Description:	12" on Hyperdub
	Format:	12" (vinyl)
	Genre(s):	Hip-Hop/Rap
	Label:	Hyperdub
	Price:	£5.19
	Availability:	In stock. Dispatched in 1 working day.

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...according to our Ant on 17 July 2008.

Flying Lotus' right hand man Samiyam has a 12" out on Kode 9's Hyperdub label and his sound isn't quite what you expect from Hyperdub although it does fit. The Return EP sound is like a more 8-bit sounding cross between J Dilla and Flying Lotus. Once you get your head around it it's actually quite a fresh sound that I suspect would work a lot better at high volume. The production is very crisp and I like the twisted mechanical grooves that run through the tracks. I'm not blown away but I reckon this is a bit of a grower.

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What their label says...

The label’s first US signing, and first hip hop tempo release, comes from Flying Lotus sidekick, straight out of LA, Samiyam. With collaborative joints with Flylo under the name FLYamSAM, his recent ‘Rap Beats’ album on Lotus’ new Brainfeeder label, and a stunning remix for Pattie Blingh on Ramp Recordings all under his belt, Samiyam is rising fast. All the tunes on the ‘Return EP’ carry Samiyam’s signature synth sound, melancholy melodies, and that off-centre post-Dilla funk that will make you bump and tingle your brain, while you are simultaneously crying your eyes out. This style is perfected on the title track ‘Return’, which has been featured in many a Flylo mix from the last couple of years, and the ultra-lazy grooves of the 8-bit ‘Trick Platform’ which plugs in nicely to recent Hyperdub excursions by Quarta 330, Ikonika, Zomby and Rustie. On the flip, ‘Moon Shoes’ and ‘Cheesecake Backslap’, witness the drums get turned up, and the quantize function thrown out the window. Loose, lop-sided but totally funktional, this EP brings a bit of smoggy, toxic West Coast sunshine to the stiff and gloomy UK, while once again confounding any presumptions about which way Kode9 is going to steer his label next.