Early UK Hip hop group from West London mainly active from 1990 to 1996 but had been around in various guises since 1984. Original groups members: Ace Shazamme (Shane Ryan)- Vocals/Production/DJ. The Phantom (Best Igbinyemi)-Vocals. 0026(Zee Anwar)-Vocals. Genius P (Paul Spooner)-Vocals. DJ Knives (Robert White)-DJ.

 

History

 

Hailing from West London, Dynametrix started life as The Funky Force in the early 1980s and by the mid 80s became The Force consisting of Ace Shazamme (Shane Ryan) and The Phantom/Master Best (Best Igbinyemi). Their first notable release was on Vinyl Lab Records, entitled Mission Impossible in 1987.

 

Around this time, they met and began to work with a crew called Nite Jam Sounds which consisted of Grand Moe Zee (Zee Anwar, (0026)) and DJ Knives (Robert White) who were also from the West London scene. The final member of the group which eventually became known as Dynametrix was Genius P (Paul Spooner (RIP)) who knew both groups and was the link up between them.

 

In 1988/89 The Force started work on an album which remains unreleased due to creative and artistic differences with their record company at the time.

 

In 1990, The Phantom entered a free style rapping competition in Dingwalls Night Club in Camden, London and defeated Uncle Bee Nice (F9’s) which lead to them signing a deal with Kold Sweat Records.

 

Their first release was a three track 12 Inch in 1991 entitled Keep Da Crowd Dancing. The following year, Dynametrix released an EP entitled This One’s 4 U, which includes Class Dismissed, the only track to feature all 5 members of the crew. Following the release of the EP, DJ Knives and Genius P left the group due to personal issues. The rest of the group started work on their first album, entitled A Measure of Force, which was released in 1994.

 

Kold Sweat Records started to wind down their operations in late 1994. At the time Dynametrix were negotiating a deal with a number of record companies for their second album, entitled Underground to the Underground. Unfortunately the album was never released. However, a number of tracks were recorded.

 

Dynametrix' central appeal was the intoxicating beats and rhythms designed by Ace Shazamme, including both 70s funk grooves and samples drawn from television and radio.