Ski Oakenfull Official Website

Welcome to the official Ski Oakenfull Website.
Ski is an Artist, Keyboard player, Producer, Remixer and Composer living in London. Having started his career with The K-Creative(link is external) who were signed to Gilles Peterson's(link is external) Talkin' Loud(link is external) label in 1991, he has gone on to release three solo albums, Life Changes, Rising Son, and Short Circuits(link is external), play keyboards with bands such as Galliano(link is external), Raw Stylus(link is external) & Two Banks of Four(link is external), remix over 50 tracks, and work at Xenomania(link is external). He currently releases music on his own label, Primaudial Records(link is external), writes & produces with artists such as Incognito(link is external), Dave Lee(link is external), Valerie Etienne(link is external), and Duke Dumont(link is external). He has an Ambient Electronic project called Ayota, and also makes regular radio shows. Alongside his production work, Ski holds the position of Head of Education & Curriculum at Point Blank Music School(link is external) where he manages their degree programmes(link is external). He has also made over a hundred tutorial videos for the school's YouTube channel(link is external) which have racked up over ten million views, and is an Ableton Certified Trainer(link is external). Please have a look around this site, and feel free to leave a message.

Ski Oakenfull - Rising Son Remixes - Out now on all digital platforms!

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ski Oakenfull’s 'Rising Son' album, Primaudial Records presents 'Rising Son Remixes', a 6-track EP of deep cuts, unreleased gems, and long-lost remixes, now available digitally for the first time.

Originally released in 2005 on BBE (UK) and Pony Canyon (Japan), 'Rising Son' was co-produced by Ski alongside Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick (Incognito) and DJ Venom. Reissued in 2023, the album gets a new lease of life through remixes by the late great Yam Who? (Andy Williams), UK beat pioneer Dobie, Japanese deep house duo Agora Rhythm, and Ski himself.

It includes soulful and jazz-infused tracks featuring the vocals of Chi Turner and the late Amp Fiddler, with grooves touching house, broken beat, and cosmic disco. This release is dedicated to Andy Williams, a true legend whose music lives on. Many thanks to Terry Washizu for the help coordinating this release.

Note that a proportion of profits from this release will go to Andy's gofundme page.(link is external)

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By skioakenfull at 24 April, 2025 - 23:05

Rose Smith's 'Dawnraiding' LP reissued on digital platforms

I'm very happy to announce that Glasgow Underground have reissued Rose Smith's 'Dawnraiding' LP on digital platforms. It was originally released on CD and vinyl on June 3rd 2002, and was the next major project I took on after the release on my 2000 debut album Life Changes. I had been introduced to Rose by my publisher at the time, Chrysalis, and we co-wrote the title track on that album. I was thrilled to be asked to produce Rose's album, and I'm really proud of it!
You can check iy out here:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5idXgoQqUN9M6X8YhOukE2?si=w5UVddDqR3K0x18...(link is external)
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/dawnraiding/1793084856(link is external)

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By skioakenfull at 8 February, 2025 - 18:59

For The Time Being vs Quetzal (Ski Oakenfull Bootleg Mix)

Ski Oakenfull(link is external) · For The Time Being vs Quetzal (Ski Oakenfull Bootleg Mix)(link is external)

A mashup I made at the start of 2025 of two amazing tracks by Erlend Øye & Los Hermanos

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By skioakenfull at 1 February, 2025 - 08:37

Tokyo Interview & vinyl selection with Nick Luscombe

Check out my interview with Nick Luscombe, recorded in a quiet(ish) corner of Tower Records in Shibuya, Tokyo on 3rd Jan 2025. It was for his new Jazz show on One Jazz. Thanks so much to @lusconick for having me 🙏

Playlist:

Freddy da Stupid - Back To Pangea Part II (Jazzapella Version)
MISS C-LINE x Berlin Lama - U Don’t Want It (feat. Andi Allenbach)
RM jazz legacy - Beyond Of The Night
Prepared - Modul Eins
Phil Dawson - Now Rise Up
George Ohtsuka Quintet - Loving You
Yoshio Ohtomo Quartet - In A Little Spring Waltz
Ski Oakenfull - Fifths (Jazzanova 6 Sickth Mix)

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 17 January, 2025 - 22:15.

Kewpie Mayonnaise TV Advert (Japan)

Produced by: Yukihiro Kanesaka
Vocals: Robert Gallagher
Keyboards: Ski Oakenfull
Bass & Guitar: Ernie McKone

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Ski Oakenfull

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7 January, 2025

This show was recorded on the 22nd December 2024

Here's the tracklist:

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Submitted by skioakenfull on 23 December, 2024 - 22:17.

Ski Oakenfull Playlist 2024

Here are some tracks (old and new) that have kept me company on my morning walks around Clissold Park in 2024
Spotify Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/4ff5twr6(link is external)
Apple Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/ykxt228x(link is external)
Thanks and respect to all the amazing artists:

Alva Noto - Jr (For Katsushika Hokusai)
Eiko Ishibashi - Deer Blood
Rikuto Fuiimoto - Intersection 1
AVR - Confirm Humanity
Ichiko Aoba - Lucifèrine
Mogwai - God Gets You Back
jasmine.4.t - Elephant
Lucy Rose - Could You Help Me
mui zyu - Talk to Death
The Lemon Twigs - Ember Days
Quarteto Em Cy - Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser
The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
Erlend Oye & La Comitiva - For the Time Being
Photay - Derecho
Steven Julien & Kvle Hall - Page 3 (feat. K15)
Floating Points - LesAlpx
Jacana People - Sienna (feat. Temm)
Frankie Knuckles - Your Love
Dan be - Mutually Exclusive
not oguz - Hey!
DJ Seinfeld & Confidence Man - Now U Do
WheelUP & Abacus - Singularity (feat. Steelo) [Makoto Remix (Edit)]
Freeez - Southern Freeez
Galliano - Move As One...
Louis Cole, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley - High Five