London Zoo, by The Bug

London Zoo

by The Bug

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kool-aid19 makes me wanna crank up my speakers..

Watching Nebula crushingly heavy doom-step that lands with apocalyptic force. the bug has a lot of great stuff, but this might be his opus. Favorite track: Judgement.

The Dissident Such a historic album
finally caved and ordered the LP.

Practically essential listening if you're into the uk music scene (any genre)

you can hear its influence in so many tunes these days

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Catsley's Cornucopia // Lubey Lu Urban grit and angst distilled into an album. Envelope-pushing filth. Glorious. Favorite track: Skeng.

Jack Nance Hair Unlike anything else I own...bloody brilliant! Favorite track: Skeng.

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1.	Angry 03:37	buy track
2.	Murder We 03:53	buy track
3.	Skeng 04:39	buy track
4.	Too Much Pain 03:56	buy track
5.	Insane 03:29	buy track
6.	Jah War 03:00	buy track
7.	Fuckaz 05:25	buy track
8.	You & Me 04:12	buy track
9.	Freak Freak 05:00	buy track
10.	Warning 03:51	buy track
11.	Poison Dart (Original Mix) 06:14	buy track
12.	Judgement 10:37	buy track

about

In Gibson's Neuromancer, when Case & Molly meet the two surviving founders of Zion, there is talk of hearing a "mighty dub" in the Babel of tongues signaling the "final days". If indeed we're living in these ‘end times’, as many predict, then there can be no more of an appropriate soundtrack for the coming apocalypse than The Bug's "London Zoo".

The Bug is the main project for Kevin Martin, a producer who over the years has also been behind a diverse range of projects. He is part of Techno Animal / Ice / God (all with Justin Broadrick of Godflesh / Jesu), King Midas Sound, Razor X Productions (with The Rootsman), Pressure and Ladybug to name a few. Then there is the running of his Pathological Records label, collaborations with noise jazz outfit 16-17, Pete "Sonic Boom" Kemper's E.A.R project, John Zorn, Kevin Shields, El-P, Antipop Consortium. He has recorded for labels as diverse as Virgin, Rephlex, Position Chrome/Mille Plateaux, Word Sound, Hyperdub, City Slang, Tigerbeat 6, Grand Royal, and now Ninja Tune. He has been personally asked to remix Thom Yorke, Grace Jones, Einsturzende Neubauten and Primal Scream, and has compiled jazz & dub compilations for Virgin Records. The new album “London Zoo” is the fruition of all these activities…

"London Zoo" was born of three key moments. An introduction to the thriving Dub-Step scene (of which The Bug is very much a pioneer before it carried a name) and it's key producers (via Kode 9) where Kevin realized there was others on the same sonic trajectory as himself, an introduction to Warrior Queen via his work with Wayne Lonesome on the Razor X Productions project, and a Mary Anne Hobb's Breezeblock session which introduced him to Flowdan (Roll Deep), and Ricky Ranking. All three of which figure heavily in the end result and live presentation.

Although the obvious entry point to the album will be the Dub-Step tag, particularly after the success of the three lead up singles ('Jah War', 'Skeng', and 'Poison Dart' in that scene) it's a record that clearly reaches past and brings together/celebrates reference points from dancehall, grime, hip-hop, and noise onslaughts. A record that could have only come out of London sound-system culture but whose appeal spans past any singular city or scene.

From the opening strains of "Angry" (featuring reggae legend Tippa Irie) it's clear that the world has been served notice from the heart of the UK capital. A position further strengthened as Ricky Ranking (best known for his work with Roots Manuva), Flowdan, Warrior Queen, Spaceape, Roger Robinson, Killa P, and Aya step up to lay waste to the boombastic rhythms put before them, eventually culminating in "Judgement" where Ricky Ranking leaves us with a prophecy ... "so much people are losing their minds, because we're living in a serious time. I guess it come in like a judgement sign, the people have killing on their mind".... living in end times indeed. Best start building the Marcus Garvey tug now.

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released June 30, 2008

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The Bug Brussels, Belgium

The Bug is the only producer who can bring in the likes of Liz Harris (of Grouper), Copeland, Miss Red, Gonjasufi, Flowdan, Justin Broadrick (Godflesh/Jesu), Mala, Death Grips, and Warrior Queen and make it seamless. End times need a soundtrack to prep for what's above and below, and this is it. ... more

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Machine 1

Mar 2023
Absent Riddim

Sep 2022
Treetop

Nov 2021
Fire

Aug 2021

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