Introducing Riddim Fi, Sweatshop's in-house jungle selector and producer; those of you who came last Sweat Skank saw the don play two sets showing both his techno spectrum and jungle prowess.

Riddim Fi was present when Sweatshop Soundsystem was born on the hallowed fields of Westival this time last year and since he’s been playing his hand at making bad boy, rude boy, original and proper jungle, no playground jungle shit, the real deal. 

He’s been building his rep in Southampton with the Dock 34 crew over the past 2 years, throwing sell out techno parties that people told him wouldn’t work in the city. 

Now he's kicking off our Sweatshop selector series with a 90 minute mix exploring the entire spectrum of jungle. We’ve been gassed since the moment we heard it, so share it with your mates, make house parties better with it and interrupt any wet mixes with the fire whenever you can. 

Also keep eyes on his on both his Dock 34 and Riddim Fi page for high grade tunes across the dance music scope. 

We’ll be bringing you more mixes going forward and packing our Soundcloud out with playlists that’ll get you out of any sticky sesh situation, you know the kinda one we mean so hold tight.

RIDDIM FI
https://www.facebook.com/RiddimFi

DOCK 34
https://soundcloud.com/dock34
https://www.facebook.com/Dock34Events/

Riddim Fi // Sweatshop Selecta Series 001

Sweatshop Soundsystem's debut 12". 

Treat the music with respect... 

We decided if we're gonna to do this, we're gonna to do it properly. Heavyweight 180g black wax, full artwork, Ten Eight Seven masters + lacs, Optimal press. 

We've been in love with Ash's music since day one whilst he's been quietly killing it in the underground. Coming in with heavy dub pedigree Ash's sound taps the veins of Soul, Jazz and Funk, fusing them into a suspicious Trip Hop tapestry. Both tracks feature the killer horn work of Yazz Ahmed, one of the freshest artists to rupture the Jazz world with her psychedelic arabic rhythms. And RUDEBWOY visuals come courtesy of Sophie Bass, the dopest illustrator in the UK right now. 

3ft Above // 

One for the heads. 

"3ft above was inspired by Ezra: he made a sketch originally that i reworked into my own vibe, removed layers and then added in drums, bass etc until i ended up with what it was.... then Yazz truly finessed it..... lots of space echo used". 

Bagger // 

An opiate laden dancefloor stomper. Big Fishtank Funk. 

"Bagger was originally made at my old studio in crouch end, and was inspired by the greek/turkish food i was eating at the time in the area.... I played it with Charlie at home, decided that it would sound great with Yazz on, and pulled the trigger.... the Bagger was born". 

Also, a slice of each record goes to the anti sweatshop activist organisation 'No Sweat' - fighting for workers rights worldwide. 

We also throw loophole raves... 

3ft Above Inspired by Ezra-Lloyd Jackson (www.ezralloydjackson.com) 

Horns - Yazz Ahmed 
The Rest - Ash Walker 
Making it all happen - Charlie Curran 

Mastered and cut by Rob Thomas at Ten Eight Seven (www.teneightsevenmastering.co.uk) 
Pressed at Optimal Media 

Artwork by Sophie Bass (www.sophiebass.co.uk) 
Art direction by saCCuli

Bagger -Ash Walker (ft Yazz Ahmed)

3ft Above - Ash Walker (ft Yazz Ahmed)

Whooosh - here we go...

Our main man Ash Walker has not only slammed us two of the finest tracks going for our debut 12", but also has delivered us this absolute FIYAAAA for the second edition of our Selector Series.

If your not prepared to sit back, roll one up and spend the next hour and a half getting blessed from every angle of the acoustic spectrum, then hold fire till you are. This one is special....

Grab your killer 12" here: https://sweatshopsoundsystem.bandcamp.com/releases
Get more Ash Walker in your life here: https://soundcloud.com/ash-walker-music

Big ups.

Ash Walker // Sweatshop Selecta Series 002

We throw sweat skanks....

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