Leeds Hip Hop Scene

This the debut EP from the DTTS collective, MC’s Bane, Mr KFQ and Mury Poppinz, with production provided by Bane & Deadboy and feat cuts from Gypsy.Its presnted as a 10″ Blue Vinyl and really stands out. The title track of the EP Disabled Blue has a really nice laid back, soul sampled melody with some noteworthy cuts. The MC’s drop some satisfying lines “I create rhymes that cater for the colour blind” yet the mastering of the track has me messing with my EQ’s to bring the vocals up.
 
Next track is Purple, and for me the stand out track of the EP the mastering seems a bit better on this offering with another laid back beat with a simple organ, string rises and a jazzy snare. The MC’s deliver some great rhymes about the state of our society where people are chasing the material and seem to be forgetting about the simple things in life. More intelligent lyics from the mc’s are laid down, and I can’t help but nod my head. This track alone could be a 12″ release with an instrumental version on the B side.Ultimately we are left with Blood Lust, using a warped sample from a horror movie, I thought the needle was skipping as it didn’t seem to kick in, then the MC dropped his bars and the same repetitive and disenchanting sample remained. I really couldn’t get into this track it was probably the one I was looking forward to most as 7 MC’s were to tear this one up but I just couldn’t get past that sample and the production. It really detracted from the performance of the MC’s an again the mastering issues are back.

As a debut release I think that the DTTS lad’s can take alot from this EP, they can put together some really good laid back beats with well executed cuts and the MC’s have the thought provoking lyrics I’ve come to expect from northern mc’s - yet a little bit more time and money spent on the recording and back end prouction would really have made this reasonable EP, a truly stand out EP.

More info:
www.myspace.com/dttss