[COMBAT 019] :: King Cannibal : Badman Near Dark

Operative :: King Cannibal
remixers :: Komonazmuk / Stormfield / Blackmass Plastics
release ::7th July 2008
format :: 3 track vinyl / 4 track digital
distro: Veto Music (vinyl) / Kudos Digital (downloads)





"You should know what to expect from Combat nowadays; hard-as-nails beats, apocalyptic bass, terrorising soundscapes, yet always balanced with a degree of sophistication. This is no different, with King Cannibal unleashing mutant dancehall-core in the shape of Near Dark. Of most interest to the 140bpm-fans will be the remixes – Stormfield stutters the drums and muddies the bass, whereas HENCHman Komonazmuk sharpens his tools and introduces spiky drums, war-machine bass and wraith-like synths. Scary stuff." – DJ ThinKing, iDJ Magazine

"I liked the Komonazmuk mix best. Will give it a spin." – Surgeon (Downwards Recordings)

"the Stormfield mix is awesome " – Strictly Kev, DJ Food (Ninja Tune)

A > [ Badman Near Dark ] (original) LISTEN

B > [ Badman Near Dark ] (Stormfield's Burning Cities remix) LISTEN

C > [ Badman Near Dark ] (Komonazmuk remix) LISTEN

D > [ Badman Near Dark ] (Blackmass Plastics remix) LISTEN

South London beatsmith Dylan Richards aka. King Cannibal's tracks have been punishing soundsystems and causing structural damage around London for some time now. His unique take on dancehall bashment infuses it's infectious, brutal body-juddering riddims with the ferocious drum programming and dissonant, high-tech filth of late 90's jungle. With riddims brandishing such a degree of filth, it comes as no surprise that his menacing tearout tracks have long been championed by the likes of Rag and Bone Records, Combat, Mary Anne Hobbs, Amon Tobin, Kid 606 and Bong Ra… just to name a few.



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A > [ Badman Near Dark ] (original)

Android snarls, a charging, filthy bassline and superbly fierce drumwork make this the bastard crossover between hard electronic dancehall like The Bug and Stereotyp, and late 90's techy jungle dons of Dillinja, Nico, Ed Rush and Optical. Fierce and heavy on the bass yet rhythmically agile and laced with dissonant atmospherics, Badman Near Dark is mutant tech dancehall for Predator skanking, amid burning cities and the total collapse of civilisation.

B > [ Badman Near Dark ] (Stormfield's Burning Cities remix)

The Combat boss mutates the 105bpm original into a 140bpm assault track that sits somewhere between the filthy rolling breaks and beats of Rag'n'Bone, and the deep electro of Monolake or acid excursions of Skam's Rob Hall. Caging a militant riddim around the original rolling bassline to give a broken riddim that verges on being 4 to the floor, it kicks into full sprint from the first drop. A sombre mantra permeates the track, providing total stillness amid the frenzy of snarls, slashes and clattering drumwork, much like a samurai who enters with a serene mind into the absolute chaos of battle. Mid track, a scorching syncopated acid line bubbles up into the breakdown, dirty metallic hi hats keeping the tension, before it all kicks back into the 2nd drop.

C > [ Badman Near Dark ] (Komonazmuk remix)

Funny how some things come full circle: With a tune so heavily influenced by the Cannibal's heady days of 90's techstep junglist raving, it seemed appropriate to ask Bristolian Kieran Lomax (aka from the legendary Ice Minus of Moving Shadow / Renegade Hardware) to step up in his Komonazmuk guise and rework the track. The result is this colossal dubstep monster, an early version of which was previewed on King Cannibal's Radio 1 set courtesy of Mary Anne Hobbs, during the Scorn vs. King Cannibal sound-off.

Similar to his co-production with White Boi on COMBAT13 and COMBAT14, he builds an expectedly powerful and menacing soundsytem track, like some snarling alien beast trapped behind an impenetrably solid wall of bass and drumwork. In the track's early stages, even a test mp3 of this tune managed to out-blast most finished tracks in the club… imagine what damage this final version will do.

