Skins :
Music guide: series 2, episode 1
J.S. Bach – Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor
We thought we’d try to trick you and begin the new series with some organ music so you’d think Tony had died. Most of you probably already knew this wasn’t the case, but it works as a nice introduction to the next track…
Segal – Clutch
Skins composer Fat Segal gave us this exclusive track to begin series two. Showing a clear influence by the 2006/7 era of Dubstep wobble bass mixed with the ‘double time’ rhythms of classic Darkside Jungle acts like Goldie’s Rufige Cru, Fat Segal is surely going to be very big, very soon.
Grizzly Bear - Knife
Arguably the standout track from their Warp debut Yellow House I feel that Knife is the only track that could perfectly illustrate the emerging friendship between Maxxie and Tony. Moving on from the lo-fi influence of The Microphones, Grizzly Bear take in Neil Young and Mercury Rev influences for this incredible track. You really should own this album.
These Animal Men – Flawed is Beautiful
These Animal Men are a band people should check out if they like the early Manic Street Preacher stuff. Since the end of the last series it’s not just Tony whose had bad experiences, Sid’s lost his best friend and his girlfriend. This track’s used to show the anger that both Tony and Sid have pent up.
Julian Ronnie – Dog Dance
Bill Bailey and his dog dancing to country and western? Never would I have thought that this would be a part of Skins’ music but, strangely, it works.
Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues
Maxxie and his Dad have just had an argument, they may appear different on the surface but when you think about it they’re remarkably similar. Maxxie’s clearly nicked one of his Dad’s records and is playing it to make himself feel better.
Day One – Bad Before Good
Skins like to emphasise its Bristol roots and Day One were one of the bands to come out of its Trip-Hop scene, following in the footsteps of Portishead and Massive Attack. They’re now signed to One Little Indian and released their last album in the autumn. Taking in newer jazz influences, Maxxie dances to this track to let out all of his frustrations after a hard day as well as to prepare for the excitement of the Warehouse Party.
Posh Kenneth aka MC Toby Welch (prod by CDK) – In Her Face
Posh Kenneth takes the rave by storm as he takes on his MC Toby Welch alias to spit his favourite bars whilst girls hang off his arms.
DJ Shadow – Organ Donor/Artifact
DJ Shadow’s revolutionary take on instrumental hip-hop in the late 90s still sounds important ten years later. Since then, he has immersed himself in the north Californian ‘Hyphy’ scene for his album The Outsider to produce tracks such as Artifact.
Tunng – Engine Room
I’m a big fan of guys like Tunng, The Books and stuff that comes out on labels like Leaf. We use this track to take a bit of a breather from the rave as we see Tony getting ready to leave the house.
Segal – Clutch (reprise)
Once again we use Segal’s track as Maxxie runs away from the council estate bullies.
Feist – Limit To Your Love
After taking a key role in the Broken Social Scene and Peaches albums from a few years back, Feist has moved on from her indie and electroclash background to write great, traditional pop songs.
Asobi Seksu – Thursday
Asobi Seksu give legendary shoegaze acts like My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive a sugar-y pop update, showing the clear influence of Shibuya-kei acts such as Cibo Matto and The Pizzicato Five. This ends the episode on an upbeat note as Tony has taken yet another step to recovery...
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