Ukmerge vinyl

Having recently parted ways with Hype Williams associate Dean Blunt, Inga Copeland here makes the next step in her ongoing career with this collaboration with Henry Moan's John T. Gast, who also co-produced Blunt & Copeland's Black IS Beautiful for Hyperdub last year. More reminiscent of the ramshackle beat constructions of her early solo record for Rush Hour's "No Label" series than her recent EP of collaborations with Martyn and Scratcha DVA, this two track single is nevertheless sonically even more challenging than her previous work. "UKMerge" is almost like jungle in its construction, albeit with raw distorted beats and an untreated bassline that accompanies Copeland's vocal, while "Strict" is even more frenzied in its approach, with a pummelling bassline and syncopated beat underneath Copeland's vocals that come across like lo-fi gabber. Don't let that description put you off - it is in fact completely brilliant

Lawrence Le Doux