Afrika Hitech Album Launch - Croft Sat 3rd July

[dust]

Wax museum records, the city rises and dr croft presents

warp records recording artists...

AFRIKA HITECH
(Mark Pritchard and Steve Spacek)

Live Soundsystem/PA Set!

Launching their new release on WARP 'Hitecherous'

Quite a few people have been wondering how Steve Spacek and Mark Pritchard were going to follow up “Blen”, their debut single as Africa HiTech. A shuddering shard of digital dancehall minimalism, it drew frenzied comparisons to everyone from Wiley to Basic Channel and Vybz Kartel.

Keeping the pressure on, Africa HiTech drop another bomb to rattle more than a few rooftop aerials. “How Does It Make You Feel” pushes the sonic vapors of “Blen” into a stomping future-garage anthem, replete with bubbling 303 bass, sonar synths and Spacek’s commanding falsetto. Taking on the icy blueprint of Grime’s early, street-stalking strains and updating them with far more warmth and depth, “Said Speed”, “Lash Out” and “Boingy” are some of the more speaker-shredding tracks in recent memory.

Spacek returns to the mic on “One Two”, but don’t expect more futuristic R&B, that was three tracks ago. Back is the microphone-biting rudeboy of “Blen”, boasting and chatting over the sharpest riddim about some of the tougher aspects of London street life: ‘Nuff man ah carry ‘bout knife/Dem ting ah end a man life’. The track’s instrumental version rounds out the vinyl version, but within the digital bonus of “Too Late” lies another clue in the ever-unfolding pattern of Africa HiTech. Over a vintage dub and roots-inspired track, Spacek recalls classic UK Lovers Rock with his measured crooning and yearning lyrics.

Saturday July 3 at THE CROFT INSTITUTE!

PLUS SUPPORT FROM DJ DANIELSAN (KOOLISM)

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DAVID BASS
KANO
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$10 ENTRY. 10PM TILL LATE!

[same o]

BLEN!!!




BE THERE FO SURE!!

[aroes]

seconded

this and basement sessions, gonna be some serious music

work on sunday is gonna be painful

[same o]

no shit is that this friday jeezus gonna be a big weekend

[Amick]

in!

[ghetto kitty]

mmm sounds good! havent been to croft for quite a while too!

Amick - this and then Dysphemic launch?

G - do you know what time they are on?

[David Bass]

[dust]

They're on at 1.30 - 3.

Gonna be siiiiiiiiick

[ghetto kitty]

sweet!

[gaz]

YES

[Mysty]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[David Bass]

Africa hitech - Hitecherous Ep Out June 28th on Warp

http://soundcloud.com/pritch/sets/africa-hitech

[Stryfe]

Damn this sickness, shall have to wait and see

[kiss & tell]

how did the show go?

[same o]

was good tunes but sound was shit and there was no bass.

[kiss & tell]

hmmm

[Amick]

that's not blen.

[Stryfe]

After recently re-obtaining the net and this EP i'm absolutly kicking myself i didnt go to this.

Sad panda.