Skipping Beats
Encyclopedia
Skipping Beats is an independent record label
based in Cardiff
, Wales
that specialises in hip hop
, downtempo
and electronic music
.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
based in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
that specialises in hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
, downtempo
Downtempo
Downtempo is a laid-back electronic music style similar to ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. The beat is sometimes made from loops that have a hypnotic feeling...
and electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
.
Releases
- Y Diwygiad - The Reformation EP (2006)(CD, SKBCD001)
- Domer - Work With Me (2007)(CD, SKBCD002)
- Mr Ronz - A War Of Nerves (Sept 3rd, 2007)(CD, SKBCD003)
- Dom Coyote - The Dreaming EP (2007)(Download only, SKBDD004)
Current artists
- Y Diwygiad
- Mr Ronz
- Redfalls
- Novastatic
- Dom Coyote
- Domer