UK Garage / 2 Step Recommendations July 2010

Review: Cooking up a forward-looking garage sound in the mould of Sticky, Joy Orbison or Sbtrkt among others, producers Randomer and Fife combine their talents on "Too Many Times" to produce a bass-heavy funky jam with plenty of effervescent percussion and vocal shots that sparkle over the mix. Out on Fat! Records, it comes with the equally awesome "Slum City" which retains the funk but adds some dynamic and huge pads that take the tune into another, trippier dimension. Here's hoping these two collaborate loads more in the future.