Monkey Steak
Electric Birdland

This record left our Brian feeling happy.

Nice to get a 12" on Death$ucker at the end of all the 6 stringed mayhem. This is a 4 track newie by MONKEY STEAK, side 'B' featuring  tidy, funky breaks/itchy grimey beats, effortless playful agit funk rythyms with lots of skanking ideas & dancefloor pummeling action. I feel this label bridges the gap between quality underground club music & the madder end of DnB, comin atcha like a passionate stable for the less nihilistic elements of the breakcore scene. This is beautifully produced stuff full of deep sounds, eastern samples & slightly wonky exitable beats. Flip over, you get some breathless skittering DnB action with some sweet reggae touches from the classic track 'Too Late' (this is side A! I keep on doing these records the wrong way round. Do I give a toss???) 'Toxic RIP VIP' finishes the fun with some twatted DnB hyper breaks & some mad ass warped dub/harmonica action. Cracking gear

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Monkey Steak, the electronica duo comprised of Hanuman and Atki2 (Shadetek, Combat) were formed in New Cross, South London in October 2000. Initially Monkey Steak pursued the drum and bass / jungle vibe with tunes such as “Shiva Las Vegas”, a rinsing dnb blast which is still a firm crowd favourite and Jamaican Girl Style a classic ragga / jungle cut. Since then they have diversified their sound quite considerably and now mix up a variety of styles including dub, ragga, hip-hop, 2step, grime, as well as more eclectic styles like funk, soul, bhangra, and rave. Monkey Steak’s exploration of garage and grime has been an important step in the development of the Steak Beat sound and has led to the first Monkey Steak release, Grim Dubs 01 released on Werk discs.Monkey Steak featured on the now sold out DSR11 featuring remixes with Death$ucker boss Parasite. They have also been remixed by the likes of DJ Pinch (Tectonic / Dubloaded) for a recent 12” release on Bristol Dubstep label Punch Drunk. The A side of the “Electric Birdland EP” features two tracks of jungle sweetness; "Too Late" and "Toxic RIP VIP", the later a tribute to the late Toxic Dancehall (probably the UK's best ever breakcore party!). The B side is a more 2 step garage / grime flavoured affair; "Black Milk" and "Gaza Stripclub" have Monkey Steak flexing their bass muscles, proving that its not all about junglism. Limited to 500 copies Worldwide! Cut in the UK for maximum dance floor pressure!

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