Dirty Dubstep / Trap / Grime

Review: Celebrating 10 years of Butterz and keeping spirits up with killer reloads until brighter days return, Newham Generals dig deep into the vaults for two of their earliest cuts and two long, long, long awaited dubs - many of which featured on their game-changing 'Best Of Newham Generals' mixtape back in 2006, and all of which are remastered by Joker. Dubs include the Pig & Dan style UK edge to 'Frontline' that still prods and pokes with tension and early wordplay exploration 'Humpty Dumpty' while the reissues are two veritable foundation tracks from 2005: the spooky grime stepper 'War Wid' and the rasping, venomous 'Prangman'. Seminal.

Review: Two Rangers made a big debut on Next Level Dubstep and now make their first outing on the legendary Deep Mehdi label. They bring with them an interesting mix of reference points, from heavy, swaggering bass music to cavernous metropolitan dub via a world of sci-fi sonics and computer game electronics. The title track exemplifies all that perfectly, while 'Leng Pon Sirius' pulls back a little and goes deeper into a future world of eerie sounds. 'Dusty Plasma' is a real stepper with low end wobble and 'The Marble' closes in dark fashion with twinkling hi ends and inky lows.