Wednesday 16 December 2009

JAMMER: PARTY ANIMAL

I've just been sent what is surely the pop single of the year.

Jammer: 'Party Animal'


Jammer's 'Party Animal' follows in the tradition of Dizzee Rascal's 'Bonkers' and Wiley's 'Wearing My Rolex' in taking old skool rave - the days when dance and hip-hop cultures were one, not two scenes - and fusing it with the roughneck vocal attitude of grime MCs. It's out on January 11 through Big Dada.

No doubt you'll be reading how the London producer/rapper (this tune was actually produced by Toddla T) is the new overnight sensation in grime but he's been on the garage sound since the days when Locked On was the only label to be seen on. This mix (below) kicks off with an unidentified dubplate and the track 'Army', both from seven years back.



The quality ain't great but it's still worth a listen, just for reference like...

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