It might be dangerous to mark a musical era with a single track, but in the case of dubstep, this track would be Skream's 'Midnight Request Line': the 2005 single by the then hardly known 20-year old became the genre's first cross-over hit, ending up in sets by Ricardo Villalobos and getting remixed by Hot Chip. Skream is however far from being a novelty producer, but rather one of the hardest working men in dubstep: Together with South London school-time friend Benga he started producing in his early teens and amassed an rumoured amount of 1500 tracks before getting signed to Big Apple and eventually Tempa. After 'Midnight Request Line' blew up, Skream was quick to follow up with his lauded debut album 'Skream!', which showcased his musical maturity with Ska and Reggae influences. Since then the 6-track format of his multi-volume 'Skreamizm' series has been his format of choice. Recently picking up an 'old-school' garage vibe in his productions, Skream's style develops at an admirable pace, and it can be taken for granted that his listeners are in for a ride in the years to come.