Drum Magazine Issue 4 | Page 107

Drum: BEATS 105 Album Reviews From premium nu – soul and broken beat from some of the UK’s finest, to a modern jazz classic, Lee Hodkinson takes us through some of the biggest recent releases. THE BUGZ IN THE ATTIC REMIXES COLLECTION V2 The Bugz In The Attic VARIOUS ARTISTS KING BRITT PRESENTS JAZZMENTAL Slip n’ Slide Various SILHOUETTE BROWN SILHOUETTE BROWN Ether Dego & Kaidi Tatham The Bugz are about to explode A fine selection of nu – jazz and broken beat Dego & Kaidi create a sublime soul treat. Just describing King Britt’s résumé would take up several pages, so I’ll spare the details. Let’s just say he’s one of the most important figures in progressive music of black origin, from hip hop to broken beat, future jazz and more. Unsurprisingly, this collection of music from like–minded individuals is of high standard throughout. From the exclusive King Britt/Scuba & Lizz Fields tune Our Time to highlights from last year, such as the lush Tell Her by Cosmosis (more Dego/2000Black goodness – see Sil