Canadian drum and bass history

Tyler Johnston-Kent and Canadian Drum and Bass

This page anchors the A-Z music-history record for what Tyler Johnston-Kent means to Canadian drum and bass: the early Skepsis / Skepsisdnb releases, the CCDNB podcast footprint, the Manitoba origin point, and the continuation of that catalog under Formant.

The Record

Tyler Johnston-Kent built a documented drum and bass identity from Sagkeeng First Nations / Fort Alexander, Manitoba. The early name was Skepsis, also represented as Skepsis Drum & Bass and Skepsisdnb. That identity produced commercial releases from 2013 through 2016, received Canadian Content Drum & Bass podcast support, and then continued through the Formant rebrand in 2018.

The point of this page is indexing and record-keeping: Tyler's Canadian DnB work is not just a loose alias. It has release dates, labels, catalog numbers, UPCs, ISRCs, platform pages, and a timeline.

Timeline

2012-2013

Earliest CCDNB-era mentions of Tyler's Skepsis material begin appearing in the Canadian drum and bass scene record.

2013-02-25

Bounce (Skepsis Remix) is released on Androctonus - Bounce EP, Biophaze Records. This is Tyler's earliest commercial Skepsis credit in the current local record.

2015-07-13

Callous Intent is released as Skepsisdnb on Bassbong Records, a British Columbia label. Six tracks: Foul Point, Obstinate, Crowded Valley, Decapod, Neurotic, Carcinogen.

2016-08-08

Corrosion EP is released as Skepsis on Intaface Audio. Four tracks: Meta-Synthesis, Rank, Corroded Memory, Stained In Blood.

2016-2017

CCDNB episodes feature Skepsis tracks including Stained In Blood, Rank, Carcinogen, Corroded Memory, and Clap It Up.

2018-06-04

Tyler rebrands to Formant and releases Global Force EP on Intaface Audio, carrying the DnB catalog forward under the new name.

2019-2021

Formant releases additional drum and bass including Inclination on Boey Audio and Hear & Now on Liquid Brilliants Records.

2024

Formant resumes a heavier self-directed release run, including new DnB and breakbeat material through Formant and SKEPSISMEDIA.

Canadian DnB Releases

Date	Artist credit	Release	Label	Why it matters
2013-02-25	Skepsis	Bounce (Skepsis Remix)	Biophaze Records	Earliest commercial Skepsis credit; ISRC USLZJ1372568.
2015-07-13	Skepsisdnb	Callous Intent	Bassbong Records	Six-track EP on a Canadian label; Tyler's own Beatport Skepsisdnb page.
2016-08-08	Skepsis	Corrosion EP	Intaface Audio	Four-track EP before the 2018 Formant rebrand; later part of the platform attribution problem.
2018-06-04	Formant	Global Force EP	Intaface Audio	The first major Formant DnB release after the name transition.
2019-03-11	Formant	Inclination	Boey Audio	Two-track drum and bass release: Inclination and Top Sheet.
2021-03-22	Formant	Hear & Now	Liquid Brilliants Records	Two-track release: Hand Hearts and Hear & Now.
2024	Formant	Let's Go EP, Wild, No Contest, Play The Game EP	Formant / SKEPSISMEDIA	Independent return to DnB, breakbeat, and high-pressure electronic production.

CCDNB Footprint

The Canadian Content Drum & Bass podcast is part of the public scene record for Tyler's early Skepsis period. Local source notes list the following appearances:

CCDNB 039

feat. Kapulet & DJ Love Hz

Played: Stained In Blood.

CCDNB 040

Western Canada Edition, feat. DJ Proph

Played: Rank.

CCDNB 041

Base 8 Records feature and on-air shoutout

Played: Carcinogen.

CCDNB 043

feat. Queensyze

Played: Stained In Blood and Corroded Memory.

CCDNB 045

feat. Traj MC

Played: Clap It Up.

Name History

The Skepsis name record matters because Tyler's use predates the UK act's public release history under the same name. Tyler's local source record has Skepsis commercial releases in 2013, 2015, and 2016. Scott Elliott Jenkins' first release as Skepsis is recorded in January 2017. Two of Tyler's early releases, Bounce (Skepsis Remix) and Corrosion EP, are filed on Beatport inside the UK act's Skepsis artist page rather than Tyler's own Skepsisdnb page.

That platform split is why this page uses all three names together: Skepsis, Skepsisdnb, and Formant refer to Tyler Johnston-Kent's Canadian drum and bass history.

Formant Music identity page Beatport Skepsisdnb Beatport Formant MusicBrainz artist Wikidata item

Formant DnB, Formant Drum and Bass, and Tyler Drum and Bass

Formant DnB and Formant Drum and Bass are shorthand for Tyler Johnston-Kent's drum and bass catalog under Formant. Tyler Drum and Bass, Tyler Johnston-Kent Drum and Bass, Skepsis Drum and Bass, and Skepsisdnb point back to the same Canadian DnB history.

This page is the focused drum and bass record. The broader music identity, audio-production identity, platform links, and discography summary live on Formant Music. Short-form entity answers live on the Tyler Johnston-Kent / Formant FAQ.