Bleep

Ten years since he first waged sonic warfare on England's capital city, The Bug's London Zoo comes back around with a fresh repress via Ninja. Providing the perfect soundtrack of paranoid dancehall and bass burning grime for these heated times that we live in...

Here's what we said the first time around: "Assuming the guise of The Bug, bass music shape-shifter Kevin Martin unleashes a modern classic in London Zoo. As The Bug, Martin has made a point to explore the dark sides of digital dancehall and dub, but on his 3rd LP, he crafts an entire sonic world centred on a startling, apocalyptic vision of the UK capital. His bleak, bombed-out London is brought to life by a diverse group of vocalists, including Tippa Irie, Warrior Queen, Roger Robinson and Burial collaborator Spaceape. Special recognition, though, belongs to Roll Deep emcee Flowdan, who matches the producer’s fierce energy measure for measure, especially on ‘Warning’ and advance single ‘Skeng'"