D > [ Badman Near Dark ] (Blackmass Plastics remix)

Long time veteran of dirty bass wars, Blackmass Plastics should need no introduction especially since his recent Do the Mash EP is still burning up soundsystems all over. His remix is expectedly rolling, bass-driven and funky in a way that can only be described as utterly filthy, and laced with toxic industrial atmospheres that call to mind a paranoid chase through deserted nuclear bunker, stumbling in terror through the darkness, hounded by the tortured growls and razor sharp snares of some huge beast you can't see.

This remix appears as an cheeky exclusive on the digital version of the release

Big things are happening for The Cannibal this year, having been recently signed to Ninja Tune, and with DJ support from right across the board and a load of gigs lined up. Expect a load of amazingly ferocious tracks that no labels have dared to release… until now. Oh, and he's also remixed Scorn's Super Mantis, due on Combat later this year.

Anyone who subscribes to the King Cannibal /Gods Of War mailing list between now and Wednesday night will be go into a draw to win a pair of tickets to this Saturdays Soundclash @ Cargo.

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Time and Place Start Time: Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 8:00pm
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"Today we are very proud to announce that King Cannibal has just inked a deal with the mighty Ninja Tune label. After heavy support from the likes of Amon Tobin and DJ Food, the finest recording company in the world has stepped up to the plate and added KC to their heavyweight roster where he will fit in nicely alongside labelmates such as The Bug and Ghislain Poirer.

Expect news of a single very soon and then KC will be retreating to his jungle studio to finish off his debut album."

Due to popular demand Gods Of War presents archived downloads of the Scorn Vs King Cannibal Radio 1 soundclash special! Originally Broadcast as part of Mary Anne Hobb’s Radio 1 show on 11th of March 2008 we bring to you both the broadcast section of both sets and also as seperate downloads, the original & uneditted versions of Scorn’s (which was cut for time) and King Cannibal’s (which was both cut for time & censored for broadcast) mixes.

It was truly an honour to be involved with the show, as its been something us at Gods Of War have listened to since the early years of us putting down our Minor Threat records and getting in to all kinds of’ dance’ music.

Here is what the show had to say ...

"On the show this week, a clash from the darkside.. Scorn Vs King Cannibal. Scorn AKA Mick Harris, formerly of Napalm Death is a true underground legend. King Cannibal also known as ’ZILLA’ constructs beats equally as evil. Brace yourselves for this one..."

GET THE DOWNLOADS HERE..

After heavy rotation of Aragami Style on Mary Anne Hobb's Experimental Show on BBC Radio 1, King Cannibal has upped the stakes and completed a half hour session for the show – to be aired as part of an almighty King Cannibal Vs Scorn soundclash on the 11th of March.

Expect plenty of dubplate action & exclusives, including remixes of Scorn himself, a shockingly heavy remix of King Cannibal by veteran producer Komonazmuk, and items from King Cannibal's forthcoming 'Devil In The Dancehall' EP on Bong-Ra's Kriss Records.

King Cannibal - Maida Vale Vampires Mix....

Scientist - Plague Of Zombies (Greensleeves Records)
Technical Itch - Hidden Faces (Technical Itch Recordings)
Trace & Nico - Amtrak (No U Turn Records)
King Cannibal - 7 Black Notes (Dubplate)
King Cannibal - Hundred Eyes Closed (Rag & Bone)
Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz - Throw It Up Remix Acapella (TVT Records)
King Cannibal - Bad Man Near Dark Komonazmuk Remix (Forthcoming on Combat Recordings)
King Cannibal - Ferox Riddim (Dubplate)
King Cannibal - Flower Of Flesh and Blood (forthcoming on Kriss Records)
Tru - Where u From Acapella (New No Limit Recordings)
King Cannibal - Doomsday Dancehall (Dubplate)
King Cannibal - Beneath The Surface (Uncharted Audio)
King Cannibal ft Early Out - Funeral Again - Acapella (Forthcoming on Shockout Recordings)
King Cannibal - Aragami Style (Forthcoming on Kriss Records)
Scorn - Super Mantis King Cannibal Remix (forthcoming on Combat Recordings)

Hello again,
Yes its a busy week at Bewilderd HQ! To celebrate the release of Call Me Mr Cold Blooded on Rag & Bone Records and as a pre-curser to the Radio 1 King Cannibal Vs Scorn Soundclash King Cannibal & 'ZILLA' present to you ........

