Hyroglifics

After seeing Hyroglifics play back-to-back with Ivy Lab on an Outlook Festival boat party last year, the producer immediately secured himself as one of our newcomers to watch. His selection on deck that day was mean, ragged and raw as he and the London trio flipped between swanky hip hop, swift drum 'n' bass and crooked halftime cuts.

Last year also saw the release of his 'No Drama' EP on Critical Music - the title track of that went down a storm on the Adriatic Sea - and this four-tracker impressed us so much it secured his place in our artists to watch out for in 2016. Red Bull Music Academy also drafted him in alongside Denis Sulta, Emma-Jean Thackray, Suicideyear and Keita Sano so he'll be heading to Montreal in September to hone his production and show the city's ravers what he's all about.

After early releases on Peer Pressure Recordings and Diffrent Music, he's become part of the Critical family with the aforementioned 'No Drama' EP, 'Binary Vol. 01', collaborations with Sam Binga and Redders, a remix for Enei and radio shows with Ivy Lab and label boss Kasra.

He's back with the six-track 'All Talk' EP on September 16 as he brings together elements of boulder-strong skankers, chilled out d'n'b, jungle, halftime and hip hop and calls on Foreign Beggars and DRS for collaborations. The title track is cranky and full of all sorts of freakish noises that make this one hell of a halftime treat. We told you he's one to watch out for and you can hear why below.

The 'All Talk' EP is out on September 16 via Critical Music. Buy it here

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