Skyline

Skyline is a Czech electronic group from Praha, Czechia. The project forms around Majkii B. It begins around 1997 in Prague and develops out of the city’s club and festival scene, with an early breakthrough at the Jeleni prikop festival, where the group plays before acts including 808 State and The Orb.

Style and releases

The group first presents a sound that connects drum and bass, breakbeat and pop, and later describes its music as urban pop. Its debut album, Riders In The Store, is released in 2001 on Intellygent Recordings. Skyline then becomes part of the Prague scene around the Roxy club. Urbanica follows in 2004 on U:Bahn Records and includes the singles “Rhythm Hackers” and “Step On the Gas”. In 2006 the group releases its third album, Virginplatonicpanic, on X Production; it is produced by Ecson Waldes and mastered at Wiseloord Studios in the Netherlands.

Live work and recognition

Skyline is primarily a live band, and live performance is central to its identity. The group wins awards for best live act at the Dance Awards in 2004 and 2005, and also receives ALMA Awards in 2005. It plays regularly at major Czech festivals including Love Planet, Rock For People, Summer Of Love and Trutnov. In 2005 it supports Underworld and also performs outside Czechia, including in Poland, Germany and Portugal, as well as at Eurosonic Festival 2006 in the Netherlands.

Context

Skyline is associated with electronic music, drum and bass, dance and trip-hop, and is also described as a Czech pop-punk band in some cataloguing. Its recorded work and live reputation place it within the Czech alternative and electronic scene.