Superb! Writing 415 tracks in a year is staggering.

shame he scrapped the 140 projects he was working on. The Hatcha live stream set especially had some real stand out tunes in it

Such a shame that these bits were scrapped, personally thought they were sounding a lot better than the majority of dubstep coming out at the minute

real good interview, feel like im in the room hearing the immediate memory recall of his experiences.

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Hutch (Fabric Reopening Set 2021) - 12 September 2022

WHP22 Mix 001 /// Cici

"Everyone knows I'm a lively character, I like the party." Oliver 'Skream' Jones is attempting to explain his stamina over a near two decade-long career and true to his unpretentious personality, he makes it sound easy. The 36 year-old has been making music since the age of 15 and despite being a busy father, this hour-long, unfiltered conversation at RA's London headquarters confirms that his love for the dance is as strong as ever.

Discussing his childhood, the seminal Dubstep Forum and and finding confidence through music, the dubstep legend reveals how his social skills, born from childhood visits to the pub with his father, gave him his first record store job. "My musical taste is all over the place, my range is broad," he says. That includes pop, a style that he likes for its collaboration with underground producers.

Skream's endurance in an industry that's synonymous with burnout is remarkable but he simply attributes it to pure instinct. "When something feels right, I do it. I don't see it as change, I see it as a natural feeling." That's why he made the decision years ago to focus on house and techno instead of dubstep, a style that he transformed from dark and slow to ravey. "I play for myself but that's what my fanbase has grown to love." 

That intuition also applies to his productions. "I've got to a point where I know what I want to hear and make it happen. That comes from doing the same thing for a long time." In the studio, he says he regularly listens to tracks repeatedly "and if it ever gets boring" or doesn't bring "a certain feeling," then he knows it's not ready.

To hear about his approach to remixes, his parenting style and what he has in the pipeline, listen to the conversation in full.

EX.633 Skream

Paradise featuring Cinthie and Alan Fitzpatrick - 03 September 2022

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Mella Dee - 31 December 2022

WHP ROTTERDAM MIX 002 /// CHLOÉ ROBINSON

Straight off the back of playing to 10,000 people at Circoloco Madrid and opening Amnesia Ibiza B2B with Seth Troxler, Skream makes his debut on the fabric podcast. 

014 is a bouncing and gloriously groovy house mix, a tasty example of what we can expect from the diverse and dynamic DJ and producer’s return to Room 2 this Saturday 20th May.

Recently Skream dropped his first dubstep record in 10 years for the new fabric Originals compilation 'fabric SELECTS II'.

Tickets: https://ra.co/events/1657917

014 - Skream - fabric podcast

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