Big bump.
Basically here is a mix, designed to be a chronological cross-section of the years 1999-2003 in the London scene.
It's a mash of instrumentals and vocals, the emphasis on the former, with most of the seminal dubs included as well as the track that 'invented' grime (
Eskimo), as you can see plenty of heed is paid to the 'father of grime' Wiley.
The vocalled tracks mainly serve as short interludes and are mostly pirate radio rips or just little bits of speech I thought were good to break it up. Pirate radio became the main outlet early on, illustrating the grittier sound that was adopted as the consciousness became much more dark, angry, minimal... even paranoid.
2003 short. We have a good laugh about Discarda now...*smh*
As garage becomes grime/2-step/eski/sublow (a name for it had not been decided) and gets pushed underground, hopefully you'll notice the music gets weirder, the four-to-the-floor of the first few tracks dissipates and things get messy.
Consistent throughout are the two-step drum patterns, the mid/sub-bass and London's Afro-Caribbean estate culture.
This is the soil in which the seeds of dubstep would germinate come 2004. But more on that later
This mix runs up to 2003 and is essentially the prelude to a full-on compilation of early/mid-era dubstep to be posted in it's home thread.
Recommended for fans of dubstep/glitch/minimal techno/hip-hop?
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Scruface Riddims - the Roots of Dubstep
1. Boo! (12" Mix) - Sticky Feat. Ms. Dynamite
2. 138 Trek - DJ Zinc
3. Flow So Cold That I Live In An Igloo (Radio) - Wiley
4. Warriors - Alias
5. Different Congo Vibes (Interlude) - D Double E
6. Tingz In Boots - Ruff Sqwad
7. Eskimo - Wiley
8. Wot Do U Call It? - Wiley
9. Jon E Cash - War
10. Strings Hoe - Dizzee Rascal
11. Man A Badman (Radio) - Esco
12. Cha (VIP Mix) - Plasticman
13. I Keep It Gully (Freestyle) - Black The Ripper
14. Baraka (Blue Portal Mortal Kombat Riddim) - JME
15. Strike The Match F1 Dub - 2 Twisted
16. Listening Crew (Interlude) - D Double E
17. Morgue - Wiley
18. Oi London, We're Rolling (Radio) - Wiley
19. Stomp - Big Shot
20. Remove the Ice From Your Wrist (2003 Radio) - D Double, God's Gift, Kano, Tinchy Stryder, Munk