Shocking (12'' EP)

Limited Edition of 300 only Roska's Shocking EP is the latest release from the long-running Rinse producer and his first for the label since last year's ‘Rinse Presents: Roska2’ LP. It finds the UK innovator on his usual fiery form, drawing for his characteristic deftly swung percussion and grime-infused sub- bass pressure. The explosive title track is the most overtly grimey Roska's sounded for some time, slow-building intro giving way to a pulsating bassline and caus- tic laser blasts. As with all his best work it toes a tense line between visceral impact and house's perpetual motion groove, switching between the two to exhilarating effect. The EP also features two vocal collaborations. ‘Changed’ is an infectious slice of pop-infused house, its percussive flurries and synth haze a back-drop for the chatty flow and sung vocals of Birmingham MC C4– best known for last year's ‘Off Track’ and ‘OoRITE’. On ‘Desire’, Vanya's vocals soar above an anxious, fidgety beat whose whose drums rattle and shuffle within a thicket of interlaced melodies and bass blasts. ‘Penetration Test’ rounds the EP off in raucous style: chunky bleep motifs, razor-sharp hand claps and a deadly undertow of sub-bass, primed to stop dance floors in their tracks before sending them into feverish overload