Oh my this could spin out the dance eith ease

The EP’s third and final newcomer comes in the form of another relatively new unearthed gem, Birmingham’s Richard Wright. Despite producing on and off since 2005, COVID and the resulting lockdowns allowed him the time and headspace to start taking things a bit more seriously. Initially being unearthed with his first official release in February 2021 by UKG label Strictly Flava. From that release and the early send out of ‘Trust Meh’ he has already received plays across Rinse, Balami and SWU with support from the likes of this EP’s very own Gemi as well as Ollie Rant, Daffy, Chimpizm and a bag of other UKG producers who are leading the line nicely for underground UKG.

Hearing ‘Trust Meh’ with its winding low end, classic samples and 2 step drums it's not hard to understand how his inspiration came from the tape pack and record shop culture of the mid 90s to early 2000s. With the recent resurgence of pioneers like El-B and new school producers embracing the UKG and Breaks movement that alone was enough to make the Brummy producer get his skates on and start getting some projects exported out his PC and making 2022 the year he starts to push on with his 15+ years of experience in the DAW.

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