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The Skints

The Skints
Origin London, England
Genres Reggae, reggae fusion, ska, dub, punk, rap, chiptune
Years active 2007–present
Labels Do The Dog Records 2008
Rebel Alliance Recordings 2009-2010
Bomber Music 2010 - 2013
Soulbeats Records - 2013 - 2014 (France)
Easy Star Records 2015 - present
Penny Drop Recordings - imprint
Website www.theskints.co.uk
Members Marcia Richards
Joshua Waters Rudge
Jamie Kyriakides
Jonathan Doyle

The Skints are a band from London, described by Clash Music as “the torchbearers for modern British reggae music.” With a sound that has been described as "music from Jamaica in a London style", The Skints mix reggae, ska, dub, punk rock, dancehall, soul, grime and hip hop, touring extensively across the UK, Europe and the United States. Their album FM (2015) debuted at number 7 on the UK independent chart.

The Skints formed as school friends at Woodbridge High School (London). The band hail from the Leyton/Walthamstow and South Woodford/Woodford areas of northeast London. They settled on the current line-up in May 2007. The Skints relentlessly gigged all over London's punk rock and squat party circuit before venturing out of the M25 to play their first self-booked DIY tour, alongside fellow east Londoners ClayPigeon. The band's early work received some late night/specialist rotation at BBC Radio 1, most noticeably from The Punk Show with Mike Davies.

In 2008 Kev from Do The Dog Records (home to many of the most popular UK based ska bands) signed them after hearing their demo. By the summer of 2008 when they toured with ClayPigeon the band had released their debut 6-track ska-punk/reggae E.P. on Do The Dog Records. Two months later The Skints were offered their first ever major tour, as main support to The King Blues on their second album tour. The tour was extremely successful and allowed them to start making a name for themselves in the UK underground punk scene as well as form firm friendships with members of The King Blues.

Over the next year the band toured with the likes of The Slackers, Sonic Boom Six, The Aggrolites and Random Hand to name a few. They made good friends in particular with Sonic Boom Six and Random Hand with whom they have toured several times. The band played a few festivals in 2009, first being Slam Dunk Festival in Leeds. In July they travelled to the Czech Republic to play Mighty Sounds Festival, their first trip to mainland Europe. By the time August came round the band played a packed out slot at Rebellion festival in Blackpool in front of hundreds of people. Marcia has guested live and in session on various instruments with bands including The King Blues, Goldfinger, Random Hand, Reel Big Fish, Suicide Bid, Sonic Boom Six and Dub producer and engineer Mad Professor.


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