Brighton based Loaded was founded in 1990 by JC Reid and Tim Jeffrey and was initially one of the leading lights of the house music scene. Damian Harris later joined the company before sister label Skint was launched in 1995, spearheading the ‘Big Beat’ sound. The label's roster at this time included big beat scene leaders Fatboy Slim, Hardknox, Indian Ropeman, Freq Nasty and X-Press 2. Towards the end of the 1990s and at the start of the 21st century the label expanded its range of releases to include more house based songs. The most prominent example was ‘Lazy’ by X-Press 2, which charted at number 2 in the UK charts. There were also releases by electronic music artist Dave Clarke as well as artists as diverse as Lucky Jim, Freq Nasty, FC Kahuna, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Req-1 and Ralfe Band. One mainstay band of the label has been the Lo-Fidelity Allstars who have changed and diversified their style along with the label. Skint also have a sub-label for more underground releases called Under 5's, which originally ran from 1997–2001, but was re-launched as a digital only label in 2009 to host new artists such as Linton Brown, Kinzy and Rory Hoy. Skint Loaded was acquired by BMG in 2014. Includes: Fat Boy Slim, Lo-Fidelity All Stars, Dave Clarke & Bentley Rhythm Ace