek is credited on 180 albums across 538 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1993–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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180

Albums

538

Pressings

4

Decades active

366

In collections

Biography

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UK producer and musician.
Born 6 September 1971 in St Albans, England
A fixture on the UK jungle scene since the early nineties, Photek a.k.a. Rupert Parkes (associated with Ipswich in the nineties) is best known for his role in developing the "intelligent" drum & bass genre.

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Credited work

180 albums · 538 pressings · active 1993–2025

  • Performance · 551
  • Production · 244
  • Engineering · 41
  • Other credits · 29

Studios: Technical Itch Studios · The Toyshop, Manchester · Abbey Road Studios · Grand Central HQ

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