Grindie
Encyclopedia
Grindie is a form of music that emerged in early 2006. It is a fusion of both indie
and grime music.
Arguably, the first release to fall into the grindie subgenre was a song by Marvin the Martian aka Marv the Marsh and his group Why Lout?
sampling Art Brut's "Emily Kane" to make a song called 'Stay Off The Kane', which was released as a free download through Artrocker
and was downloaded over 30,000+ times within two months.
Grime producer Statik is one of the main proponents of the genre and also one of the first to release an album containing only grindie tracks, 'Grindie Vol 1'. His second album (featuring Pete Doherty
, Nicodemus Flower, Wretch 32
, Coco Sumner
, and Fyfe Dangerfield
was, true to form another Grindie album but rather than stick any MC over a popular indie track, he developed the genre into its own unique sound by placing popular singers on truly grime influenced beats.
The genre has proliferated, so that there are bands forming that truly 'fit' into the grindie genre, rather than DJs using samples of indie tracks and getting MCs to rap over them. Bands like Hadouken!
use the normal features of a rock based band (guitars, bass, etc.) but with MCing, not unlike Limp Bizkit
, Linkin Park
, and Gym Class Heroes
. Some bands, following the fusion of grime and other, more rock
-orientated sounds, have developed their own innovations outside of the genre. Some critics have accused it of being a press invention (comparable to New Rave
).
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
and grime music.
Arguably, the first release to fall into the grindie subgenre was a song by Marvin the Martian aka Marv the Marsh and his group Why Lout?
Why Lout?
Why Lout? are a British hip-hop group from South-London. Members Marv The Marsh, Jack Nimble, Dego Brown and Pixel have released two mixtapes ' 'Cause It's Time..' and 'It's Been Time!!'...
sampling Art Brut's "Emily Kane" to make a song called 'Stay Off The Kane', which was released as a free download through Artrocker
ArtRocker
Artrocker is a UK-based collective involved in music promotion and publishing. It was started by Paul Cox and Tom Fawcett who had been co-promoters of a London night called The Sausage Factory...
and was downloaded over 30,000+ times within two months.
Grime producer Statik is one of the main proponents of the genre and also one of the first to release an album containing only grindie tracks, 'Grindie Vol 1'. His second album (featuring Pete Doherty
Pete Doherty
Peter Doherty is an English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist. He is best known musically for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he reformed with Carl Barât in 2010. His other musical project is indie band Babyshambles...
, Nicodemus Flower, Wretch 32
Wretch 32
Jermaine Scott , better known by his stage name Wretch 32 , is a Black British rapper and former Grime MC from Tottenham, London where he grew up the son of a local reggae DJ in the Tiverton Estate. He was a member of the grime collective "Combination Chain Gang", before forming The Movement with...
, Coco Sumner
Coco Sumner
Eliot Paulina Sumner , also known as Coco, is an English musician recording under the band name I Blame Coco. I Blame Coco's debut album, The Constant, was released in the UK on 8 November 2010...
, and Fyfe Dangerfield
Fyfe Dangerfield
Fyfe Antony Dangerfield Hutchins is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the founding member of the indie rock band Guillemots.-Early life:...
was, true to form another Grindie album but rather than stick any MC over a popular indie track, he developed the genre into its own unique sound by placing popular singers on truly grime influenced beats.
The genre has proliferated, so that there are bands forming that truly 'fit' into the grindie genre, rather than DJs using samples of indie tracks and getting MCs to rap over them. Bands like Hadouken!
Hadouken!
Hadouken! are an English grime, electronica, dance band who formed in Leeds in October 2006 by singer, writer and producer James Smith, alongside his girlfriend, synth player Alice Spooner, guitarist Daniel "Pilau" Rice, and drummer Nick Rice. The band name is taken from the name of a special...
use the normal features of a rock based band (guitars, bass, etc.) but with MCing, not unlike Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1995, the group's lineup consists of Fred Durst , Wes Borland , Sam Rivers , John Otto and DJ Lethal . The band achieved mainstream success with their second studio album Significant Other, released in 1999...
, Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
, and Gym Class Heroes
Gym Class Heroes
Gym Class Heroes is an American hip hop rock band from Geneva, New York. They have collaborated with Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump on numerous occasions, notably for providing backing vocals on the song "Cupid's Chokehold." Stump also produced the majority of their album The Quilt.The group formed...
. Some bands, following the fusion of grime and other, more rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
-orientated sounds, have developed their own innovations outside of the genre. Some critics have accused it of being a press invention (comparable to New Rave
New Rave
New rave is a term applied to several types of music that fuse elements of electronic music, new wave, rock, indie, techno, bastard pop, breakbeat hardcore and electro house...
).