A Primer For July On This Wet June Night

Next month sees the release of the follow up to what I think of one of the best albums in my collection, and of 2004, October by Wasteland. The album itself merged so many genres into a melting pot that seemed to have hardcore structual backbone based in grime and somewhat loosely in crunk, yet had enough deep ambience and hints at both I-Sounds and DJ Scuds individual pasts that it made it a totally essential album for home listening, as well as one that had tracks that worked so well in a night environment it was untrue. Well now 2006 is upon us, the focus of 'urban music' has slightly shifted and so it seems has the focus of Wasteland from the one track that I've heard from the album before it hits the shops in July, Technology is a bass heavy, dark, judder monster that wears it's dubstep allegiences on the sleeve. I for one can't wait for the album.

Newcastle and Sunderland people beware DJ Marloboro is hitting World Headquarters on the 9th July as part of the excellent No-Fi series, bring on the funk carioca I will be there.