Eskimo (grime beat)

"Eskimo"
Single by Wiley
Released July 2002 (UK)
Format White label vinyl
Genre
Label Wiley Kat Recordings
Writer(s) Richard Cowie

"Eskimo" is an instrumental grime beat by the East London producer and MC Wiley, first released on 12" vinyl in July 2002.

Eskimo is considered to be a landmark release being one of the earliest and most influential examples of grime music and an archetype for its Eskibeat subgenre.[1] It was the first and best known release in Wiley's series of eskibeat instrumentals on white label vinyl which had a long term influence on the development of the grime sound.[2][3]

The original "Eskimo" track was remixed multiple times, Wiley also released multiple sequel tracks; "Eskimo 2", "Eskimo 3" and "Eskimo 4". Wiley's collaborator Skepta also made a mash up of "Eskimo" and Musical Mob's "Pulse X", considered another important early grime release, called "Gun Shot Riddim" and colloquially known as "Pulse Eskimo".

References

  1. ↑ http://www.factmag.com/2012/04/22/20-best-grime/3/
  2. ↑ http://www.dummymag.com/features/trends-of-2013-neo-eski-alien-shapes-and-the-new-wave-of-grime
  3. ↑ http://www.cherwell.org/culture/music/2013/11/11/introduction-to-grime-instrumentals

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