Silkie (musician)

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Silkie
Birth nameSolomon Rose
Origin Hammersmith, West London, England
Genres Dubstep, grime, UK garage
Occupation(s) Producer, DJ
Labels
Website Antisocial Audio

Solomon Rose, known professionally as Silkie, is an English dubstep and UK garage producer from Hammersmith, West London. [1] He formed the music labels Antisocial Records and Bedroom Rat Records and has released several albums and extended plays on Deep Medi Musik.

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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 Pitchfork. [5] This was followed up shortly after by City Limits Volume 2 in 2011. [6] Alongside several other EPs, he released his third album, Fractals, in 2015 and his fourth, Panorama, in 2021. [7] [8]

Discography

Albums

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References

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  8. "Deep Medi releases new album from Silkie, 'Panorama'". DJ Mag. 29 January 2021.