Simba (12)

The enigmatic Simba is very much a soul brother on the rise. A proud Prestonian, he concocts warm sample-based house infused with influences from jazz, the OG sonic trailblazers of Chicago and Detroit, and golden age Hip Hop stylings. His burgeoning discography consists of EP releases on such highly regarded labels as Stripped & Chewed, Home Taping is Killing Music, Intimate Friends, and Shadeleaf, and also boasts a stellar remix from former International DJ of the Year, The Blessed Madonna. His idiosyncratic reworking skills have also been enlisted recently by the likes of Inkswel and Marcel Vogel among others.

Looks like this fully qualified sound engineer and beatsmith is clearly only going one way, and quickly...