Episode 186: Texan Levee Grime

Aloha Amigo-San

While largely based in grime, this episode ranges quite widely, from Pottery’s wild Texan (though Canadian, actually) post-punk rave-up, to London for Silkie’s posh Dubstep and sinister instrumental grime from Terror Danjah and Johnny East… then to Portland for Modern Melodies and their slowed down take on Juke. Then we head back to the UK for a slower neo-jungle tune from Morwell. Weightless, the near-beatless grime subgenre, hails from Texas to Brighton. After hopping the Atlantic a few more times with Footwork, Rockstep, Hard Drum and finally some grime bars, things get especially weird for the conclusion. Mashup maestro lobsterdust merges dead prez and Sniff ‘n’ The Tears with uncanny perfection, leading to mysterious Oakland outfit Dirtwire covering Led Zep with some help from beatsmith Sidecar Tommy. It’s a dessert topping AND a floor wax!

• Pottery – Texas Drums Pt I & II [Welcome To Bobby’s Motel]
• Silkie – Reevea [Impervious]
• Terror Danjah – Radar [Gremlinz]
• Johnny East – Graveyard [The Ruthless EP]
• MODERN MELODIES – COWS
• Morwell – Living [EP 1]
• Kave Jonson – Olimar [Peace Pipe]
• Inkke – Love Song [Weightless Vol. 1]
• Rabit – Black Gates [Communion]
• Mumdance, Logos & Rabit – Inside The Catacomb [Weightless Vol. 1]
• hæra – Miserere Mei Deus (Baby Meelo remix) [Gospel EP]
• Only Child Tyrant – Eight Bit Psyche [Time To Run]
• NKC – Tincture [Tincture]
• Spooky & Boylan – Hostage [Slimzos 014]
• Nonames – Dads and Mums (feat. Roachee and Killa P) [E Numbers EP]
• Neil Lanstrumm – Mask of Musk [Lord for £39]
• Stormzy – Not That Deep (feat. Deepee, Swift, Sleeks, Inch, LItlez, Reeko, K9) [Not That Deep EP]
• Sirpixalot – Mountain Stance [Mountain Stance EP]
• Dizzee Rascal – G.H.E.T.T.O. [Maths + English]
• lobsterdust – Bigger Than Hip Seat (dead prez vs Sniff ‘n’ The Tears) [The Beginning (2006)]
• Dirtwire – When the Levee Breaks (feat. Sidecar Tommy) [Road Goes All Night]

BPM: 140