Three funky hybrid game instrumentals! Recommended!!!!
The lead tune ‘Oo Aa Ee (VIP)’ is a mid-tempo bouncer that flexes some sparse-sounding hi-hats and canned brass chops to great effect over the dark bassline and moody synth work. It has been floating between the Rinse FM Grime DJs for as long as two years, but is now finally being unleashed on the world on this limited vinyl pressing, and it doesn’t sound a day out of step.
‘Oo Aa Ee has had strong support already across the board from Logan Sama, DJ Q, Oneman, Bok Bok and Ben UFO. On the flipside’s first cut ‘Skipping Rope’, TRC brings in a jazzy saxophone motif to add rich colour to a skippy 808 exercise. On a recent Rinse FM show, grime elder Wiley described this tune as an intelligent riddim, and is rumoured to be vocalling it for his next project.
After that, ‘My Empire’ steps into the purple realm that will be quickly likened to styles like Joker and Gemmy, but TRC brings a heavy dose of the Midlands’ bassline edge for a crafty hybrid.