Outside The Echo Chamber

Coldcut x On-U Sound

Ahead Of Our Time

The British hip-hop and bass heavyweights join forces with On-U Sound’s Adrian Sherwood for a highly impressive collaboration. This wonderfully eclectic record celebrates the diversity of outward-looking British music scenes. Fusing electronic music with dub, hip-hop, UK bass, pop and global flavours, the album reflects the intertwined history of Britain’s musical melting point. Low-slung grooves, intoxicating rhythms, booming beats and futuristic synths collide with indigenous and traditional rhythms to create a soundscape that is every bit exciting as it is unpredictable. Made in London, Ramsgate, Jamaica and Los Angeles and featuring a host of globally renowned collaborators including Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Roots Manuva, Toddla T, Junior Reid and Ce’Cile, Outside The Echo Chamber has an infectious celebratory and all-inclusive feel. Full of warmth, passion, innovation and creativity, this is an album that perfectly represents the maverick spirit of its creators. Decades into their esteemed careers, Coldcut and On-U Sound remain as pioneering and as vital as ever.

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