Skynet

Skynet (real name: Nathan Vinall) is a producer of drum and bass music from Brighton, United Kingdom. Around 1996 Skynet met Stakka (real name: Shaun Morris), and helped him in his studio between sessions with K-Tee. By 1997, they had made Underfire Recordings and Audio Blueprint, two labels as an outlet for their work, with K-Tee, Skinny, and Friction joining them. From 1997 to 2002, Stakka and Skynet worked together and ran the labels, releasing 41 Extended Plays and 3 Albums, Voyager, Blazin, and Clockwork. In 2001 they moved to Seattle, in the States. A year later the two friends separated as they decided to part ways. Skynet returned to Brighton, while Stakka went to New York. Additionally to his cooperation with Stakka, he has also worked with other artists such as Dom & Roland, Konflict, K-Tee, Skinny, and others. He has also produced dubstep music as the style became more popular in recent years.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played many records from Skynet, especially his solo material, as well as his collaboration with Stakka under various pseudonym names. Both Stakka and Skynet did a session working together in 2001 as well as Skynet doing a solo session in 2003 for Peel's programmes.
==Festive Fifty Entries==
;Kraken
*1999 Festive Fifty: Side Effects #26
==Sessions==
;thumb|220x220pxStakka & Skynet
1. Recorded live from Maida Vale: 2001-05-23. First Broadcast: 23 May 2001
*Drum 'n' Bass DJ set
;Skynet
1. Recorded live from the Live Lounge at Yalding House: 2003-03-04. First Broadcast: 04 March 2003
*Drum 'n' Bass DJ set
==Other Shows Played==
;Skynet
*21 August 1997: Hal (12" - Amorphia / HAL) Audio Blueprint 
*20 January 1998: Violent Extremes (12" - Nova Solis / Violent Extremes) Audio Blueprint 
*29 January 1998 (BFBS): 'Violent Extremes (12")' (Audio Blueprint)
*19 November 2002: Oxygen (CDR) White Label
*20 November 2002: 'Insomnia (CDR)' (Skynet)
*28 November 2002 (Radio Eins): Oxygen (CDR) White Label
*18 December 2002: Choke (White Label)
*26 December 2002: 'Savanna' (Demo Cd) (White Label)
*07 January 2003: 'Logan's Run (12")' (Skynet Recordings)
*16 January 2003 (Radio Eins): 'Savanna' (Demo Cd) (White Label)
*January 2003 (FSK): Logan's Run (12" - Logan's Run / Daytona) Skynet
*16 July 2003: Logan's Run (12") Skynet
*23 December 2003: 'Skyway (12 inch)' (Skynet)
*08 April 2004: 'Phattlip (CDR)' (Skynet)
;Spy (Nathan Vinall, Shaun Morris)
*20 January 1998: System Error (12" - The Way) Underfire 
*03 March 1998: The Way (12 inch - The Way ) Underfire
*16 December 1999 (Radio Eins): 'Z-Plane (Compilation 12"-The Infantry E.P.)' (Underfire)
*25 January 2000: 'Z-Plane (Compilation 12"-The Infantry E.P.)' (Underfire)
*21 December 2000 (Radio Eins): 'Z-Plane (Compilation 12"-The Infantry E.P.)' (Underfire)
;thumb|220x220pxKraken (Ali Ash, Nathan Vinall, Shaun Morris)
*01 June 1999: (Son Tom has given JP the first 'Tom's Tip' for a couple of years - and the record follows) 'Side Effects (12 inch - Blazin Sampler )’ Underfire
*June 1999 (FSK): Side Effects (v/a CD - Blazin (Dangerous Drum & Bass)) Underfire
