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Boylan & Spooky 'Low Rider/All Black Winter' (Oil Gang)
Two of grime’s rawest and most destructive producers on one record could border on too much, but Spooky and Boylan pull it out the bag for Oil Gang here. ‘Low Rider’, already a solidified Boxed anthem, is pure grit-your-teeth fare, taking cues from old Spooky cuts like ‘Electric Fence’: think shuddering bass, razor-sharp claps and booming sub. The growling ‘All Black Winter’ feels even more distorted and nightmarish as it charges along with its own subtle, dubstep lean.
8/10