Photo credit: Ivy SomethingA ton of the finest dubstep around comes from UK’s Skream. Emerging in 2003 as an early teen with a fantastic knack for production, Skream not only built up his own rep, but along with folks like Kode 9, Benga, Hatcha and just a handful of others, crafted the foundation of dubstep genre, with the help of British pirate radio station, Rinse.fm.
Here are two from the Skream’s 2006 debut release, ‘Skream!’, released on Tempa.
MP3: Skream - Midnight Request Line
MP3: Skream - Rutten
Skream’s new stuff is remix work for London’s dub/electronica staple, The Bug featuring (frequent Skream collaborator), Warrior Queen. Also a recent remix of Nottingham dubstepper, Geiom.
MP3: The Bug - Poison Dart (feat. Warrior Queen) (Skream Remix)
MP3: Geiom - Reminissin’ (Skream’s ‘Time Traveler’ Refix)
Wrapping up, get on this massive remix from the father of fidget house, UK’s Switch. Wobbly!
MP3: Skream - Midnight Request Line (Switch Remix)
Hopping across the US, Skream plays in NYC tonight at the monthly, Low End Theory NYC at Knitting Factory NYC. Skream will play Los Angeles on August 5th, at L.A.’s dubstep Tuesday weekly, Pure Filth. More dates and details at Skream’s tour page.
Visit Skream on MySpace.
