06/18/2026
grant dell has touched down in the states and we get the honor of hosting. him for a all vinyl affair in Philly tomorrow night inside BASTET 10p-4a
With over 60 releases, you may know him as Uhuru Beats, Croydon Punks Ltd, Masonic Noodles, or the Chicago Transit Authority. Grant’s first release as Tribalation - EP1 on Loaded records got licensed to Strictly Rhythm; the rest is dance music history.
The son of a jazz musician, Grant’s teen years rebelled to the raw aesthetic of punk, but his tastes quickly warmed to the rolling basslines of dancehall and dub reggae. South London soundclashes cemented his love of gritty low-slung frequencies. And then acid house.
Down Clink Street, deep underground to Heart and Soul and onto to countless warehouse parties, Grant took his innate appreciation of dancefloor dynamics behind the decks.
Grant’s shared love of the best of Chicago house and Detroit techno started morphing into a sound in the early days that could only be detected in the mix. He’s now widely regarded as a EARLY Tech-House pioneer, but his influences span a far broader spectrum - Early disco to post punk - Barrington Levy to Basic Channel with a splash of soul and that inimitable swing.
In 1996, after securing a one-year residency at the Underground Cafe in Sydney, Australia, and a one-year residency at the Red Zone in Auckland New Zealand, Grant Auckland New Zealand, Grant embarked on the first ever tech-house
world tour alongside fellow pioneers Terry Francis, Mr. C and Colin Dale.
