NEW MUSIC | BRONX SLANG ‘MORE GRIEF’

By Rishma • On What is New

It’s safe to say that Bronx Slang have got so much trouble on their mind, but Jerry Beeks and Ollie Miggs refuse to lose in this, the latest fire­starter from their eponym­ous Fabyl LP.

Off the back of ‘Well Well Well, ‘Run Away Suck­er’ and ‘Ladies and Gen­tle­men’, pat­ri­ot­ic per­spect­ive and pre­ser­va­tion of self struts to the sound of Jadell’s uptown strings with the funky, fuzzy bounce of a vin­tage Cadillac.

Three softer-edged remixes attempt to soften the informed blows of Bronx Slang’s mod­ern his­tory les­son. Si Spex aka Barry Beats aka one half of The Cre­at­ors (push­ers of the influ­en­tial ‘The Weight’ fea­tur­ing such hip hop heavy­weights as Masta Ace, Dia­mond D, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Mar­ley Marl, Madlib and Craig G), focuses on flutes and organs throw­ing up peace signs, the folk-ish crossed legs vibe giv­en a lyr­ic­al fig­ure four leg-lock.

Dreamy strings and typ­ic­al turntable aggres­sion from Finnish phe­noms Cut Beetlez are told to behave by Beeks and Miggs smash­ing their way from out of a lava lamp, and the chirpy chimes and show­time pianos sup­plied by Fabyl chief Nick Faber skip head­first into B.S.’s pat­ent kar­ate chops bruis­ing you from the inside.

Bronx Slang have received great sup­port in the last year from BBC 6 Music, and with ‘Run Away Suck­er’ fea­tur­ing as a Mixmag tune of the month. More recently they’ve been on the radar of the legendary DJ Premi­er, gain­ing air­time on Premo’s Live from Headq­cour­terz show.

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Rishma

Edit­or / PR Con­sult­ant at No Bounds
Rishma Dhali­w­al has extens­ive exper­i­ence study­ing and work­ing in the music and media industry. Hav­ing writ­ten a thes­is on how Hip Hop acts as a social move­ment, she has spent years research­ing and con­nect­ing with artists who use the art form as a tool for bring­ing a voice to the voiceless.

About Rishma

Rishma Dhaliwal has extensive experience studying and working in the music and media industry. Having written a thesis on how Hip Hop acts as a social movement, she has spent years researching and connecting with artists who use the art form as a tool for bringing a voice to the voiceless.