BENNY ILL レコード& CD

Review: UKG and dubstep originator Benny Ill launches Good 4 Ya with two exceptional originals and two equally heavyweight remixers. "Sugar" is as sweet as it sounds; spacious, laced with Chicago style house chords and a sexy sense of hypnosis before man like Zed Bias enters the fray and murks up the groove with a 2001-era squelchy bass and a bit of crushed break for good measure. Flip for the horsepowered 4x4 jam "Triple S". Thumping relentlessly into the light with more US-flavoured synth work, it's a tune you could just as easily imagine in Shelter back in the early 90s as you could in FWD in the early 2000s and any era since. The mighty El-B closes the show with more of a darker two-step twist while retaining the jazzy pep of the chords. Four cuts, three bonafide originators, one essential record.

Review: Ever since Skream's 'Midnight Request Line' single blew up on the grime/dubstep scene and rocked the worlds of open minded DJs across the board, the interest in Tempa has been unstoppable! This Tempa essential is now repressed and back in stock for your ordering pleasure.

Review: The original 'Fat Larry's Skank' (produced by Kode 9, Benny Ill, & The Culprit) was one of the defining tunes of early dubstep, a highlight of pioneering DJ Hatcha's now legendary sets. Released in '02, highly sought-after, and long unavailable, it is featured here as the flip to Kode 9's awesome 2006 remix. Interspersed with the dialogue from the original, Kode 9 strips it down on the remix with an ominous 1 note bassline and haunting melodica.