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Milanese vs. Virus Syndicate - Dead Man Walking - 28-Nov-06 12:10 PM
An inspired meeting of minds this - Planet µ's very own grime cartel Virus Syndicate, glitch-core miserablist Milanese and dubstep don of the moment, Distance. The result spills out of the speakers like Digital Hardcore with an ASBO - elastic basslines over thudding halfstep beats, caustic vocals raging against gang culture.

Grime continues to build its confidence, proving UK hip hop is every bit as distinctly, aggressively vibrant as its Stateside counterpart.

Skream - Skream! - 28-Nov-06 12:10 PM
You have to pity poor Skream (or Olli Jones as he's known to his mum). Having had enough music stored away for several (ok - several hundred) albums, his dubstep debut arrives with a rather dull thud, obscured not only by the a handful of recent offerings (not least Burial's gorgeously deep outing), but also, ironically, by his own prodigous talent.

Having churned out the dubs at a rate of nots (and released the vastly superior Skreamizm series, also on Tempa), the album has a "will this do?" quality to it - any casual listener to his regular Rinse FM shows will know Jones can do so much better than the awkward jump-up of 'Kut-Off' or the non-descript 'Tortured Soul'.

Although it comes nowhere near the futuristic funk of 'Blipstream' or 'Lightning's feverish junglisms, 'Skream!' still contains some devestating delights for the dancefloor, even if few suprises. 'Dubbers Anonymous' is a brilliantly minimal low-end wobbler, worth the entrance fee alone.

Loefah / Digital Mystikz - System / Molten - 28-Nov-06 12:10 PM
Blowing Loefah's usual 'less is more' minimalisms out of the water, 'System' is a slo-mo electro monster - chest crushing 808 booms, fuzzing sub-bass and futuristic reverb-soaked percussion. This half-step horror show owes more to 'Mothership'-era Ed Rush than the more reggae-infused dubstep sound currently doing the rounds. A new direction from the South London don.