After releasing singles on imprints like Rwina and Numbers, Birmingham based producer SRC has this week dropped the Ryouko EP on the No Hats No Hoods label. Flicking from the oriental strings of the title track, which capitalises on that stone cold boom bap groove present in Joker's earlier work, he lilts out the electronic funk on 'Quarterback Circle' and 'Switch Up' working in a vein similar to Terror Danjah, i.e. incredibly prolifically. Nestling perfectly amongst the new wave of ultra melodic grime that powers the beat out under the torrent of synths, he's adept at infusing those primitive 8 bit melodies that made early computer gaming such a hypnotizing experience, into his work.

With his youtube demonstration videos providing a unique insight into his methods in the studio we caught up with him, shot him our semi tailored generic questionnaire and scooped our 52nd exclusive Sonic Router mix.

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01 SRC - Ryouko
02 Gudio - Mad Sax
03 SRC - Powerman 9
04 SRC - Headspin
05 SRC - Quater-Circle, Back, Kick
06 Terror Danjah - Bipolar
07 Royal-T - Damn It
08 Spooky - Iron Gates (Remix)
09 SRC (Unamed)
10 Swindle - Molly
11 Kavsrave - Baggage Handler
12 James Blake - Buzzard & Kestral
13 Terror Danjah - Air Bubble (SRC Remix)
14 SRC - Sex On The Beach
15 SRC - Paper Aeroplane
16 SRC - Blue Grime Zone
17 SRC - Sort Of A Start
18 Gemmy - Maroon Chant
19 Crystal Fighters - In The Summer (SRC Remix)
20 SRC (Unamed)
21 SRC - Gold Coinz
22 SRC - Be Down
23 B. Bravo - Computa Love

Link:
www.myspace.com/src411

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