Nkrumah - Rough & Rugged"Rough and Rugged sees Toronto Reggae Don Nkrumah pairing up with the analogue production wizards behind the enigmatic Local Dish label for a wild, synthy Dub excursion. Sounding something between 80's Dancehall and a late 70's Cabe Verde grail, Nkrumah's cool baritone rides this deeply funky, synth soaked analogue riddim. Originally released as a lathe cut 7" in miniscule quantities this is an edition of just 500 copies. Just wait until you hear the

Son Little) 6

Thought is the essence of where you are now

whose ‘Tenkini Naare’ was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto and closes out the compilation with a flourish

who is on a mission to seek revenge for the gangland murder of his policeman father)

Lynda Dawn

yet updated for a more UK-centric dancefloor

which reached #32 on the Billboard Hot 100

John Barera

The variety on this EP makes it all the more standout

meticulously arranging the sophisticated material: drum breaks

" and the duo even take it to minimal wave territory on "Cocaine Cream

Harmonic speed tabla and roaming drones provide a sense of the ethereal and fourth-worldly on Ma