Chrissy Murderbot – Women's Studies

Coming out of the vibrant Chicago dance scene, Chrissy Murderbot is your new favourite DJ / producer. As dubstep grows ever more earnest and cheesy, discerning clubbers are in search of new sounds and tempos – what Murderbot offers is modelled loosely on the Chicago ‘juke’ sound, a long-established movement which incorporates the dance craze known as ‘footwork.’ Cleverly, Murderbot’s approach to juke is to throw wide the doors of the 160bpm, frenetic style to a wide selection of influences and sounds.

Opener Break U Off recalls early Tempa dubstep with its R&B vocals and minimal keys; New Juke Swing is sped-up ragga grime, with a rabble-rousing, party-hard vocal from Rubi Dan. Bussin' Down featuring juke legend DJ Spinn would sit well alongside the hypercolour synths of Joker or the skewed R&B psychedelics of Hudson Mohawke, but clips along at a much jollier pace than either. [Bram Gieben]