While everyone was looking to East London for Grime, which exploded into everyday culture in 2005, Mike Paradinas secretly snuck off to Manchester and brought the gritty working-class vibe of northern England into the spotlight. It was produced by Mark One, the Mancunian who had already turned heads on the “Grime” compilations on Rephlex Records – and also released two great solo albums on Planet µ. His fresh halfstep beats, which morph from track to track, and the soundtrack-like horror sounds form the perfect canvas for a merciless portrait of an extremely fucked-up adolescence in northern England.
Virus Syndicate – The Work Related Illness
