SINGLE REVIEW: Akala
- Posted on September 3, 2007 5:47 AM
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Akala ‘Bit by Bit’
Okay. I’ve tried to write this on a number of occasions and I still can’t seem to capture the essence of this striking offering from Miss Dynamiteheee’s younger brother.
Basically, this one’s forging something of a new path for Grime – coupling the genre’s lyrical rapidity and penchant for waspish phrases with bleepy sloshes of electronica. To give you a flavour, the B-side’s been aided by the highly praised French Electro-House producer Baxter Baxter. With this in mind, we have something that panders to the melodic and textural virtues of electronica, while having its corners rounded by Akala’s incisive word-spinning abilities.
The track itself is about the ever popular love/hate binary – with particular attention paid to ‘live in’ relationships. The free-play of the single’s really quite exciting; a song with multiple lyrical and musical connotations doesn’t seem to surface often these days – and when it does, those ditties are frequently overlooked. I’m hoping this one’s different as it’s actually a very special track. The song alone forced a smile of merry intrigue to spring upon my lips – surely it’s worth a go?
Andrew Willis
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