Klute

In 1997 he released the 12" single Deep Control under the alias 'The Spectre'. In 1998 the debut Klute LP Casual Bodies was released on the Certificate 18 imprint; Fear of People followed in 2000. In 2001 he established the label Commercial Suicide. This released his own material, including the albums Lie, Cheat & Steal (2003), No One's Listening Anymore (2005), The Emperor's New Clothes, (2007) and Music for prophet (2010). All of these albums are double CDs with one drum and bass disc and another of downtempo techno and breakbeat and received widespread acclaim in the electronic music community. The track "Time 4 Change" from No One's Listening Anymore was the last tune played on-air by John Peel. Commercial Suicide has also released tracks from Break, Digital, Spirit, Calibre, Dom & Roland, Hive, SKC, Gridlok, Jamal, Method One and Chris Su.

• Name — Klute • Birth Name — Thomas Harold George Withers • Born — 31 July 1968 • Origin — Ipswich, England • Genre — Drum and bass, techno, punk, techstep, neurofunk • Occupation — Musician • Years Active — 1984–present • Label — Commercial Suicide, Certificate 18, 31, Hospital, Shogun Audio, Soul:R, Metalheadz, Breakbeat Science Recordings • Associated Acts — The Stupids

• Casual Bodies – Certificate 18 (1998) • Fear of People – Certificate 18 (2000) • Part of Me – Hospital Records (2002) • Lie, Cheat & Steal – Commercial Suicide (2003) • No One's Listening Anymore – Commercial Suicide (2005) • The Emperor's New Clothes – Commercial Suicide (2007) • Music For Prophet – Commercial Suicide (2010) • The Draft – Commercial Suicide (2013) • Read Between The Lines – Commercial Suicide (2017) • Whatever It Takes – Commercial Suicide (2019)