Various Artists - Shank OST

The producers of the dystopian Brit-flick Shank obviously buy into the argument of grime as a handy expression of urban decay, as its official soundtrack brap-braps its way through a roster of East London’s finest producers and MCs. The lead single When The Sky Falls, featuring Shank star Bashy, is aggressive house with a fairly decent hook, but the real gems are to be found elsewhere. Skream's remix of Donae’o's Riot Music is surprisingly up-tempo, whilst RoxXan’s Heavyweight features a sly sampling of MIA’s Paper Planes. The standout, however, is Adam Deacon’s anti-violence tract, Madness. Not only rallying against the image that probably led to grime being the genre of choice for this very film, Deacon briefly samples BBK’s testosterone fuelled Too Many Man for brilliant satirical effect. A must listen for those who feel that Dizzie and Wiley’s sojourns into the spotlight have left grime in disarray. [Joe Barton]