Get April’s Wire mag it carries (as promised here by the man himself) an excellent ‘primer’ piece on Grime by Simon Reynolds. It has to be the first primer where I happen own all the records (normally a couple is good going).
The ‘primer’ list
So Solid Crew – Dilemma
Oxide & Neutrino – Bound for Da Reload
Pay as U Go Kartel – Know We
Wiley & Roll Deep – Terrible
Genius Crew – Course Bruv
More Fire Crew – Oi
Musical Mob – Pulse X
Dizzee Rascal – I love U / Vexed
Wiley – Eskimo / Ice Rink
Jammer Weed Man
Jammer & D Double E – Birds in the Sky
Riko & Target – Chosen One
Ruff Sqwad – Lethal Injection
Terror Danjah – Industry Standard EP
Various – Pay Back EP
Mark One vrs Plasticman – Hard Graft ½
Loefah – Bombay Squad
Wonder – What
SLK – Hype Hype (Wonder Rmx)
Jammer feat Kano – Boys Love Girls
Wonder feat Kano – What have you done
Terror Danjah feat Kano & Sadie – So sure
Davinchie – Dirty Canvas 1
Essentials – Headquarters
Lethal B et al – Pow
Jammer et al – Destruction VIP
D Double E & P Jam – Anger Management
Trim – Boogieman
Bruza – Not convinced
Kano feat D Double E & Demon – Reload it
Oversights / Over-rated?
The ‘primer’ list
So Solid Crew – Dilemma
Oxide & Neutrino – Bound for Da Reload
Pay as U Go Kartel – Know We
Wiley & Roll Deep – Terrible
Genius Crew – Course Bruv
More Fire Crew – Oi
Musical Mob – Pulse X
Dizzee Rascal – I love U / Vexed
Wiley – Eskimo / Ice Rink
Jammer Weed Man
Jammer & D Double E – Birds in the Sky
Riko & Target – Chosen One
Ruff Sqwad – Lethal Injection
Terror Danjah – Industry Standard EP
Various – Pay Back EP
Mark One vrs Plasticman – Hard Graft ½
Loefah – Bombay Squad
Wonder – What
SLK – Hype Hype (Wonder Rmx)
Jammer feat Kano – Boys Love Girls
Wonder feat Kano – What have you done
Terror Danjah feat Kano & Sadie – So sure
Davinchie – Dirty Canvas 1
Essentials – Headquarters
Lethal B et al – Pow
Jammer et al – Destruction VIP
D Double E & P Jam – Anger Management
Trim – Boogieman
Bruza – Not convinced
Kano feat D Double E & Demon – Reload it
Oversights / Over-rated?