Becoming Real is a UK electronic artist associated with dubstep, grime and UK garage. He starts making music in the suburbs of South London and develops a distorted, future-facing take on early grime.

Style and influences

His music sits in a space between grime and other electronic forms, with a sound described as mutant and deformed rather than straightforward or polished. It draws on ideas of a conceptual future dystopia and reflects the underground period before grime becomes a mainstream UK chart presence.

Becoming Real is influenced by Zomby and Mount Eerie, and his work aims for a tense, bleak atmosphere. The imagery associated with it suggests dread, with references to oil-covered seas and forests coated in tar.