Published
Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 13:30
- The 220 page book will focus on London's dubstep scene between 2004 and 2007.
Photographer Georgina Cook is releasing a book of photos from dubstep's formative years.
Drumz Of The South: The Dubstep Years 2004-2007 is based on Cook's influential blog, Drumz Of The South, which was started in 2004. It features photos of nights including FWD, Skull Disco, DMZ and Mary Anne Hobbs' Dubstep Warz radio show, as well as portraits of Digital Mystikz, Loefah, Burial and Vex'd. In addition to her most iconic images, the book includes previously unpublished shots. It's planned to be released in December this year.
Cook has included handwritten notes and maps that she made at the time, and some original Drumz Of The South blogposts. The foreword is written by journalist Emma Warren, while Cook contributes an introductory essay.
"The reason it's focused on 2004 to 2007 is because that was the peak of my photography of that moment and genre," Cook told RA. "Especially 2005, that was a particularly incredible year for the early dubstep scene."
The 220-page book has been designed and art directed by Alfie Allen. Cook says she "wanted the design to reflect the vibe of the images, the time and the blog. We've done that using different paper stocks and considering everything from the size and weight of the book, to the colours and the type." It's being printed by South London printer, Push.
Cook hopes to raise £20,000 via the Kickstarter campaign to cover printing costs. If she raises more, the excess will go towards putting on an exhibition and further volumes.
Read our Snapshot feature with Cook here and donate to the project here.