KING CANNIBAL & 'ZILLA' - LIFE ON THE BEAT (MIX)

A Celebration of our drum & bass infulences over the years rolled up, chopped up & re-editted in typical 'ZILLA' fashion into 30 minutes.

get it first on Gods Of War If you are a Fabric First member, it'll be streaming up on the site shortly to promote King Cannibal upcoming date at Fabric

tracklist....

Ed Rush & Nico - Torque
Ed Rush & Optical - Zardoz
Photek Ni Ten Ryu
Fierce & Nico - Crystal
Dom & Roland - Hydrolicks
Ed Rush - Skylab
Lemon D - 12:01
Boymerang - Mind Control
Photek - The Seven Samurai
Desired State - Mind Games
Source Direct - Two Masks
Dillinja - Deadly Deep Subs
Andy C & Shimon - Recharge
Roni Size - Brut Force
Skyscraper - Mach 2
J Majik - Your Sound Remix
Total Science - Ghostlife
Dj Die - Reincarnation
Remarc - RIP (Remarc Rmx)
Shy FX - Gangsta 2 (L Double Rmx)
Remarc - Drum N' Bass Wise Remix
Dylan - Junglism VIP
Cutty Ranks - Limb By Limb Remix
Mask - Alright
Dj Gunshot - Wheel & Deal Remix
Mask - Square Off
Bizzy B - Creation
Dj Crysal - Warpdrive 04 Remix
Rufige Kru - Terminator (Danny C Remix)
Bizzy B - Bad Boy Sound
Shy FX - The Message
Hyperon Experience - Lords Of The Null Lines (Foul Play Remix)
Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction
Adam F - Metropolis
Ed Rush & Nico - Technology (Boymerang Remix)
Genoforce - The Germ
Nasty Habits - Shadow Boxing
Ed Rush & Optical - Funktion VIP
Usual Suspects - Killa Bees (Dillinja Remix)
Mr L - Piper 3 (The Clone)
Bad Company - The Nine
Photek - UFO
Codename John - The Warning
J Majik - Your Sound Remix
Soundmurderer - Toronto VIP
Q Project - Champion Sound
Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce - Alien Girl
Dillinja - Revelations
UFO - Terradome (2005 Blade Runner Remix)
Spirit - Siren (Hive Remix)
Adam F - Metropolis
Doc Scott - Here Comes The Drums (Breakage Remix)
Adam F - Brand New Funk
Genoforce - The Germ
Dom & Roland - Quadrant 6
Keaton & Hive - No Hope
Dj Krust - Warhead
Limewax - The Bomb
Hive - Bring It On
Dillinja - Light Years
Doc Scott - Unofficial Ghost
Souljah - Fade To Black
Dillinja - Silverblade
Asylum - Da Base 2 Dark
Goldie - Still Life (Photek Remix)
Photek - Rings Around Saturn
Goldie - Saint Angel
Codename John - Warned
Goldie - Angel (Teebee Remix)
Adam F - Metropolis (Doc Scott Remix)
Limewax - Everything
Bad Company - Planet Dust
Audio - Delusional
Dylan & Limewax - Cleansed By A Nightmare
Technical Itch - Raised By Evil
Shy Fx - Wolf (Dillinja Remix)
Technical Itch - Life Of Sin (Limewax Remix)
Limewax - MOTD
Current Value - Unpardenable Deeds
Ed Rush & Nico - Bludclot Artattack
Mason - Ruff Rugged & Raw (Technical Itch Remix)
King Cannibal - 2008

ENJOY!



'ZILLA' / King Cannibal


OUT NOW
KING CANNIBAL - CALL ME MR COLD BLOODED / HUNDRED EYES CLOSED
RAG & BONE RECORDS.

Hi Team Bewilderd!

Just a quickie to make sure you're aware of the new 2600 compliation Cd out a few weeks back.
2600 Recordings present ..Home Entertainment

Its a cracking little comp of electronic /down-tempo and dark hiphop beats from a brand new label that deserves you attention. Featuring music from good friends Buddy Peace & Waxfactor alongside up & coming acts soon to be HUGE like Lukid & Mr Cooper. Theres a track from myself too, but don't let that put you off.

