Ten artists bringing back the old-skool

Having taken production duties for the likes of Joey Badass, Ab-Soul and the Pro Era crew, Lee Bannon's personal releases through labels including Ninja Tune and Babygrande are a sprawling series of breakbeat workouts. Anything from 'Alternate/Endings' or his 'Main/Flex' EP at the end of last year suggests that he is as infatuated by the classic end of the UK sound as much as he is by hip hop. The very fact that he is signed to Ninja Tune, the label set up by seminal duo Coldcut, gives Bannon's heavy referencing of the old-skool a further dose of authenticity.

DJ Haus has slowly been building a series of solid releases, as well as running Unknown To The Unknown, Hot Haus Records and Hot Shit Recs, which have put out the likes of Legowelt's breakbeat exploration 'Immensity Of Cosmic Space' and Rushmore's jackin' acid 'Dance Show' EP. Previous material has suggested Haus has a listening history of anything from UKG to Chicago house through Miami bass, but 'High Voltage Houz!' from his bumpin' 'Make It Hot' EP sounds like it could have been lifted directly out of a warehouse circa 1989.

Ben UFO hasn't been scared to show his love for the old-skool. Case in point: his vinyl-only jungle set at Bloc, an incendiary session among a raft of the genre's legends that demonstrated a deep level of crate digging and understanding of the sound.

Mumdance has been incremental in reshaping post dubstep London, and you could be forgiven for thinking the serial collaborator's roots are entrenched firmly in grime. However 'Dance Energy – 89 Mix', the acid house anthem from 'Proto', his rave inspired collaboration with Logos from earlier this year – as well as the hardcore anthems present on his recent Fabriclive 80 mix – suggests his listening history goes somewhat deeper into electronic music history.

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