Toddla T At Juno Download

Review: A man whose prodigious talent burst onto the scene a couple of years ago, Toddla T is back with a new home at Ninja Tune and sounding as fresh as ever. Recorded on a pilgrimage to Jamaica, the Sheffield lad hooks up with dancehall legend Wayne Marshall who rhymes over an electro-garage beat that's loaded with bass and fast, good-times drums. Switching things up with a sung chorus and piano chords layered underneath is the masterstroke - with Toddla building things up into an almighty drop. Probably one of the most accessible things he's done so far, expect this to go huge over the next few weeks.

Review: "Streets So Warm" is the latest track to be released from Toddla T's huge new album "Watch Me Dance". Following the heavy disco-funk leanings of single of the same name, this release sees the producer return to the dancehall influenced sound that he is most well known for, with a range of remixes on an old school tip. The original features a simple trilling synth line which complements Wayne Marshall's vocals, whilst Zed Bias' "Old Skool remix" takes things back to 2000 with an infectious 2-step version of the original. Serial Killerz meanwhile deliver a DnB remix, and Ross Orton and Pipes deliver a remix which takes the dancehall original and beefs it up with some contemporary bass production.

Review: Sheffield's premier rude boy Toddla T unveils his new 'supergroup' with this one-off bomb. The Toddla T Sound evolved from the amount of hours Toddla spent on the road with fellow musicians, Serocee, DRS and believe it or not, Shola Ama! The first results of this collaboration is "Worst Enemy", which is a classy slow jam featuring Ama's sultry tones - a far cry from her early days. More please!

Review: Sliding back into the fray with Ninja Tune for more of his crossover bass swells, Tom Bell is in a decidedly soulful mood as he works with Shola Ama and other cohorts for the emergence of the Toddla T Sound project. It's a smooth, purposefully stripped down slow jam that bobs on luxuriant pads running through gossamer filters as a perfect cushion for Ama's breathless vocals and pitched-down chorus spits from one of the MC contributors. Bringing an old-skool rave vibe to his remix, Numbers producer Deadboy throws in some naughty breaks and bad ass bassline business and offer the mix up in vocal and dub forms for all possible eventualities (within the realms of peak time party music of course).

Review: When executed with spine-tingling precision, there are very tunes that don't benefit from a good dose of strings and pianos. Throw in a beautiful soul-stirring vocal and you have yourself a universal smasher that will make grown men cry, dogs hug cats and, in rare cases, politicians not be corrupt. "Alive" ticks all of those boxes. File for those smoochy sessions towards the end of the night and win over every couple on the dancefloor. For added beef UKG ledge Sticky makes a rare appearance and flexes his triplet skills while Dismantle rips the soul out of the record and re-installs it with pure filth. Something for everyone.