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Norwich based label 2600 Recordings, present their debut compilation Home Entertainment, a collection of some of the finest instrumental hiphop the UK is producing today. Presenting music from almost every end of the British Isles, the compilation chronicles some major talent on the UK production scene.

Featuring artists that have been a staple on the underground scene for many years, Home Entertainment delivers a decidedly pungent kick to the face of other instrumental labels forging a very strong path from the off, serving up heat from a number of producers who prove they´re definitely ones to watch.

One such talent is Mr Cooper, a producer who has recently had his track hand picked by the legendary underground emcee, Sage Francis for his Human The Death Dance album. Similarly the Kingston based Buddy Peace, whos previously been enrolled by Canadian label Bully Records to mix up their back catalogue on a limited, exclusive 7 release, serves up a duo of narratives that prove the man´s got serious talent behind the boards.

With tracks from ZILLA, Lukid, The Contortionist, Tempa, 3rd Party, Brighton legend Req and established producer Waxfactor under his Ambulance Chasers guise, 2600 deliver a formidable line-up of some of the most diverse hip hop tinged production. Taking in post, prog and psych rock elements one must listen to the compilation fully to appreciate its intricacies. Its music for more than just nodding your head to. 2600 Recordings proudly present: Home Entertainment.

01. Ambulance Chasers - GHC
02. SirHowy - I Remember Cocoon Union
03. Tempa & Mr Laws - Bracelet Toothpick
04. Lukid - Lazybeat
05. Tempa - Wonderland
06. Buddy Peace - Burner Kit
07. The Contortionist - Bump 'n' Grindhouse
08. The 13th Tribe - Chi ft. MC Shana
09. Mr Cooper - For Oliver Jack
10. 3rd Party - Troika
11. Req - Concert Pianist
12. Land Equivalents - Beautiful Noise
13. Buddy Peace - Cold Train Heater
14. Production Unit - Dark and Unbalanced
15. 'ZILLA' - Bout It/Bout It
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Its available on CD and as a digital download with a forthcoming 12" containing a few choice cuts from the compilation.

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Anyone up and listening to Maryanne Hobbs show on Radio 2, last week would have heard the good lady drop Aragami Style on the show, which is pretty damn exciting. You can listen again to the show by following this link There's also a session from Shackleton too which is well worth checking out.

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On this week's show, Mary Anne has brilliant session tracks from Juakali, and a guest mix from Shackleton. Plus tunes from The Bug, Wisp, Burial & Reso.
Wednesday 14th November 2007

02:00

Reso – '2FacedRasta' (Dubplate)
Enormous O'Clock – '0000_975' (Dubplate)
Sharpa & Konfab – 'Statement' (Dubplate)
Wisp – 'Drycraeft' [from the LP 'Honor Beats'] (Sublight)
Untold – 'Purify' (Hessle Audio)

The Download
Audion – Rubber (Spectral Sound)

The Bug & Warrior Queen – 'Poison Dart' (Ninjatune)
King Cannibal – 'Aragami Style' [from the EP 'Long Dark & Dancehall'] (Shockout)

Live Session - Juakali
Juakali – Get Wet
Juakali – Gangstaz

Christian Dittmann – 'Sinos' [from the EP 'Emporio'] (Thinner)
Burial – 'Raver' [from the LP 'Untrue'] (Hyperdub)

03:00

Shackleton Guest Mix
Awaiting Tracklisting Info

Sully – 'Phonebox' (Dubplate)
Shameless – 'Shame On Your Name' (Dubplate)
Oyaarss – '8419' (Dubplate)

Live Session - Juakali
Juakali – 'Crows'

TRG vs Martyn – 'Broken Heart' (Hessle Audio Dubplate)
Dynamic - 'Baroque' (Dubplate)

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Anyone in Austria / Graz on the 7th of Dec can checkout Shitmat , Elemental & myself at Disko404 @ Postgarage. Not many details on this at the moment, more as they come.

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Thats it for now....all thats left to plug is the wealth of forthcoming releases, the most notable being
King Cannibal - Call Me Mr Cold Blooded b/w A Hundred Eyes closed forthcoming late January on Rag & Bone. Work has also started on some material for Bong-Ra's Kriss Records - which is also pretty damn thrilling. Full forthcoming releases detailed below.....

