Review: Roots Manuva gets the treatment from Pinch. We really don't need to say much more here do we? Big Bristol bass business through and through, Pinch provides a rocksteady mid-tempo bed that sits somewhere between house and dancehall with deep trench bass plunges and hypnotic metronome style percussion. Armed with more than enough room for Roots' dynamic-but-laidback flow, it's every bit the winning combination you'd hope and want it to be.
Review: Taken from the nocturnal stashes of Zero 7 main men Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker, the 17 tracks that go into this latest instalment of the Late Night Tales series provides a fascinating mix of hip-hop, soul, dub and acoustica. Fans of Zero 7's distinctive laidback hip-hop style will certainly appreciate beats from soulmates such as Yesterday's New Quintet or The Cinematic Orchestra (as on the classic "Channel 1 Suite"), while soul hunters will go nuts for the incredible '70s jazz-funk snap of Sylvia Striplin's "You Can't Take Me Away". With other names like Souls of Mischief, Don Blackman, Slum Village and The Stylistics included, this is a perfectly crafted late night journey.
Here We Go Again (Dobie Playground Moves remix) - (3:05)
Review: South London rapper Roots Manuva brings "Here We Go Again" (feat. Spikey Tee) to the table and gets some top-notch remix treatment from Dobie, FaltyDL and Preditah. The original is all rhythmic lyrical dexterity, snapping beats and a tremulous, whomping b-line, whilst Dobie's Moshpit remix is all drum rolling, DJ Shadow reminiscent goodness, whilst FaltyDL adds some anxious atmospherics and chops up the rhythms into a sultry, stepping number. Preditah adds a quirky, high pitched synth riff and eerie element and then there's Dobie's Playground Moves remix, which takes it back to the roots with a more straight forward hip-hop vibe.
