Locked On Records
Encyclopedia
Locked On Records is a subsidiary of XL Recordings
, focused mostly on UK garage
and grime
. Among the artists signed to the label are The Streets
, Phuturistix
, GoldieLocks
and Zed Bias
XL Recordings
XL Recordings is a British independent record label owned by Richard Russell. It originated as a 1989 offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records.Though only releasing an average of six albums a year, XL Recordings has worked with The Prodigy, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A., Vampire...
, focused mostly on UK garage
UK garage
UK garage is a genre of electronic dance music originating from the United Kingdom in the early-1990s. UK garage is a descendant of house music which originated in Chicago and New York, United States. UK garage usually features a distinctive syncopated 4/4 percussive rhythm with 'shuffling'...
and grime
Grime (music)
Grime is a style of music that emerged from Bow, East London, England in the early 2000s, primarily as a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop...
. Among the artists signed to the label are The Streets
The Streets
The Streets were a British rap/garage project from Birmingham, United Kingdom, led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner and has included a myriad of other contributors most notably drummer Johnny Drum Machine, vocalist Kevin Mark Trail and the Italian-American beatmaker Leroy.The...
, Phuturistix
Phuturistix
Phuturistix is an English musical duo consisting of Zed Bias and DJ Injekta who operates within the UK garage and broken beat genres...
, GoldieLocks
GoldieLocks
Sarah Louise Akwisombe is an English female rapper, singer and producer better known by her stage name of GoldieLocks.-Biography:...
and Zed Bias
Zed Bias
Zed Bias is an English electronic musician who operates within the UK garage and broken beat genres, both as a producer and a DJ. Jones has also released material under the pseudonym Maddslinky, and is half of the Phuturistix duo, as well as other side projects.Zed Bias is best known for his...