Grindie

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name=Grindie
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stylistic_origins=Grime
Indie rock
cultural_origins=late 00s, London
instruments=Synthesizer, Drum machine, Sequencer, Keyboard, Sampler, Turntable, Personal computer, MCing, vocals, Guitar, Bass, drums
popularity=underground
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Grindie is a form of music that emerged in early 2006. It is an effective combination of both indie and grime music.

The first known grindie release was a song by Marvin the Martian aka Marv the Marsh and his group Why Lout? sampling Art Brut's "Emily Kane" to make a song called 'Stay Off The Kane' which was released as a free download through Artrocker and was downloaded over 30,000+ times within two months. Fact|date=June 2008

Although now there are bands forming that fit into the grindie genre, rather than DJs using samples of indie tracks and getting MCs to spit over them. Bands like Hadouken! use the normal features of a rock based band (guitars, bass, etc.) but with MCing and occasionally make use of grime style beats. Some bands, following the fusion of grime and other, more rock-orientated sounds, have developed their own innovations outside of the genre. Some critics have accused it of being a press invention (comparable to New Rave).

References

* [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1767279,00.html Guardian profile of the genre]
* [http://www.channel4.com/music/features/G/grimeisnow.html Channel 4 profile of the genre]