This LP is the hardest hitting, pulsating, deep and heavy album of the year.
Everything these scenes have been trying to portray with a guttural and dark sound, have influences of Kevin Martins early work if they have ever heard it. His catalogue spreads so far across the Dub scene, UK Grime scene and industrial revivals of North America and Europe. A true legend in music, so with this LP dropping, it was with precision timing that it has come back with a sink hole of sound.
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This is my first time encountering the music of The Bug (Kevin Martin) and his latest album Fire makes for a jaw-dropping introduction. Fire leaves a big impression upon its first listen through, with its harsh pounding industrial production that are guided along by various grime and dancehall vocalist (my favorite being rapper Flowdon featured on multiple tracks and Moor Mother’s verse on “Vexed” is unhinged) as they all discuss the harsh realities of their own world and how ... read more
Wow, really surprised from this ambient project with good features from artists I follow, Flowdan for example, he really works well with the bug’s production, it does become a bit repetitive the further you go, but it is still good
1 | The Fourth Day 1:59 feat. Roger Robinson | 70 |
2 | Pressure 3:48 feat. Flowdan | 67 |
3 | Demon 3:48 feat. IRAH | 70 |
4 | Vexed 3:52 feat. Moor Mother | 67 |
5 | Clash 3:07 feat. Logan_olm | 63 |
6 | War 4:38 feat. Nazamba | 62 |
7 | How bout dat 3:47 feat. FFSYTHO | 60 |
8 | Bang 3:03 feat. Manga Saint Hilare | 66 |
9 | Hammer 3:26 feat. Flowdan | 69 |
10 | Ganja Baby 3:16 feat. Daddy Freddy | 64 |
11 | Fuck Off 3:27 feat. Logan_olm | 65 |
12 | Bomb 4:46 feat. Flowdan | 65 |
13 | High Rise 4:22 feat. Manga Saint Hilare | 65 |
14 | The Missing 4:33 feat. Roger Robinson | 62 |
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#17 | / | OOR |
#18 | / | The Wire |
#19 | / | Complex UK |
#19 | / | PopMatters |
#21 | / | MOJO |
#23 | / | Loud and Quiet |
#28 | / | Treble |