DopeGems has been played on NTS in shows including The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show w/ Charlie Bones, featured first on 21 November 2013. Songs played include It's Your Love.

Created in 2011 by drummer and arranger Slikk Tim, DopeGems is a five piece band dedicated to that gritty, raw instrumental sound of the 70s music lovers, hiphop fans, DJ's and record collectors love.

By combining vibraphone, guitar and vintage keys on top of a rock-solid rythm section, the band is able to sound bigger than the sum of it parts, enabling the unit to be very versatile, from searing improvisations to heavy, deep grooves, all the way to full-on symphonic movie charts.

And no matter what the music is, they give it their own edge with their authentic, powerful and just plain PHAT sound while payin' attention to every detail to truly convey the original spirit of the music they chose to arrange.