Pale Fire CD

One of the defining albums of 2007. Born and bred in downtown NY, Team Shadetek deal with street music on a global scale, innovating by connecting the dots between hip-hop in all its contemporary forms, east coast, bounce and crunk, the upstart UK hybrid grime, dancehall in both bashment and ragga permutations and even electronics in unexpected ways. They've tested their sound out on systems across Europe, honing it for the serious dancefloors. Warm horns and ice-cold synths ride huge basslines and skittering snares. Following several self-released singles, a mini-album on Warp, and the massive "Brooklyn Anthem" single, Shadetek have readied their debut full-length. An army of guest MC's were enlisted to deliver the mandate, including Predator, Jammer, Baby Blak, Red Dragon, Skepta, and Ruste Juxx. Electronic beats and rhymes are cropping up planet-wide and Shadetek weave those connections to devastating effect on "Pale Fire".