SBTRKT

Production is a skill just like any other form in music. Here is a man who is as good as any other at the moment. Linking garage beats, piano cords and trumpets with the newer sounds of dubstep, the music is deep and slick but nonetheless catchy. His task is made easier with vocals from the likes of Sampha on the track below, 'Living Like You Do', whose voice is strained but adds an enchantment and soul to the record. SBTRKT's latest record 'Wildfire' features vocals from Little Dragon who was collaborated with people such as Gorillaz in the past. It does have a wobble but this isn't the main focus of the song, adding to the tone but not creating an overpowering feeling like so much dubstep, the record is chilled and very London. Drake remixes the opening of the song adding yet another dimension and as ever his rapping is better than much of his standard R&B dynamic.

We have a creator that can do so much, not confined by any single genre, it's not surprising seeing as his record label, Young Turks, are the people behing the XX. LP in July, tunes await.

DOWNLOAD 'WILDFIRE' FROM DRAKE'S BLOG

YT057 - SBTRKT - Living Like I Do by Young Turks