After getting to 1000 plays (thanks all! A tiny achievement in comparison to some on here but I'm proud!)  I'm uploading in full the first mix I ever put on here. It was never fully available to download on Soundcloud, so enjoy and share with those who would enjoy it - or need a Grime history lesson. This was recorded live on decks in about 2008 I think, and roughly chronologically moves through many, many Grime smashes. 

Playlist;
1) Wiley - Eskimo (Devils Mix)
2) Dizzee Rascal - I Love U
3) Donaeo - Bounce (Instrumental)
4) More Fire Crew - Oi
5) Macabre Unit - Slowjam
6) Ruff Sqwad - Tings In Boots
7) Youngstar - Formula 2
8) Dizzee Rascal - Hoe
9) Roll Deep - Roll Deep Regular
10) D Double E - Frontline
11) Big ED - Frontline Remix
12) Demon ft Kano - Gangsta Toys
13) Dread D - Invasion Remix
14) Wiley - Wot U Call it
15) Sticky - Golly Gosh
16) Crazy Titch - I Can C U
17) Wiley - Ice Rink
18) Jammer (ft pretty much everyone) - Destruction
18b) Dizzee Rascal - Go
18c) 2 Good 2 B True Crew - U ain't Ready
19) Musical Mob - Pulse X
20) Esco - Big Bars Freestyle (DTI2)
21) Skepta ft D Double E & JME - Serious Thugs
22) Alias - Gladiator
23) Kamikaze ft Kano - Ghetto Kyote
24) Wonder - What
25) Highly Flamable ft Allstars - Charge
26) Geeneus - Jamnite
27) Akala ft Baby Blue, Jammer, Ears & Rico - Roll Wid Us (Dexplicit Remix)
28) The Ends - R U Really From the Ends? (VIP Mix 2)
29) Sadie Ama ft Kano - So Sure
30) DJ Marsta - Gridlock
31) Roll Deep - Wen i'm 'ere Remix
32) Wiley - Eskimo 3
33) Kano ft Lethal B, Ghetto & Demon - P's & Q's Remix
34) Davinche - Eyes On U
35) Wiley - Gangsters
36) Low Deep - Straight Flush
37) Skepta ft Wiley, Chronik & Esco - Bumbaclart Badman
38) Macabre Unit - Taurus (Take Time)
39) Mercston ft Ghetto - Good ol' Days
40) Wizzbit - Breakdown
41)Kano - Hustler
42) Rude Kid - R U Ready

Simon Says - Grime's Journey (1hr 42min Grime [partial!] history)

Guest mix I did for my good friends at Wot Not Music for their Hoxton FM radio show. Pretty much all new grime(ish) on this one, and an interview at the start - but if you want to skip to the music it starts at 5.39! All the artists I mentioned on there can be found on Soundcloud, I'd seriously recommend you check them out! There's a tracklist below, but some of the tunes are remixes/bootlegs by myself that you won't find elsewhere.

Tracklist;
(Intro & Interview till 5.39)
Melanie Martinez – Carousel (Bleep Bloop remix)
Slagz – Rainforest Dub
Asa & Sorrow – Titan
(Riko – Mad Man acapella)
Joker – Stuck in the System (Asa & Sorrow remix)
Big Narstie, Big Shizz & Merks – My Different
Macabre Unit – Bootleg (10 riddim mix)
Dizzie Rascal ft Wiley & Trim – Respect Me (remix)
Spooky – Rusty Bells (Moony remix)
Grim Sickers – Black Bin Bag Him (prod Sir Spyro)
Grim Sickers – Black Bin Bag Him (Etched remix)
Antill Mob – Burnin (Dubzta remix)
inspeckta – Venting Freestyle (prod Big Shizz)
Chemist - Gloom
Wiley – Born in the Cold (Spooky’s Even Colder Re-Rub)
Just Dan – Blue Cheese
Bleep Bloop – Denial
D Double E – Lovely Jubbly
Spooky – Pulse 007
Moony – Hollow
Triple S – Drama
P Money – Mad (prod Swifta Beater)
Jae Mann – Food Move (prod Swifta Beater)
Wiley - Avalanche



Simon Says - Wot Not Hoxton FM Interview & Guest Mix

Since being born in the dank gutters of Bow E3 over a quarter of a century ago, Simon has led a solitary existence of musical contemplation while attempting to catch mice for food in the cellar he called home. Starting with a pair of salvaged Goodman’s belt drives, an ancient Numark mixer and 3 second hand old school garage vinyls he taught himself the intricacies of mixing, blending, chopping and dropping which have served as a valuable skill set to amaze audiences worldwide ever since. Although the collection (and format) of tunes has grown and warped significantly, as well as complexity of setup, the pure joy of banging together a sick mix is something that seldom left him.

From old school garage, Simon graduated on to the (then) newly, locally emerging ‘Grime’ scene – although at that early stage there was no name attached to the stunningly dark cacophony of kick drums and bass reverberations. With an eclectic cast of DJ’s, crews and MC’s he worked on mixes both in the studio and on various radio stations around east London, although most are now sadly defunct and forgotten… While Bow was at the forefront of the scene Simon watched close friends and acquaintances rise and fall in an edgy and hostile musical environment while personally preferring to participate from the periphery. While Grime is now a more widespread and recognised brand, Simon feels the original principles and practices have been predominantly lost and in their absence imposters have been allowed to adopt the name and apparent attitude of a genre, movement and social conditioning they could never truly appreciate or understand. 

While Grime is his original love, Simon prides himself on the beauty of diversity across the musical spectrum and while his mixing is usually limited to ‘dance’ music such as the aforementioned genres and more recently dubstep and elements of house, his personal library extends further than the eye can see, or the finger can scroll. His aim is to create pieces of audio art that people can; skank out to, alleviate boredom with, reminisce to, feel elated by, debate over, bus’ gunfingers to, be challenged by, be inspired to… and many more. Hopefully by the time you have heard a selection, you will have your own answers and responses! 


DJ SimonSays

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