Christmas seems to bring out the generous side of the music community, with no less than four different artists dropping projects free of charge for your listening pleasure. Starting off the festive festivities is the "Catfood LP" from the LDZ (London Zoo) family. Weighing in at a hefty 22 tracks and features from the likes of Stig Of The Dump, Dubbledge, Jam Baxter & Verbal, the genre-spanning sextet drop musical delights throughout and add another enjoyable offering to their already versatile discography. If you don't know about LDZ already, get to know! Check out http://ldzmusic.bandcamp.com/
Following swiftly on it's heels is "#TheQuaranteamEP from funnily enough, The Quaranteam. Consisting of Loudmouth Melvin, Pyro Barz, KNite13, Mentalist & Skillit, their 8 track EP is a perfect showcase for their lyrical talents and is a massive indicator that these guys are definitely a collective to keep your eyes on. Check out http://q-team.tumblr.com/ for more music from the team.
Kicking of a double dose of Grime is the much anticipated project from one of the scene's stalwarts, Ghetts. The latest in a line of UK artists to collaborate with US mixtape veteran DJ Whoo Kid, "Momentum" finds Ghetts at his aggressive and energetic peak, verbally attacking each and every of the 19 tracks on offer. Unlike the artists who have tried to pander to American audiences with their US hook-ups, Ghetts sticks to what he knows and does the best; raw and gritty music.
Wrapping it up is everyone's favourite pint-sized popstar, Tinchy Stryder, returning to his roots with his 8 track EP, "The Wish List". With features from his Ruff Sqwad cohorts on their ode to anti-establishment on the brilliantly titled "Mario Ballotelli", alongside the statement track "Grime Veterans" with the aforementioned Ghetts, Stryder's latest project proves the point that those artists that 'emerge' from a thriving underground scene to perhaps water themselves down for the mainstream, always make better music when they stay true to their beginnings.
Click the relevant artwork for the downloads. Merry Christmas peeps...
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