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The Bug featuring Warrior Queen – Aktion Pak (Rephlex)<\/b><\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t make the video shoot last night because the rest of the family went down with some fluey thing. I guess if you call your project The Bug, you bring this sort of thing along as baggage, eh?<\/p>\n
So here\u2019s some thoughts on the new single anyway. Warrior Queen is an excellent choice for a vocalist and hopefully this will be the first in a long line of collaborations.<\/p>\n
She comes in hard with vocals that are every bit the match for the apocalyptic storm of the track: \u201cme nah talk \u2013 a strictly action!\u201d Ravemental stabs, diwali handclaps, bowel churning rumblings, bring it on! A Warrior Queen for sure \u2013 the proverbial x-rated lyrics do not disappoint: rude even when dubbed out or reversed\u2026<\/p>\n
World War 3<\/b> is more minimal with some ace squeaky noises atop the wobbly bass. WQ\u2019s lyrics are pretty unrelenting \u2013 fast chat which sounds like she\u2019s reading out loud from an armaments catalogue. The best bit is 3 minutes in when the Bug dubs it up and brings forth the break.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s another new vocal from Ras B over the old doof doof crunch we love so well.<\/p>\n
AND! On the CD version there are 5 new versions of tracks from the Pressure <\/i>LP. It is to Rephlex\u2019s eternal credit that these are humbly presented as a bonus feature of a single rather than being marketed as a stand alone \u201cPressure: The Dub Versions\u201d, which frankly is what they are. I keep coming back to these\u2026<\/p>\n
Politicians Version<\/b> kicks off with some insane door slamming beats. Bomb Version<\/b> is fucked up and tweaky. Super Version<\/b> is all tracky \u2013 a real winner which brings to mind some of the more blurry Chain Reaction releases of yesteryear.<\/p>\n
F-Yuhself Version<\/b> is (as you would expect if you\u2019ve heard the album) a stone cold killer. Kevin unleashes the full arsenal of rumbling, buzzing bass, vocals which sound like they\u2019re buried in the depths of the no go zone underneath the Lea Bridge Roundabout. It all sloooowly builds up to a crescendo of Jah Shaka sirens\u2026 and then THAT growling bassline drops and before you know if you\u2019re punching your fist in the air in the middle of Liverpool Street station at half past eight in the morning.<\/p>\n
My hope is that the versions here will end up as source material for da yoot. How cool would it be to turn on the radio and hear the next generation of MCs dropping lyrics over these monsters?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Bug featuring Warrior Queen – Aktion Pak (Rephlex) I didn\u2019t make the video shoot last night because the rest of the family went down with some fluey thing. I guess if you call your project The Bug, you bring this sort of thing along as baggage, eh? So here\u2019s some thoughts on the new …<\/p>\n