Dusk & Blackdown – The Bits – 12 Vinyl

Martin Clark’s Keysound label returns once more for another carefully written dictat in modern urban music. Although the previous records from Dusk + Blackdown have been something of a dubstep journey, these two tracks take his sounds into deeper, darker territory with mixtape don Trim taking the mic on ‘The Bits’ where he lets us know his name a few time as Clark and co. tickle their trademark Chinese sample collection underneath. Far more effective is the 187 Lockdown styled 2-step grind of ‘Northside Cheng Dub’ which dissects the genre marvellously with a propulsive bassline guaranteed to keep the femmes fighting. Brilliant stuff.