The Bug – Filthy EP

Kevin Martin aka The Bug returns with a 4-track teaser for the forthcoming album Angels & Devils. He's still emperor of the territory where tough dub soundsystem beats meet dirty ragga and hip-hop vocals, his reign only briefly marred by the fact that since the seminal London Zoo emerged, a slew of imitators have pillaged The Bug's sound and vibe, leaving the tracks on Filthy sounding a little less unique.

Danny Brown, his voice all whiny treble and lazy rhymes, is practically unlistenable on the title track, a terrible choice of collaborator. Luckily, Flowdan rescues the same rhythm on track two, while Daddy Freddy's Kill Them is a piece of brutal, feral genius and Louder, also featuring Flowdan, is another banging appetiser for the LP. [Bram E. Gieben]