Grime Documentary

[lhfoundation]

Anyone know about grime music from London?

Here's a good photo documentary with background info on how this music has arisen. It takes a brief look at ghetto life in London;

todayspictures.slate.com/inmotion/simon/

[jonnygemini]

I like the grime...although it's a little blurry whats what with garage, trip-hop, drum n bass, jungle, bastard pop & a few other genre-bending sounds

I'm thinking Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A., Sway...running out of names

Hit me up with some more people to check out with similar sounds

[lhfoundation]

Peace bro

the ting with Grime is that its whole energy is in the pirate radio scene and in the dances, on an artist level it hasnt really worked other than Dizzee.

M.I.A and Sway have come about through the 'urban' music genre opening up in this country, it means that artists from an urban background can mix loads of styles together and get away with more craziness.

But I know Mr JG that you're deeper than this so let me drop some names of Uk artists that will do more for your mentals;

Roots Manuva, Gamma, New Flesh (all on Big Dada Recordings). Im thinkin about makin some of these tracks available for download, I've also got sets from pirate radio if you're interested.

Uk music's exciting coz there's not too many constraints on it at the moment. The Grime ting in its true state is far too raw to package to the general public and plus Americans just dont get Uk slang so there's no chance of it gettin too big over there.

Anyway Im ranting, definitely let me know if you're interested though, I'll sort u out no problem.

One

[jonnygemini]

Love Roots Manuva ever since Leftfield put him on "dusted"

gamma & new flesh iz news to me...I will check those out tonight

Big dada too you say...I will explore

Thanks for the names & your insight

Yours-in-sight,

jg

[lhfoundation]

www.bigdada.com

Go to "releases" and scroll down to the early Gamma and New flesh releases. There's also bits from Manuva on there as well- standardly

[lhfoundation]

While you're at it check for Jehst. Probably the illest UK rapper

[contrastiktion]

lhfoundation said:

While you're at it check for Jehst. Probably the illest UK rapper

yep... jehst is dope as hell... his bud yungun is right up there too... less content though, but probably better rhymes

[jonnygemini]

jehst & yungun are both sick

I got High Plains Drifter EP & a coupla songs off Falling Down