Silkie (artist)

Solomon Rose, better known as Silkie, is a British dubstep and grime record producer and DJ from Hammersmith, West London.[1]

Silkie
Birth nameSolomon Rose
OriginHammersmith, West London, England
GenresDubstep, grime
Occupation(s)Producer, DJ
LabelsDeep Medi Musik, Antisocial Entertainment, Anarchostar
Associated actsKromestar, Digital Mystikz

Biography

Having first produced UK garage and grime tracks in the early 2000s, Silkie came to prominence a few years later when he linked up with Antisocial Entertainment, who had started a show on Rinse FM.[2][3]

From there, he began to put out dubstep tracks on Antisocial as well as Deep Medi Musik.[4] In 2009, he released his first album, City Limits Volume 1, which attracted positive reviews from the likes of Pitchfork.[5] This was followed up shortly after by City Limits Volume 2 in 2011.[6] His third album, Fractals, was released in 2015,[7] with his fourth, Panorama, released in 2021.[8]

Discography

Albums
  • City Limits Volume 1 (Deep Medi, 2009)
  • City Limits Volume 2 (Deep Medi, 2011)
  • Fractals (Anarchostar, 2015)
  • Panorama (Deep Medi, 2021)

Compilations/mixes
  • Various (with Quest) - Dubstep Allstars Vol 9 (Tempa, 2012)

Selected singles/EPs
  • "Illegal Immigrant / Step Aside" (Antisocial, 2006)
  • "Slow Jam" (Deep Medi, 2010)

References
  1. "Silkie - AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. Zainab Jama (21 July 2009). "New talent: Silkie - FACT Magazine". FACT Mag.
  3. "Tailored Communication - Silkie". Tailored-communication.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. "Blackdown: Silkie". Blackdown. 10 May 2009.
  5. Nate Patrin (28 August 2009). "Silkie: City Limits Volume 1 Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.
  6. "Silkie: City Limits Volume 2 - FACT Magazine". FACT Mag. 23 June 2011.
  7. "Silkie Fractals". XLR8R. 20 July 2015.
  8. "Deep Medi releases new album from Silkie, 'Panorama'". DJ Mag. 29 January 2021.


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