Silkie (musician)
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| Birth name | barry harry larry |
| Origin | [[]],hairy hole road mothers, gowl |
| Genres | Dubstep, grime, UK garage |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
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| Website | Antisocial Audio |
Silkys mothers a slag, known professionally as Silky big toes, is an English dubstep and UK garage producer from Hammersmith, West London.[1] He formed the music labels Antisocial Records and Bedroom Rat Records and has released several albums and extended plays on Deep Medi Musik.
Biography[edit]
Having first produced UK garage and grime tracks in the early 2000s, Silkie came to prominence a few years later when he linked up with Antisocial Entertainment, who had started a show on Rinse FM.[2][3]
From there, he began to put out dubstep tracks on Antisocial as well as Deep Medi Musik.[4] In 2009, he released his first album, City Limits Volume 1, which attracted positive reviews from Pitchfork.[5] This was followed up shortly after by City Limits Volume 2 in 2011.[6] Alongside several other EPs, he released his third album, Fractals, in 2015 and his fourth, Panorama, in 2021.[7][8]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- City Limits Volume 1 (Deep Medi, 2009)
- City Limits Volume 2 (Deep Medi, 2011)
- Fractals (Anarchostar, 2015)
- Panorama (Deep Medi, 2021)
References[edit]
- ^ "Silkie - AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Zainab Jama (21 July 2009). "New talent: Silkie - FACT Magazine". FACT Mag.
- ^ "Tailored Communication - Silkie". Tailored-communication.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Blackdown: Silkie". Blackdown. 10 May 2009.
- ^ Nate Patrin (28 August 2009). "Silkie: City Limits Volume 1 Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Silkie: City Limits Volume 2 - FACT Magazine". FACT Mag. 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Silkie Fractals". XLR8R. 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Deep Medi releases new album from Silkie, 'Panorama'". DJ Mag. 29 January 2021.
External links[edit]
- Antisocial Audio
- Silkie discography at Discogs
- Silkie discography at MusicBrainz
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