Pinch & Shackleton: S/T LP (Honest Jons) Dubstep artists….ten a penny nowadays, but "back in the day" (a phrase which grants it a nostalgic aura, but in reality was only 6 years ago) there wasn't barely enough to fill the front room of Plastic People. Pinch was one of those who was submerged in EC2 darkness from the start. Sadly, his recorded output never really grabbed me. All seemed totally safe and by the numbers - best exemplified by the slightly misjudged 'Underwater Dancehall' album (even though the single 'Qawaali' was pretty boss)

At the other end we have Shackleton, who's carved out a pretty distinct and skewed trajectory from the start with his Skull Disco imprint. As well numerous releases and collaborations for others - most memorably a debut album disguised as a Fabric mix CD. As you can tell I'm a fan of the latter rather than the former. Pinch sticks to the script whereas Shackleton doesn't have one.

And whilst I frankly can't be bothered to work out who did what on this collaborative album for the legendary west London label. All you need to know is that its abstract, pretty dark and what I expect bass music to sound like in 2012. Repeat plays yield greater detail.