Aggy vinyl

Hyperdub reach out to Manchester for their next release, securing the illuminating debut release from young gun Walton, whose youth betrays no lack of understanding of both nascent sounds like UKF and grime as well as older, more established genres across the four tracks here. "Aggy" is what you might call a certified banger, splicing the raw nature of grime with the tight syncopations of UK Funky, but most importantly brandishing a murderous 8 bit bassline that snakes with intent around those killer drum hits. Alongside it "Mangled Riddim" is an aptly titled excursion into f*cked-up 808 land, a territory well mined in recent times though Walton's production skills ensure this is far from a mere pastiche of Swamp 81 sounds. Turn over for the slick, smooth and soaring "808 Vybzin" which has a nice mid 90s bounce to it, whilst "Skrilla" marries a killer nowaday flex with early 90s Sheffield sounds. Bigness!

NDV (Polar Pair/Botanika), CHRISSY MURDERBOT