Imagine, just for a second, how different the grime landscape would be in 2015 without Elijah and Skilliam. Difficult isn't it? It's pretty much impossible actually. The lads have been operating under the Butterz moniker for the best part of a decade now, launching their eponymous blog back in 2007. Since then they've kept up a residency on Rinse FM, founded a record label, and put on night after night of top tier grime action, going on to be two of the most respected and revered figures in the scene.
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With Skepta taking over the world and Stormzy, well, storming up the charts, the grime rennaisance's shown no sign of slowing down in 2015. Not that it ever went away. Still, wrapping up the year nicely is Elijah and Skilliam's essential new compilation, the aptly titled Grime 2015. Featuring everyone from Wiley to Rabit, Swindle to D Double E, it's the perfect present for the Channel AKA addict in your household. Or anyone with any semblance of taste really.To get you in the mood for it, we asked the boys to put together their 10 essential grime instrumentals…ever! Tuck in below.Elijah: This might be the biggest grime instrumental? It had a massive burst of new energy because of DJ EZ playing Flava D's remix everywhere this summer and has been getting the reaction of a new track even though it actually came out back in 2006. It's rare that you will go to a night playing this music and not hear it.Brought to a lot of peoples ears by Stormzy this year with his freestyle "Shut Up", it's another track that's reached a lot of ears for the first time. I even heard it being used as a bed on Newsnight a few weeks back. A Ruff Sqwad classic.The obvious Wiley one to pick is "Eskimo", but this is one of his most crazy productions. The vocal he did on it is also one of his best ever, and it came at a time where war dubs were frequent and his Sunday night show on Rinse FM alongside Roll Deep & BBK was essential listening.
1. Rebound X - Rhythm And Gash
2. XTC - Functions On The Low
3. Wiley - Nightbus
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4. Treble Clef - Ghetto Kyote
When you try and describe what grime is to someone, or they have a rough idea of what they think it is. It's probably not this.
5. Preditah - Circles
6. SX - Woo Riddim
This was a cross genre smash that still goes off today. Probably one of the best selling grime 12"s in the last 10 years.