Elijah & Skilliam - FABRICLIVE 75

Elijah & Skilliam of East London Grime outfit Butterz present FABRICLIVE 75, a landmark release for both them and the Grime scene itself.

Elijah & Skilliam are arguably the foremost ambassadors of Grime. Having taken a scrupulous and avant-garde approach to the genre’s output, they have helped raise it to the forefront of the electronic music landscape. Their celebrated Rinse FM show has been representing the best of the scene for 5+ years. Their club nights were some of the first to focus on the talents of the producers, when at the time parties were more about the MCs. Officially returning with a bang last year, their FABRICLIVE residency has brought Grime back to the clubs in a big way.

"The mix doesn't necessarily represent how we would play in the club, but it does feature many of the people that you would hear and see playing at a Butterz night at fabric. It was more focused on making a great mix. If you want to hear how we play in a club, come to fabric." Elijah & Skilliam

Brushing off pressure to represent the whole of the scene, Elijah & Skilliam have created something that is current, but not necessarily based on the big tracks of recent times. And with less than a third of the tracks at the typical 140bpm Grime tempo, the mix showcases just how wide their sets can go without diluting their identity and their sound. The mix is peppered with exclusive studio collaborations and VIPs. Royal-T and Swindle built the Intro and Outro from scratch, adding live audio cuts from previous fabric parties; while MCs Newham Generals provided a couple of special versions – a Grime fan’s equivalent of spending a couple of hundred on a rare record according to Elijah. Club favourites ‘Twinkle’ by Swindle & Silkie, Darq E Freaker’s ‘666 Sauna’ and Swindle’s P-Funk-esque studio jam ‘Good Stay Bad’ are among a host of tracks that remained unreleased.

Tracklisting
01 Royal-T - Intro [Butterz]
02 Four Tet & Terror Danjah - Killer [Text]
03 Terror Danjah & Champion - Stone Island [Hyperdub]
04 Flava D - Hold On VIP 3 [Butterz]
05 Lil Silva - Venture [LS Whites]
06 D Double E - Sickman VIP Dubplate [Butterz]
07 Royal-T & Champion - Mufasa [unreleased]
08 Swindle - Good Stay Bad [unreleased]
09 Royal-T - I Know You Want Me [Rinse]
10 P Money - Roll Call [Rinse]
+ Kowton - H-Street (138 Mix) [Pale Fire]
11 Preditah feat. JME - Jack Up The Tune [Whoa]
12 Darq E Freaker - 666 Sauna [unreleased]
13 P Jam - Disturbed 2.0 [Butterz]
14 Murlo - Into Mist [unreleased]
15 Footsie - Hit Him (Butterz Dubplate) [Braindead]
16 JME - Integrity [Boy Better Know]
17 040 - Let It Be Known [Butterz / Kapsize]
18 Swindle & Silkie - Twinkle [unreleased]
19 Wiley feat. Andreena Mill - Born In The Cold [Big Dada]
20 Kelela - Keep It Cool [Fade To Mind]
21 DJ Q - Two Faced [Local Action]
22 Sir Spyro feat. JME & Alahna - Pull It Up [Dragon Punch]
23 Flava D - Home VIP (Moony Remix) [Butterz]
24 Swindle - Outro [unreleased]