Out now:
The Chap - The Chop Remixes (HotChip / 'ZILLA' / Pier Bucci / Vincent Oliver) - LoEB
Unique 3 - The Theme Remixes (Autechre / 'ZILLA') Ltd 10" - Fat! Records
Various Artists - Home Entertainment - 2600 Recordings
Forthcoming:
King Cannibal AKA 'ZILLA' - Call Me Mr Cold Blooded / A Hundred Eyes Closed - Rag & Bone.
King Cannibal - Long Dark & Dancehall EP - Shockout
King Cannibal - Beneath The Surface - Signals / Uncharted Audio
Scorn - Super Mantis Remixes - Combat Recordings
King Cannibal - Bad Man Near Dark - Combat Recordings and more....

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THANKS FOR LISTENING

'ZILLA' / King Cannibal

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Just to let you know although its been quiet on the 'ZILLA' / King Cannibal news front for a while thats because we've both been locked in the studio stacking up releases.



So.. Keep your ears peeled for a number of releases on Stormfield's Combat Recordings, Uncharted Audio
, Noyeahno & DJ Warlock's Rag And Bone Records and not forgetting the two long awaited Shockout releases; 'Long Dark & Dancehall EP' and 'Funeral Again'. Also OUT 29TH OCT, is a r@re outing from 'ZILLA' (in the form of the Skam / Crunk hybrid Bout it / Bout I.T) on new imprint 2600 Recordings' HOME ENTERTAINMENT compilation, also featuring music from long time friend & collaborator Buddy Peace, and Waxfactor / Sasqwax under his Ambulance Chasers guise. BUY IT!!




Unfortunately the King Cannibal remix of New Flesh 'Backyard' has been put on ice for now, but we've still plans for it. MARK MY WORDS! To make up for it though they'll be a new free mix up shortly on Gods Of War showcasing all our drum & bass influences from over the years, its going to be HUGE!!

All 'ZILLA' / King Cannibal mixes can now be found over at Gods Of War for free download (with the exception of Grinted Teeth & Brawlsville, which is still for sale and Watch And Repeat Play,which is owned by Warp Records.
These mixes include A Friendly Game Of Chess, One Foot In The Fire One Fist In The Air,
Headz Up, Reasonable Radio, Live In Hungary 04 and the newest mix 'Intro King Cannbal'.

Also some hugely influential vintage No U Turn & Dj Trace mixes are currently up for d/l too.

Check it out.
Gods Of War

Whilst clearing out the office we found a long thought lost box of 'ZILLA's stone cold classic CD 'Grinted Teeth & Brawlsville'. Released in 2006 'Grinted Teeth…' sold out on it's inital release and is regarded as one of the finest mixes released in the last few years. Anyway here are some of the details from it's original release:

'GRINTED TEETH & BRAWLSVILLE'

11 Months, 88 Tracks & 773 Audio files in the making!

A work of passion for nearly a whole year now begining at the tail end of Warp Vision Tour, which works as a progression directly from the Watch And Repeat Play mix - Dirty South, Techno, Breakcore, Ghetto Tech all mixed, edited cut n pasted to an angry screwed up face and forced into CD. Here's a little background…..

"Grinted Teeth & Brawlsville, the first in an occasional series of Grindhouse collages has been spawned from: Being Stuck travelling when the only magazine you haven't read in WHSmiths is The Source or XXL / Spending too many nights flicking back and forth between Channel U & MTV Base / Checking Turntablelab every single day / Revisiting dusty long-unplayed records / Late night discussions about jungle records gone-by / Scaring kids at Warp shows / Argueing on message boards /Being lazy & only using records close to hand / Music i like."

Album of the Week - Boomkat
Album of the Week - Warpmart
"..the mix album of the year" Fact Magazine
"Fucking great….I love it!" - Knifehandchop
"..one brilliant lawsuit waiting to happen" Exclaim
"..a true work of genius.." andthelivingiseasy.blogspot.com
"A stunning mix …" - Sounds Of The Universe


for audio clips, and purchase details head over to Gods Of War