Skull Disco

Great experimental dubstep label similar to Hotflush Recordings. Contained in the 3 years and dozen or so of releases constituting the inspiration for what would be briefly termed 'post dubstep' soon after the label's demise with a bevy of sounds breaking free from dubstep's usual 2-step drum pattern and incorporating tribal rhythms and occasional 4/4 beats.

While not having used either of these things for the first time within dubstep, the output of Shackleton, Appleblim, and friends would go on to popularise a preference for deep and rolling tracks without unnecessary frills such as mid-range bass. Setting the stage for Kryptic Minds and Kaiju to soon after popularise their famous 'dungeon dub' sound.

Skull Disco made little noticeable impact until well after their demise, with many of their contemporise such as Scuba, Martyn, 2652, Pinch, and Joy Orbson seeming to take note. And have influenced later artists such as Paleman, Boddika, Mumdance, Ipman, Jack Sparrow, and many others.

Shackleton continues to produce music and preform. As does Appleblim, who has since started their own label with a similar focus on boundary-pushing dubstep, Apple Pips.

quite the masterful 'collection'. So probe, bruh.

Yet again a page that doesn't have a review but needs one. No question about it the best dubstep label there ever was. It's a shame that it no longer exists, but that is kind of a universal rule that all good things must come and go. I admit that I never bought any of the 12 inch releases since I don't use vinyl, but I do have the digital versions of the compilations; and I can tell that the stuff coming out of this label is from another universe. Even though Skull Disco may no longer be around, I still follow all the new and good stuff that Appleblim and Shackleton release these days.