Up In My Head vinyl

Cooly G has become a phenomenon in the last year among fans of dubstep and UK Funky partially thanks to her heavy DJ sets, a prolific Twitter account and a slew of excellent mixtapes. But this incredible double A-Side release via Hyperdub showcases the main reason Cooly G is the name on everyone's lips - her beats. "Up In My Head" starts with a dreamy arrangement of chords, fed through different phasing effects and with a sparse string lead just creeping into the melange of R&B-esque sounds. While there's a warped-pop feel to "Up In My Head", "Phat Si" (which debuted on Kode9's DJ Kicks mix recently) is straight-up fire. With snares sequenced into a full-on funky rattle and hats sounding like knives, she filters the beat up subtly until letting fly with a huge processed siren-effect which brings the beats in with full force. Frankly it's sick, and another essential release from Cooly and Hyperdub. Enjoy.