Deadboy – HERE (NMBRS15)

Numbers have had a relentless amount of quality releases in the past 12 months, with Deadboy’s Here EP being no exception. Having provided the label with their first release, the Brighton based producer has undoubtedly had a huge part in pushing the boundaries of UK bass music.

His talent for chopping vocal melodies is astonishing, yet it’s his percussive work on Here that stands out the most. Here 4 U and Ain’t Gonna Lie stand out with some magical drum programming and huge vocal hooks. This is by far one of Numbers' most promising releases of 2011 so far, surely bound to influence the emergent underground sounds of his peers. [Luke Dubuis]