Horsepower Productions - Damn It/Kingstep

Widely credited alongside El-B as the founders of Dubstep

Tempa 042 is a heritage release on more levels than one. It re-presents the artists who gave us Tempa 001 ’When You Hold Me’ / ’Let’s Dance’, the yet to be reissued classic from the year 2000, which carries a tag upwards of 50 quid on the rare occasion it’s seen on Ebay.

Secondly it raids stylings and samples from Dub and Desi of past and brings them to a new generation, a new set of ears. Like Chinese whispers, when a story carries the inflections and distortions of those that told it before the last, Tempa 042 arrives scarred with the varied musical tissue of Horsepower’s journey from youth to adulthood.

The double ’A’ side opens with ’Damn It’, a cinematic score to a film straight from yard. Granddaddy dub conceived in 1960 and incubated until today, the result is an almighty yout with the strength fe cool any contender. The first word this child speaks, "you know me, I am the original.who wan’ test me?".

On the flip is the majestic swagger of ’Kingstep’, punctuated with syncopated drums and measured with a regal, half step bass pattern, the riddim progresses with the strength, pride and grace which only a warrior that had earned the many stripes of Horsepower could exude.

Keep your ears pinned for the new Horsepower LP forthcoming on Tempa..

Tracklist:

A>> Damn It
AA>> Kingstep

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