You may remember I posted Redlight‘s ‘Rock The House’ here 6 months ago. Redlight is the new housed-up alias of acclaimed d’n'b don Clipz. Now the Bristol-based producer’s back with his first EP, Lobster Boy, and has kindly thrown a couple of samples our way. What with Zinc’s newfound allegiance to (‘crack’) house (check the post here), the dnb-house converts are coming in thick and fast: Beni from the Mixologists has been wonking dancefloors for a while now as part of the fidgetty Jack Beats duo; Kevin Focus is translating his dnb credential to dancefloor house; and even Adam F has lent his hands to the 4X4 tempo in his recent remix of the Prodigy.
Redlight hasn’t entirely left his drum n bass expertise behind, judging by the old skool jungle permeating the Lobster Boy EP’s ghetto house madness. After all, alot of early jungle resembled house music – utilising the same tempo and elements.
‘Feel So Good’ could be dubbed as a homage to hardcore: all Ragga MC shouts, clattering percusion and woozy keys. Essentially Redlight transfers the zealous energy of jump up to a excitable electro hybrid:
Kid Soldiers pushes more of those old skool rave sounds, but with a whirring fidget bassline, and more clamorous, dubby jungle:
The remaining tracks include ‘Be With You’ – on more of a dancehall tip, featuring the ragga chants of Serocee – and ‘Pick Up The Phone’ – a crazy bmore number.
Buy the whole, full-quality EP from Beatport here.
