Kyle Schab, who records as Dubtek, is from Kenmore, Washington, near Seattle. A visit to Berlin in 2010 preceded Schab’s move there in 2012, and Dubtek said that hearing more European music influenced the project’s sound. Dubtek described a draw towards darker music, saying that deep, heavy or hard tracks with a dark feel were usually the ones played. The project is associated with Seattle. Dubtek is an electronic producer whose music spans dubstep and other bass-music styles.
In 2012, Dubtek released the single Extension / Plus Ultra and worked with Displaced Paranormals on the single Singularity / Lock Dread for Dubzilla Recordings. The following year brought Lifeforms / Lusca, a single with Displaced Paranormals and Overlook on Inception Audio. Dubtek also worked with Displaced Paranormals on the 2014 single Mothman / OBEY, associated with Nickbee and released through Inception Audio. In a 2012 interview, Dubtek spoke of plans to make further music with Displaced Paranormals for the label, as well as a remix for Truth. Dubtek also mentioned plans to release music on Seven’s Uprise Audio.
Accidents / The Truth, a single on Uprise Audio, arrived in 2015. In 2017, Dubtek released the single Heist on Beyond Belief Recordings. The EP The Trancening brought collaborations with Droid Sector, Boot and Mouch: Droid Sector and Boot worked on its title track, while Mouch joined Dubtek on “Visionary”. Paradise Lost Recordings described the EP as Dubtek’s first proper artist release.
In 2021, Dubtek released the single Inorganic / Kyro on Ctrl+Alt+Del Audio, with DBR UK and Displaced Paranormals credited alongside the project.