January has been an active month for grime. Plenty of good tracks, great sets and a lot of good projects have been released; that’s not to mention the war dubs flying around lately. This is the first in a new series from us, rounding up the best grime music at the end of each month.…
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The evolution of grime is always a hotly debated subject among the scene. Last year, it felt as though every other day the discussion of whether grime is dead was being hurled out on the timeline, and eventually that morphed into ways the sound of grime could evolve. It’s come back around as we take…
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It’s been another sick year for grime. We’ve had Stormzy on the main stage of Glastonbury, D Double E beaming into homes nationwide and loads of talent on the underground pushing the sound organically. It’s a worldwide movement. The critics said it was dead, but the fact grime continues to thrive in the face of…
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I decided to go a bit deeper with this one. There’s a lot of really good releases both vocal and instrumental from the UK and beyond. Vocals on page one, instrumentals on page two. No French Montana riddim in this one, because there’ll be a wider piece on that coming soon. Hope you enjoy. Yodaman…
Read MorePirate radio was a format picked up from grime’s narrative predecessors. The format spanned jungle, garage, grime, funky house and dubstep; allowing the early era of spitters to be heard in a time where mainstream avenues were duly padlocked, and the advancement in streaming and video technology simply didn’t exist. Alongside record stores, white labels,…
Read MoreVaried one this month, vocal and instrumental grime to UKG to rap. Also, I would like to send a get well soon to Terror Danjah, who is unfortunately suffering from a bout of ill health, stream or buy his latest one as it is very good. Terror Danjah – Invasion Grime legend Terror Danjah lands…
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Where would grime be without radio? The old pirate stations provided an early circuit for the would be stars of the genre to get their voices heard, a conduit for moments that would become etched in the history books for eternity to come. Jammer’s birthday, Fuck Radio and The War Report are just three moments…
Read MoreI did this interview with Proc Fiskal back in 2017 for Radar. He was playing one of their parties and had not long released ‘The Highland Mob’ EP on Hyperdub. We spoke about his production style, grime at 160, video games and his future plans. The grime scene in Scotland certainly seems healthy at the…
Read MoreEarworm is going to be a monthly round up of grime and bass that I enjoyed. I might throw in a few weird UK rap bits if I feel like it, but for now it will be mainly grime and bass music. Not sure what I’m gonna do about a header picture for this one,…
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The Art of Grime 