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Kermit And The Super Weird System is the latest offering from the ever-evolving Moss Side artist. Channelling the likes of Big Youth, Dillinger and U-Roy, Kermit Leveridge’s new project sees him assume the role of a JA deejay, toasting over the booty-shaking, dubwise good times spun by Super Weird selector, Josh Ray.

 From an original British b-boy to a Ruthless Rap Assassin, Kermit has constantly shape-shifted his way to the front of the vanguard of music. Having been the first dancer photographed spinning on his head in the UK during his Broken Glass days, his rhymes were later hailed by Roots Manuva as the ‘the roots of grime’ and as a founding half of Black Grape, alongside Shaun Ryder, Kermit climbed to the top of the UK charts, securing his name in the annals of music history.

After touring the world to critical acclaim and crossing the near-fatal abyss of heroin addiction, Kermit returned as a poet with lyrical wit that’s as distinct and impressive as ever. Reigniting a long-standing creative partnership with DJ Greg Wilson in 2014, his return to music inspired the formation of the multi-media Super Weird Substance label, and an extended family of singers, musicians and DJs has grown out of it since.

With an output including 2 life-affirming mixtapes and 9 balearicpsychedelicdubdisco vinyl EPs, the label has established a name for itself in the counterculture, furthered by a string of live events including 7 memorable sixties-styled Super Weird Happenings. Providing a pop-up party wherever they go, Super Weird Substance has established a reputation for versatility; as comfortable hosting intimate fire-side sessions as they are rocking a full house on main stages.

This latest manifestation sees Kermit join forces with Josh Ray, who’s established a solid reputation for reggae locally in Liverpool, at festivals like Positive Vibration and Africa Oyé, whilst DJing further afield in places like Amsterdam and Addis Ababa. Debuted to an incredibly warm and increasingly wild response at Sheffield’s Catch 23, Kermit And The Super Weird System are primed to rock festival audiences across the UK with their new slant on a sound system.

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Philip Cain