Josh Brent aka Schatrax – 213 EP

A decade has passed since Josh 'Schatrax' Brent gave the world The 213, a stunning and quite important four tracker which will find a new audience thanks to this reissue from Craig Richards label The Nothing Special. It's aged incredibly well too. "Then Again" is an epic sample free-for-all complete with Robert Owens style vocal luxury, "Underground Renegades" bumps and flexes with two-step badness while "Dicargo" pays homage to both US and UK house styles of the late 80s/early 90s. Finally we hit the deeper, darker garage jam "Ruff Wi Da Smooth"... Easily the most timeless slice of the set, this still sounds icy and futuristic 10 years later.