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<\/a>Various Artists \u2013 Peace Edits Vol. 1<\/em> (Gobstopper)<\/strong>: I\u2019ve talked about Mr. Mitch\u2019s \u201cpeace edit\u201d movement before, so some of you may be familiar with some of these tracks already.\u00a0 For those of you who are unaware, peace edits are basically a response to the war dub phenomenon in grime which features producers taking each others\u2019 tracks and remixing them to show how superior they are.\u00a0 Peace edits follow a similar formula, however they dip outside the world of grime to remix basically any track; they are also much more atmospheric and have lower BPM than most grime which is 140 BPM.\u00a0 This first release from Mr. Mitch\u2019s Gobstopper Records is a bold statement with tracks from Mr. Mitch (Dru), Strict Face (Alice), Silk Road Assassins (T), and Loom (Kate)<\/a> all breathing new life and energy into their source tracks.\u00a0 The fun part is picking out which songs are being reworked and perhaps the most intriguing is Loom\u2019s remix of Kate Bush\u2019s \u201cRunning Up That Hill.\u201d\u00a0 Personally, I prefer Silk Road Assassins\u2019 edit of T-Pain\u2019s \u2013 Sprung.\u00a0 If you are at all interested in the new directions grime is taking, checking this out on Soundcloud or YouTube is your best bet (the record is sold out and there are no re-pressings planned).<\/p>\n Edgem \u2013 Secret Garden<\/em> (Edgem Records)<\/strong>: An audacious first EP from the grime trio Edgem (JT The Goon, Boylan, and Dullah Beats) and the first release on their new record label.\u00a0 Following in the footsteps of recent Local Action and Oil Gang Records releases, Secret Garden<\/em> seems to herald the arrival of the new wave of grime sounds\u2014far more interested in instrumentals that can stand on their own than with getting an MC to spit bars over them.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t a bad thing nor does it mean that MCs aren\u2019t allowed.\u00a0 However, just listening to the eponymous track\u2019s<\/a> bombastic intro filled with chirping birds, orchestral swells, and gun cocks is enough to get the gun fingers out without the aid of an MC.\u00a0 I know for myself, letting the intro to this track ride while I mix out of a previous track builds the anticipation in a way that few songs have done lately.\u00a0 The last track on the EP (\u201cThe Anthem\u201d<\/a>) also brings the weight.\u00a0 JT The Goon also has a new EP coming out on Slackk\u2019s Sulk Records<\/a> in early May if this type of grime intrigues you, so keep your eyes peeled.<\/p>\n![\"Edgem](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/edgem-300x300.jpg\")
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