Calyx & TeeBee

Calyx & TeeBee are a drum and bass production duo made up of Calyx (Laurence Stephen Wynne "Larry" Cons) and Teebee (Torgeir Byrknes). Their primary work within drum and bass sits in the neurofunk/techstep end of the spectrum. The pair are producers and also perform DJ sets; Calyx is based in London and Teebee is originally from Bergen, Norway.

Background: Calyx began as a London-based act originally presented as a duo of Larry Cons and Chris Rush before continuing as Larry Cons' solo project under the Calyx name. Teebee is a Norwegian DJ/producer who founded and runs the Subtitles Recordings label. Calyx & TeeBee started collaborating in the mid-2000s and their first full-length joint album, Anatomy, appeared in 2007.

Musical style: their productions centre on tight drum programming, heavily processed breaks and layered bass design. Drums are edited for snap and punch: kick and snare hits are compressed and EQ'd to keep the low-end clear while midrange basses carry the character. Bass design typically combines a deep sub foundation with midrange textured basses — detuned saws, filtered reese layers and modulated distortion — often automated over long bars to create evolving movement. Atmospheric elements and pad work appear as sparse, dark textures or razor-edged stabs rather than long, melodic chords, which keeps the focus on rhythm and bass. In the studio they use precise arrangement and sound-shaping to hold space for rolling beatlines; in DJ sets they favour tracks that maintain that technical, neuro/tech edge rather than long liquid or melodic excursions.

Career and contributions: the duo have four studio albums released under the Calyx & TeeBee name — Anatomy (2007), All or Nothing (2012), 1x1 (2016) and Plates (2022). Their releases have appeared on established drum and bass labels, including Moving Shadow and Ram Records, alongside material connected to Teebee's Subtitles imprint. Beyond the album catalogue, Calyx & TeeBee are noted for translating studio detail into DJ sets: their mixes emphasise tight transitions and track selection that foregrounds engineered basslines and sculpted percussion. Teebee’s role as founder/operator of Subtitles Recordings provides an additional platform tied to his production and A&R activities, while Calyx’s continuation of the Calyx name after the earlier duo phase (with Chris Rush) marks his long-term presence in London’s production community.

Specific influences and connections: published, attributed lists of personal influences for Calyx & TeeBee are limited in public sources. Concretely, their work sits alongside and has been released on the same labels as other producers working in neurofunk and techstep aesthetics, and Teebee’s Subtitles Recordings positions him in direct relation to artists who favour technical sound design and drum programming. The pair’s recorded milestones — Anatomy (2007), All or Nothing (2012), 1x1 (2016) and Plates (2022) — trace their collaborative timeline and remain the clearest public record of their output and evolution.