great 2x12 inch by footsie

deep medi musik artist compa launches his cpa records label with the anthemic dubstep-grime-trap crossover track -no hype- featuring highly respected grime pioneer footsie of newham generals, paralleled by the equally fierce and brooding track -in check-.

little is known about chicago s tb arthur except that he makes essential acid and techno.

glyn -bigga- bush began his production career with rockers hi fi in the early 90s, co-writing several studio albums, a host of remixes and the infamous dj kicks - the black album. in 2000 he went solo as both biggabush and lightning head, making albums for sonar kollektiv and stereo deluxe as well as many more remixes. his sound reflects his love of dub reggae, analogue synthesisers and intricate rhythms, with influences of samba, afrobeat, the deep dubscapes of rhythm & sound and most recently the more interesting end of 140bpm bass music. this ep is his first vinyl release since the late 00s and takes in a number of bass-heavy rumblers with classic biggabush twists and turns, starting with the steppas delight of mangrove monkey, relentless subs and skanks of sounds & blues, post-dubstep breaks on dash way com and finishing with a minimal 4/4 fx soundscape on footsie index.

joker has been riding a rocket propelled trajectory with an exponential rise in popularity since he first caught the attention of underground djs and bloggers alike, back in 2007. signed to major player 4ad for his debut lp >the vision<, dropping late last year joker has won the hearts and minds of both respected underground players and pop-loving youth alike. here he returns to his home imprint for a rare excursion away from 4ad with the monstrous, infectious fresh cut rhythm that is our lead track >skitta<. you know it must be a big lead if when you flip for the aa side and find the almighty newham generals featuring in secondary place! >i think you should know< sees footsie and d double roll out a shoulder popping beat in fine style while fans of all things instrumental can also enjoy an extended instrumental version of the same track. huge release all round.

grime-pionier logan sama schŸttelt fŸr fabric ein spektakulŠres dj-set aus dem €rmel, bei dem 66(!) mcs - koryphŠen wie future-stars - ihre exklusiven accapella-vocals Ÿber 24 souverŠn gemixte, brandneue, unveršffentlichte instrumentals von grš§en wie wiley, preditah oder jme legen. ein weiteres novum fŸr fabric: neben dem cd format erscheint erstmals auch eine auf 500 stŸck weltweit limitierte 4xlp mit allen 24 instrumentals in ungekŸrzten versionen.

chris reeds wurzeln gehen weit zurueck. als plastician veroeffentlichte er eine der aller ersten dubstep releases ueberhaupt, eine rephlex compilation mit dem titel >grime<