The first ten minutes of Walton's FADER mix pass by in a state of relative (UK) funky calm. It's deftly blended bass work, but the early tones are somewhere near pleasant, nothing hugely jolting. Then just a crack before 11 minutes, Ill Blu's "Chelt" hits. Walton spins the previous record back, putting a definite punctuation mark on things, before dropping the most baddest gun laser bass—and in a dance genre where calling synth sounds 'lasers' has nearly totally lost specificity, this atom-stopping line once again gives the word meaning. From then on it's nonstop face smashers, house rips and surprise grime gems as Walton works his way through an invigorating number of present and future classics, plus two tracks from his debut EP, out now on Hyperdub.
Download: Walton's FADER Mix
Tracklist:
01. Walton - 808 Vybzin
02. Roska - Error Code
03. Spectr - Dance 4 Me
04. Ill Blu - Meltdown
05. Funkystepz - Fuller
06. Ill Blu - Chelt
07. Jam City - Aqua Box
08. Jam City - Magic Drops
09. Bok Bok - Reminder
10. Walton - Aggy
11. DJ Zinc - 138 Trek
12. Dexplicit - Bullacake
13. Terror Danjah - Minimal Dub
14. Girl Unit - WUT
15. Bok Bok - Silo Pass
16. First Born ft Recneps - Wife Beater
17. Burgaboy ft Donaeo - Wheres My Mansdem At
18. Roll Deep - Eskimo Vocal
19. Arkist - Fill Your Coffee