Durban - Trippin

Durban is the newest member of the almighty Ghettoteknitianz crew. It is a fascinating decision from labelheads Spinn and Rashad, as Durban would appear the first addition pursuing the much darker, more ambient aspects of footwork (think slava and howse). I think its fantastic that the genre's oldest and greatest are embracing a new wave of producers. Some indication of this has emerged before - Rashad's support of the Night SLugs label, his remixes of 'Footcrab' and Becoming Real amongst many others. Nonetheless, to actually induct one of these artists into Teklife is something different altogether. In 'Trippin' we have a slow burner, lusciously fitted with thick, gooey bangs, a lazy melody and only the most lovely, echo-laden vocal accompaniments - in vibe, this song shares many features with Zomby's ultra-dank Hyperdub EPs. This is paranoid juke, the bangs not used to move the feet but to disorientate and destabilise. Shad and Spinn don't seem to be satisfied with just inventing this genre, they want to harvest and preserve its future as well.