From the UK! The Allure of Grime — Essential Albums and Fan Favorites to Start With
The music known as “grime” is said to have its roots in UK garage and 2-step—styles of house music—while incorporating elements like rap and reggae, and it became a popular genre in the UK during the 2000s.
It’s incorrect to call it a subgenre of hip-hop; while there are similarities, there are also key differences.
For example, grime artists aren’t called rappers—they’re known as “grime MCs.”
For those of you interested in grime, we’re introducing some essential albums you should start with!
We’ve included recent landmark releases while keeping things beginner-friendly, so take this opportunity to check them out.
- Latest House Music [2025]
- Deep house masterpieces. Recommended popular tracks.
- Deep dive into classic and iconic tracks of UK Garage/2-step! Explaining the魅力 of garage music.
- Gaba’s classic songs. Recommended popular tracks.
- Floating Electronic Music: A Collection of Ambient Techno Masterpieces
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- Reggaeton classics. Recommended popular songs.
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From the UK! The appeal of grime — essential and popular albums to hear first (31–40)
THOU ART FUCKING DEADLADYSCRAPER
Wayne Adams is a British breakcore artist who performs under the name Ladyscraper.
His sound is characterized by a fusion of breakcore with metal, grindcore, cybergrind, and ambient.
He is also known as a member of the bands Proudhon and Wearepower.
SparkMochipet ft. Mr. Lif
A collaboration between Mochipet, a Taiwan-born, US-based producer, and Mr.
Lif, a hip-hop artist from Boston, USA.
This 2015 track is praised for its cool balance of breakcore beats and rap.
KepterRichard Devine
Richard Devine is an Atlanta-based electronic musician and sound designer active since 1995.
He is known for his dense sound that fuses classic glitch music with contemporary electronic music.
This track was released in 2001.
Come On My SelectorSquarepusher
A track by Squarepusher, a British drum & bass and acid artist.
It is included on the EP “Big Loada,” released in 1997.
The music video was directed by Chris Cunningham, who has also worked on projects for Aphex Twin, Autechre, and Björk.
Family GalaxyTim Exile
Tim Shaw, who performs under the name Tim Exile, is an electronic music producer and performer known for sounds such as drum and bass, IDM, and breakcore.
This track is included on the album “Listening Tree,” released in 2009.
From the UK! The appeal of grime — essential albums and fan favorites to start with (41–50)
Look Out Fi LiarAaron Spectre
Aaron Spectre, also known as the founder of Drumcorps, grew up in Massachusetts and began producing ambient, jungle, and drum & bass tracks after moving to New York.
After relocating to Berlin, Germany in 2003, he released numerous tracks and found success in the breakcore scene.
Muscle SparkMaruosa
Maruosa is a Japanese breakcore/cybergrind producer based in Tokyo since 1999.
He has performed at festivals around the world, including CTM in Germany, Glade in the UK, and Sónar in Spain.