*10 June 1999: Analogue Spikes (LP - Blazin) Underfire
*17 June 1999 (Radio Eins): Analogue Spikes (LP - Blazin) Underfire
*09 December 1999: 'Meatball (Compilation 12"-The Infantry E.P.)' (Underfire)
*13 December 1999 (BFBS): 'Meatball (2x Compilation 12"-The Infantry E.P.)' (Underfire)
*28 December 1999: 'Side Effects (Compilation LP-Blazin')' (Underfire) FF #26
*13 January 2000: 'Meatball (2x7 inch EP-The Infantry)' (Underfire)
*27 January 2000 (Radio Eins): 'Meatball (2x7 inch EP-The Infantry)' (Underfire)
*17 February 2000: Spinal Chord (Underfire)
*09 March 2000: 'Spinal Cord (12"-The Blazin' Remix E.P.)' (Underfire)
*29 November 2000: Dominion (shared 12" with Arkane) Zero G
*30 November 2000 (Radio Eins): Dominion (12 inch) Zero Gravity
*20 December 2000: Dominion (12 inch) Zero Gravity
*December 2000 (FSK): Dominion (12 inch) Zero Gravity
*23 January 2001: Side Effects (shared 2x12" with Stakka & Skynet - Clockwork) Underfire
*31 January 2001: Dominion (shared 12" with Arkane - Dominion / Neuro) Zero G
;Hard Evidence (Jim Sullivan, Nathan Vinall, Rich Scott, Shaun Morris)
*09 June 1999: Mindfield (LP – Blazing) Underfire
;Profound Noize (Nathan Vinall, Shaun Morris)
*22 June 1999: Luminous (v/a LP: Blazin (Dangerous Drum & Bass)) Underfire
*24 June 1999 (Radio Eins): Nu Level (v/a LP - Blazin (Dangerous Drum & Bass)) Underfire
;Stakka & Skynet (Nathan Vinall, Shaun Morris)
*22 February 2000: 'Nu-Level (Remix)' (EP 'Blazing Remix') Underfire
*February 2000 (FSK): Nu-Level (Remix) (v/a 2x12" - The Blazin Remix E.P.) Underfire
*01 November 2000: Knight Lore (12") Underfire
*30 November 2000: Molecular (12" - Pathogen) Audio Blueprint 
*18 January 2001: Decoy (12 inch) Underfire 
*24 January 2001: Knight Lore (12" - Knight Lore / Global Report) Underfire
*January 2001 (FSK): Knight Lore (12" - Knight Lore / Global Report) Underfire
*02 May 2001: 'Decoy (LP-Clockwork)' (Underfire)
*09 May 2001: Bios Fear (v/a album - Skynet & Stakka Mix) Knowledge Magazine
*15 May 2001: Isolation (LP – Clockwork) Underfire
*17 May 2001: Clockwork (LP - Clockwork) Underfire Records
*24 May 2001 (Radio Eins): Isolation (LP – Clockwork) Underfire
*30 May 2001: Altitude (LP - Clockwork) Underfire
*31 May 2001: Timelines (CD - Clockwork) Underfire 
*31 May 2001 (Radio Eins): Straight Jacket (CD - Clockwork) Underfire
*07 June 2001 (Radio Eins): Altitude (LP - Clockwork) Underfire
*20 June 2001: Altitude (LP - Clockwork) Underfire
*21 June 2001: Night Lore (John Peel's Live Set)
*26 June 2001: Decoy (CD - Clockwork) Underfire
*28 June 2001 (Radio Eins): Decoy (CD - Clockwork) Underfire
*03 July 2002: Faultline (12") Zero Gravity
*07 May 2003: Metalaw (Various Artists 12" - Clockwork EP) Underfire
*15 May 2003: Black Monday (3x12" - The Remix EP) Underfire
==See Also==
*November 2000 (Peel's Record Box) (Stakka & K-Tee, Skynet & Stakka, Kraken)
*December 2000 (Peel's Record Box) (Kraken)
*May 2001 (Peel's Record Box) (Stakka & Skynet)
*July 2002 (Peel's Record Box) (Stakka & Skynet)
==External Links==
*Enyc
*Discogs
Category:Artists