Grime Recomendations

this would be a good thread to start with: http://www.dissensus.com/showthread.php?t=1578

Stuff that is relatively easy to pick up, and good value:

Roll Deep - Rules & Regulations (CD)
Ruff Sqwad - Guns N Roses 2 (CD)
JME - Poomplex (CD)
Wiley - Da Second Phaze (CD)
Scorcher - Simply The Best (CD)

And there's a bunhc of other stuff, but judging on your preferences of producers you will enjoy those CDs

This is a really good thread about it n all Smurfie

http://www.dissensus.com/showthread.php?t=4644&highlight=grime+mixtapes

I'd get the Aim High Cd/DVD sets, they're great.

yeah i'd start grabbing some names from those threads etc. and checking out tonnes of clips at chemical and independance.

are you after both vocals and instrumentals?

You should look at Davinche's Dirty Canvas serie,
Low Deep's releases,
Jme and Skepta's releases,
Mister Slash has a few out as well,
Virgo, Ironsoul and Kid D (The first realm Ep --> personal favourite)

They all have instrumental 12" out, either recently or still available.

Anything affiliated with Boy Better Know, The Movement, Roll Deep, Neckle Camp, Ruff Sqwad, NASTY Crew and Slew Dem would be the first things to get into...

For instrumentals anything by Danny Weed, Virgo, Mr Slash and Terror Danjah, my fave at the moment is Ironsoul.

for vinyl, anything on dumpvalve is guaranteed to be good. logan has put out some really good things on his adamantium lable too, especially look out for the recent-ish skepta release.

Immryr said:

for vinyl, anything on dumpvalve is guaranteed to be good. logan has put out some really good things on his adamantium lable too, especially look out for the recent-ish skepta release.

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Seconded about Dumpvalve

mistersloane said:

Seconded about Dumpvalve

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agreed

Dump valve.

Earlier Wiley instrumentals.

I love mixing 'Str8 Flush' by Low Deep.

also check geeneus and his alter ego wizzbit. tracks like 'parasite' and 'old skool'

scratchy from roll deep has one out called 'shangooli' with remixes by wiley and geeneus.

wonder, macabre unit and chunky bizzle would be other to check.

Without getting into a debate, if you agree that the year zeros for grime are 2001/2 (If I remember right More Fire's 'Oi!', Dizzee Rascal's 'I Luv U', Wiley's 'Eskimo' and Musical Mob's 'Pulse X' were all made in these years) then it's only 4 or 5 years old but in that time there have been about four times as many 'classics' made than in 20 years of UK hip hop...


I've just had a look and if you go to:

http://www.independance-records.co.uk/ug.htm

On this website you can still get the two 2006 Wiley classics:

Gangsters
16 Bar Riddim

Also still available on the website and generally considered grime classics...

2005:

LOW DEEP-'' STR Flush ''
Bossman Ft Essentials '' Bongo Eyez3 (VIP) ''
JME/Trigz "The Nu EP"
Ruff Sqwad & Roll Deep '' Its Nuffin / '' Gunz & Roses ''
Slew Dem Feat Jammer -Lethal B - D Double E - Esco - Pit - Fumin - Bashy & More - '' 16 Bar ''
Essentials Feat J2K & Dynastie '' State Ur Name ''

2004:

Ruff Sqwad '' Misty Cold - Remix ''
Wiley '' Wot U Call It ''Inst ( Devils Igloo) '' 20 Problems ''
Dj Mondie Ft Jamaka B - Napper - All In 1 - Flirta D '' Straight -'' Vocals Pt 1
Wiley '' Morgue '' Original / Rmx ''
Wiley '' Eskimo '' / '' Split It Down The Middle ''
Bossman (Essentials) -'' Bongo Eyez 1 '' - '' Eyez On U - Rmx ''
Ruff Sqwad- '' Dont Trust '' / '' 'Ur Love Feels ''


This is just a fraction of the great music that's been created in the grime scene though...unfortunately the vinyls, since the inception of the scene, have been pressed in such limited numbers that it makes them very hard to track down.

heres a few more recent things i would recommend looking into, im not too sure if you can still pick some of these up though.

Skepta - Stupid
Danny Weed - Kick Off
Scratchy - Shangooli
Wiley - Slippin Down South
Skepta - Autopsy
DPM - Slow VIP
Ruff Sqwad - Xtra
Chunky Bizzle - Messa
Geeneus - Darkboy
Footsie - Scars
Young.dot - Bazooka
Charmzy - Anthem
Tubby - Tiger Style
Wiley - Avenger
DaVinChe - Mega Drive