EDINBURGH - SKREAM - 12 OCTOBER - BONGO CLUB

impy · Post by **impy** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:31 am

I bought 2 the other day from tickets scotland and there seemed to be plenty of tickets left

4linehaiku · Post by **4linehaiku** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:11 pm

Probably won't sell out, but tickets are cheaper in advance innit?
Bought mine the other day, seemed foolish not to.
Gonna be flyering outside afterwards, so if a tall ginger guy thrusts some paper at you when you leave say hi. And take the flyer, obviously.

krish · Post by **krish** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:11 pm

Another quality article in The Skinny:

http://www.skinnymag.co.uk/content/view/5761/

Skream If You Want To Go Faster

Written by Bram Gieben
Sunday, 07 October 2007

Tempa Records ingénue Skream is a young producer who is going places. As he prepares to drop some serious sub-bass on Edinburgh’s Volume!, we ask him how his sound has evolved since he witnessed the birth of dubstep.

Ollie Jones, AKA Skream, can lay claim to being there at the very start of the dubstep phenomenon. At the age of 14, he was producing deep, brooding, tech-y beats, before moving to his current home on respected dubstep originators Tempa. “I originally started on Big Apple,” reminisces Skream. “For me, it all started when I was working in a record shop – that was when it really started to evolve.”

Talk of evolution crops up more than once in our discussion. You get the sense that Skream is a man who enjoys watching things in flux and motion: “I’m always trying to do something different or new. My tracks have evolved to be more musical, and I’ve gotten a lot better at engineering – like any producer, I’m just trying to construct my own sound.” Soon after he began his musical journey, he hooked up with Tempa players Benga and Hatcha at the Forward> nights, and his releases on Big Apple were characterised by a dark, moody, atmospheric sound. Over the course of his 3-volume (thus far) Skreamizm series, he has displayed a remarkable diversity of textures and influences, constantly pushing boundaries. “Volume 4 is finished, there’s one last drop on one of the tracks I need to fix, and then it’s ready. It’s another six-tracker, because that’s what I set out to do – show versatility. I just have so much music here, releasing extended EPs is a better way to get it all out. When I was releasing 12”s, I found that by the time I had something released I had so much more new stuff that the releases felt old. So the Skreamizm EPs are a chance to get a burst of music out.”

Tempa releases are often characterised by their attack and energy, marking them as a solidly dancefloor-oriented dubstep label. Skream argues once more that their sound has simply evolved: “Originally, the Tempa sound was a lot deeper, but we’ve moved with the sound. The early Horsepower Productions records were a lot deeper. It was headstrong music. It still is headstrong, but it’s changed with the scene. I don’t think there’s ever going to be a set template for dubstep, that’s the nice thing about it. You can go to a dubstep night and hear five DJs, and they all play completely different sets. I think the term dubstep came about just because it was the best way to describe it, but some of it has no relevance to dub. I think it’s just the instrumental part that carries that association.”

Skream comes to Edinburgh’s finest dubstep / mashup night, Volume! for an exclusive night at The Bongo Club on Friday 12th October, and he’s very much looking forward to seeing the Edinburgh crew show some appreciation: “I love playing outside of London – I’ve been in the scene since the very beginning, so I’ve seen the clubs changing. Now you go out to play and it’s totally different vibes. In London, you’re very spoilt for choice for music – so when you play in London, it’s just a regular gig. When you go abroad, or play elsewehere in the UK, it’s more special, you’re a bit more wanted. Not a lot of places have the same choice of music as London – you could go out there and listen to any sort of music you like on any given night.”

I ask if he’s looking forward to hearing the dubstep coming out of Scotland, from the likes of Rustie, Gravious and others. He’s excited at the spread of dubstep across the UK, and offers this advice: “I think the important thing with it is that it has to be original. You can’t just copy someone, and then get that status. You have to be original. As long as producers keep those ethics, it will be cool.”

electric eliminator · Post by **electric eliminator** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:40 pm

There!!

As long as barrie is driving, that is, any one else heading through from weedgie town for this?

And termite, do i get a plus one

pacomari · Post by **pacomari** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:56 pm

Few of us heading aye, i'm pretty skinto this month so there is the chance I might tax my maws motor and drive... Will know on friday.

krish · Post by **krish** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:44 am

Nice big article on page 35 of The Metro this morning, brightened my bus ride to uni

pacomari · Post by **pacomari** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:10 pm

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:56 am

I'm really excited about this and I just had a cup of coffee so I can't sit still now

mr_tom · Post by **mr_tom** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:17 am

You're in the Sun today too, chaps - p72 (I think)

termite · Post by **termite** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:04 am

We're in the Sun?!?!

I know man....I aa sooooo excited too....

Look forward to seeing my fellow dubstep forum heads at this....come say hello...I'll be the girl in the hat playing b4 Skream

onezero155 · Post by **onezero155** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:04 am

Not going to get a thing done today, this is what a Friday feeling is all about!!! Will be bangin on the door of the bongo this afternoon at this rate...See you all there!

pacomari · Post by **pacomari** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:48 pm

Work is heavy... Roll on 9 o'clock! Seriously, PASS ME A FUCKING STRIPE.

electric eliminator · Post by **electric eliminator** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:16 pm

Termite wrote:We're in the Sun?!?!

The Sun is at the forefront of dubstep reportage in Scotland, dont tell me nobody on here reads it?

pacomari · Post by **pacomari** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:01 am

Non bad.

lastlight · Post by **lastlight** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:33 am

such a gid night. big up the edinburgh crew.

my head hurts so bad. pancakes went such a long way to put things right.

the lone raver · Post by **the lone raver** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:03 pm

t'was a good night. big system, wish i'd taken me plugs, ears are still ringin.

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:49 pm

Fuckin ace! I was pleasantly surprised at the number of folk who turned up, I was a bit worried it would only be about 20 or so people

the lone raver · Post by **the lone raver** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:51 pm

paolo wrote:Fuckin ace! I was pleasantly surprised at the number of folk who turned up, I was a bit worried it would only be about 20 or so people

was a nice balance i thought, good atmosphere but not so packed you couldn't move.

onezero155 · Post by **onezero155** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:35 pm

Fuckin heavy night, couldn’t take myself away from the soundsystem for a minute of Skream’s set, plus really enjoyed the 3 resident sets of course too – some classic tunage! Best night I’ve been to in Edinburgh for a long long time, great turnout, looking forward to the many more nights up here over the next couple of months. Big thanks to the Volume crew!

termite · Post by **termite** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:48 pm

really glad you guys enjoyed it....what a fantastic night...i was soooo happy, and a little surprised, with the turn out....400 ppl!!!!

i think what we need is for more ppl in Scotland to take a chance with dubstep...its not just about the biggest names....i hope this night at Volume has given some ppl more faith, and that they will come along even if it aint a big name like Skream....

NEXT VOLUME - 24th November....PLEASE COME SHOW YOUR SUPPORT...as we said before,

"The more we connect, the larger we get"

EDINBURGH - SKREAM - 12 OCTOBER - BONGO CLUB

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