Skream [GBR (Croydon)]
Ollie 'Skream' Jones is on a major roll. The 24 year old Croydon DJ, producer and original dubstepper had the festival anthem of last year with his remix of La Roux's 'In For The Kill'; he's just been featured on the cover of NME with his Magnetic Man co-stars Benga and Artwork; and as we speak, he is all over Radio 1 with the first single, 'Listenin To The Records On My Wall' from his second solo album, Outside The Box (August 2010, Tempa) , follow-up to Skream! in 2006. A natural born modernist, Outside The Box is 14 tracks that cover hip hop ('8-Bit Baby', with LA rapper Murs from Living Legends), bass-wobbling dubstep (the self-explanatory 'Wibbler'), dreamy electronica ('Perferated'), a dark and tribal track with La Roux, and a strong dose of euphoric jungle on 'The Epic Last Tune'; a track that is inadvisable to listen to whilst driving - unless you want another six points on your licence. He will be performing with Sgt. Pokes.
(Dour Festival 2010)
