re: the grime scene needs more comps/LPs that replicate that pirate feeling: watch for Heavy Meckle, a new MixCD by myself Matt Shadetek and my girl DJ Sheen. It's hosted by Ears from Jahmek The World / Neckle Camp alongside Jammer, Flamin, Knuckles, Spooky and Al Blaze. Its a 41 track continuous DJ mix with the MCs freestyling over it, first half instros with freestyles second half vocal tunes. Everything on there has been cleared with the artists, this is not a bootleg ripoff thing. As far as a lot of the comments about how hard it is to organize something like this, its very true, it is really difficult and has some unfortunate side effects like a lot of the stuff on here has now gotten old during the process (although we still have a bunch of Jahmek The World exclusives, riddims and vocal tunes both). However, it is NOT impossible to do something like this with a limited budget and if you start phoning these people up you will find that if you are cool and have a good pitch most of them will be friendly and cooperative.
And Logan, if me and my girl can do this from New York and Berlin respectively then Im sure you can as well. With your new spot on Kiss and all that I think if you called up almost anyone in the scene and said hey let me use this tune for my new mix very few people would front. I'd love to hear it personally.
sizzle sht aka matt shadetek aka duane weade aka dj endless vacation