Founder Elijah & Skilliam Genre Grime Official website butterz.co.uk Distributor Cargo Records | Status Active Location London, England Founded 2007 | |
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Butterz is an independent record label based in London that specializes in grime music. It was founded by DJs and music producers Elijah and Skilliam in 2010, but later went on to also be partly co-owned by Terror Danjah, Swindle, Royal-T and Dane Bradshaw. The label helped bring instrumental grime to the forefront of the electronic music scene, and was ranked 10th in Fact's "The 10 Best Record Labels of 2011".
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History
Butterz began as a blog in 2007, run by Elijah and Skilliam. The blog consisted of downloads, interviews and features with grime musicians.
The label was formed in March 2010 and has since released grime music both digitally and on vinyl, from artists including Terror Danjah, D.O.K, Royal T, Swindle, Champion, P Money and Trim. In 2010 it was announced that the blog was ending so as to focus solely on the label. In 2012 grime artists Terror Danjah, Swindle, and Royal-T joined as partial owners of the label, as well as Dane Bradshaw.
The label is known for bringing instrumental grime to the forefront of the electronic music landscape. Butterz was ranked 10th in Fact's "The 10 Best Record Labels of 2011". David Kelly has designed all of the label's artwork, which for a long time, only used two colours: black and yellow.
Radio show
Elijah and Skilliam have had a weekly regular show on Rinse FM since 2008. Since spring 2013 it has broadcast a rotation of DJs Royal-T and Swindle alongside Elijah and Skilliam. In 2011, Elijah and Skilliam released Rinse: 17, a mixed compilation album featuring material from the radio show and the label.
Events
Butterz events take place in various nightclubs with label artists alongside guests. They have included appearances from JME, Skepta, Kode 9, DJ EZ, Joker and P Money. They are often streamed live online and selected DJ sets are shared via the label's website. In March 2013 they began an offshoot club night and online boutique: Jamz.