Ghislain Poirier - Run the Riddim

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4...according to our Ant on Thu 24 Sep, 2009.

It would appear Poirier has dropped the Ghislain from his name for his 'Run The Riddim' 4 track EP for Ninja Tune. It kicks off with 'Enemies' feat. Face-T. It's a pretty stripped down rhythm with snappy snares and the MC riding it with class. The end grabs a vocal snatch and loops and raves it up... I prefer the gruff sounds of Burro Banton on 'Trust None Of Dem' as he sounds like a big gold chain wearing bear that would rip your head clean off your torso if you were to bogart the spliff. Quite a heavy tune and somewhat of a rump shaker as they say. MC Zulu sounds like one of those Inspiral Carpets T-shirts on 'Gyal Secret Pictures'. 'Let Them Hate' has pure energy with its infectious groove and the man tearing it up with some super bad toasting. All in all a high quality modern dancehall extended play record. My man Daddy Talbot would dig this.

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Poirier’s fans include Diplo, who consistently covers Poirier on the
Mad Decent Blog, and he has collaborated with MCs and DJs from
across the globe, including NYC’s resident large cats MC Beans
(Warp) and DJ /rupture (Tigerbeat6), as well as Parisian
heavyweights TTC (Big Dada) and London’s Lotek Hi-Fi (Big Dada),
amongst others.

The second in a year-long arc of releases from Ghislain Poirier on Ninja Tune, each featuring
original productions focusing on the various street music aesthetics Poirier rocks so well.

The album features long time collaborators Face T, plus MC Zulu and
Trinidad Soca legend Mr Slaughter.

Poirier’s remix catalogue includes Major Lazer, Lady Sovereign,
The Editors, Champion, Bassnectar, and Pierre Lapointe,
garnering much critical acclaim and significant attention from
publications such as Pitchforkmedia.com, RES Magzine and
XLR8R, to name just a few.

Poirier went down extremely well on his recent European tour,
including a killer show at Fabric.

Tracklisting:

Enemies (featuring Face T)
Trust None Of Dem (featuring Burro Banton)
Gyal Secret Pictures (featuring MC Zulu)
Let Them Hate (featuring YT)