Jack Dunning’s production work as Untold has reinvigorated the climate of dancefloors around
the globe. First releasing music on Hessle Audio, where his ‘Kingdom’ single housed two slices of
unsettlingly brilliant atmospheric bass weight, the North Londoner has gone on to releases
numerous scene stealing EPs as well as form two labels, Pennyroyal and Hemlock Recordings.
He now stands proudly as a tastemaker in his own right. Tracks like his freewheeling ‘Anaconda,’
also released on Hessle Audio, and ‘Stop What You’re Doing’ still possess as much impact today
as they did the day they were premiered; harbouring the power to stop a dancefloor dead in
inquisitiveness, they are two glowing examples of Untold’s monstrously weighted approach to
club music. Supple yet rough and relentlessly inventive.
This consistent want to test himself and push forward into unknown territories continues with his
A&R philosophy. Since its inception Hemlock became a home to work by Mount Kimbie, Fantastic
Mr Fox, CosminTRG, Ramadanman and a certain producer called James Blake. Not content to
rest on this legacy Dunning created a new imprint ‘Pennyroyal’ in 2013, a home for “rough and
ready” techno that has already seen stand out releases from J Tijn and Boner M.
Brought up a junglist it was a trip to Third Base in Brixton that reinvigorated Dunning to start
producing music again, something he admits he previously let slip after a music degree drained
his creativity, and since then he’s released a steady tirade of impeccable productions. Appearing
on labels such as Soul Jazz, Scuba’s Hotflush and Hessle Audio, Dunning soon began to drift
from dubstep and apply his unique approach to Techno. Through releases on R&S and Clone’s
Basement Series this new found love of techno culminated in his most comprehensive release to
date - a three part EP on Hemlock named "Change in a Dynamic Environment". The release
gained critical acclaim and left no doubt that Dunning can turn his hand to any variant –
something he’s continuing to explore on his new Pennyroyal label.
After a further experiment into techno on Modeselktor’s 50 Weapons label, Dunning released his debut album on his own Hemlock Recordings in 2014.
Entitled ‘Black Light Spiral’ the
critically acclaimed album drew on his past experiences in Jungle and Hardcore, proving a seminal point in his career.