SOTC001

The first release on the Tom Middleton-stewarded Sound Of The Cosmos label has been a long time coming but it is, we think you'll agree, a stone cold masterpiece - and DJ support from the likes of Modeselektor, Mala, Simian Mobile Disco, Pinch, Artwork, Om Unit and many more back that up. It's led by the Basement Jaxx-sampling broken acid-dub freakout 'Something Wrong With Daisy' by London dubstep legend Silkie in collaboration with Atlanta bass-funk specialists Distal and Mite, which is immediately followed by newcomer Jabru's 'Glass Floor' which comes on like Roots Manuva's 'Witness' beat launched into deep space. Though best known for future garage rhythms, Iranian-Texan cult producer VVV gives us a glorious ambient epic in 'Arrival', which conjures images of sci-fi grandeur, while the final tracks come from two producers from Tom's beloved West Country, Forgold and Sapience with an incredible variant on 'Autonomic' drum'n'bass in 'Sleep Cycle' and 'Nocturnal', an uncategorisable 140bpm groove of unfathomable depth.