Goldie & Skepta - Upstart

Limited twelve inch vinyl-only pressing. This is the cross-genre collaboration everybody's talking about - between the don of drum 'n' bass and one of the godfather's of grime. Goldie and Skepta share a birthday, an elemental connection and an impeccable taste in beats. Upstart is the blistering outcome of their studio sessions together - a fierce, futuristic alchemy of tense horror show melodics, street-level rhymes and bangin' breaks. Minted somewhere between Blade Runner and A Clockwork Orange, it's for the kind of kids who want to ram-raid tomorrow, become a ghost in the machine, a contagion that cannot be stopped. Upstart is for everyone who hates the fake stuff; it's pyrotechnic protest music for the hip at heart. 'Grime grew out of speed garage, which in turn came out of drum 'n' bass,' says Goldie. 'It's come full circle.' In truth, it's a union that's surely meant to be.