Deekline

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DJ Deekline
Also known asDefkline
BornLondon, England
Genres
LabelsRat Records, Jungle Cakes, Sludge, Giant Pussy Records, EastWest

Deekline is a British producer and DJ of

Wiley, Skinny Man, Rennie Pilgrem, House Breakers and Freq Nasty. Deekline has also had notable collaborations with British electronic music producers Ed Solo and Wizard. In 2011, he opened up his online clothing store, Bass Boutique.[citation needed
]

Biography

Deekline began collecting records at the age of 10, inspired by early funk, electro and hip-hop scratch DJs. He began playing house parties and raves in the London underground electronic music scene before getting involved with pirate radio, first DJing drum and bass on Don FM with his longtime MC, Hyperactive.

1998–2000: Flex FM and "I Don't Smoke"

Deekline became owner of London's biggest pirate radio station

Skeewiff track "The Thin Line".[3]

Breakstep and "I Don't Smoke" were seminal in shaping the underground electronic music scene in London, paving the way for

grime and dubstep. Deekline retired from Flex FM in 2002 to focus on his own music after "I Don't Smoke" was signed by East West Records
.

2002–present

Deekline has remixed and collaborated with a variety of notable producers and has had international chart success with songs such as "The Mexican" with producer Tim Healey and "Shake the Pressure" with Florida booty bass pioneers Splack Pack. In addition to this, his collaborative projects with producer 'Wizard' on Deekline & Wizard's Breaks, Beats and Blondes and with Ed Solo on his Jungle Cakes EPs have received international success. He also collaborated with such artists as Luke from 2 Live Crew, Splack Pack, DJ Assault, DJ Fresh, Tim Healey, Stanton Warriors, Freestylers and Krafty Kuts.

In 2009, Deekline founded the label Jungle Cakes with Ed Solo, a sublabel of Hot Cakes and one of the biggest-selling jungle labels to date; it cleared and signed Dawn Penn's "No No No" which was championed by Kissy Sell Out on Radio One, as well as Giant Pussy Records with Tim Healey.[4]

Deekline reworked "I Don't Smoke" in 2014 alongside

trap
producers Specimen A and added a new rap by Majestic, titled as "Don't Smoke 2014".

Discography

Singles, EPs and remixes

References

  1. ^ "Deekline's 'I Don't Smoke' - Discover the Sample Source".
  2. ^ "Marcus Brigstocke, I Don't Smoke The Reefer". YouTube. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Deekline's 'I Don't Smoke' - Discover the Sample Source".
  4. ^ "Exclusive Deekline Giant Pussy Interview & Mix". Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Discogs Deekline". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.

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