Reviews
January: 10 dubstep & grime releases you need to hear this month
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Sware 'Enemy' EP (Mode Digital)
Sware recently won the fourth instalment of rising grime producer battle Beat Boss, and with his stock already high, his new EP for Mode FM’s label arm feels all the more noteworthy. The wonky programming on ‘Enemy’ is reminiscent of Champion in places and listens well, while on ‘Second’, he samples a more sombre, early Skream-like steppy lean. ‘Carlink’ takes things a little too dark with excessive claps that go off like a rogue pneumatic drill, clouding out some of the better work going on underneath. Final track ‘Shredda’ brings it back around, though, with killer, heavyset low-end.
7/10
