King Cannibal - So... Embrace The Minimum - 12" Vinyl

King Cannibal serves an important purpose in the Ninja Tune roster, keeping the spirit of darkside hardcore and junglism fresh with updated style infusions when required. 'So...Embrace The Minimum' is the best track we've heard from the producer formerly known as DJ Zilla, building a sublime tension from threatening hardcore elements kept on a thick chain leash, preffering Berlin-styled dub chord licks instead of bloodklaart mentasms and concentrating his usual brukkout energy into a bristling 4/4 future stepper. 'Dirt' follows more in his usual style with ragga chat from Daddy Freddy over a menacing slab of electro-acoustically treated mega-bashment searching for the future of UK hardcore dancehall. If you sometimes wonder what DJ Scud would sound like if he was making the ruff stuff in 2009, it may be a little like this.