Vadim – Urban Dub & Modern Dancehall £45

The legendary DJ Vadim’s follow-up to The Dubcatcher Loops (9/10, cm238) is another tour de force of authentic dub and dancehall, weighing in at 2.4GB (plus another 1GB of REX file versions), and heaving with inspirational loops, licks and one-shots. The action centres on drums, bass, guitars and keys, and there’s not an ounce of fat to be found – pretty much every loop is a winner. There’s also a small but mighty collection of brass lines, and 21 superb long-form male and female acapellas ripe for slicing and dicing. Essential.

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