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Les Spécialistes (Tepa & Princess Anies) french hip hop group .

Growing up programming games for the Commodore 64 computer sparked Stephen Machnowski’s interest in building his own electronics, specifically synthesizers. Based in New York City, he uses his home-built synths and drum machines for his E.M.S. project (the initials stand for Electro Music Specialist). Influenced by electric beats he heard in new wave and the electro and rap breakdancers favored, Machnowski plays a robotic style of neo-electro that caught the attention of the Satamile label. .

Dub Specialist is a name used for a series of dub LP releases from Studio One throughout the 70s. These limited edition albums were mixed down by a number of engineers over the decade, including Sylvan Morris, Syd Bucknor & Overton "Scientist" Brown, all under the auspices of legendary producer, sound system pioneer and music entrepeneur, Clement "Coxsone" Dodd. The series ended when Dodd left Brentford Road for the USA at the end of the decade, but the tunes have found new life with there rerelease by labels like the US's Heartbeat & the UK's SoulJazz. .