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JiKay. Nottingham based. Recently befriended on Twitter. 2 mixes in, and I can already tell this kids got talent. A high quality fusion of bassy beats, grime, dubstep, garage and a little bit of house for good measure, both his mixes and remixes have you bopping away like theres no tomorrow. The way he seamlessly drops in track after track echoes something of Canblaster or Sam Tiba. JiKay has no problem dropping the big names into his mixes, from Major Lazer, Mumdance and Katy B, and its that ability to mix a song everyone knows, with one that not many people have heard of, and make it sound so good, and so familiar that outlines this mans ear for a tune, and overall, his underlying ability. Its fresh and vibrant. It bounces up and down. It's exciting. Heavy in bass, but still light and airy at the same time, its perfect for the iPod or when your hitting it up in the clubs, which, with my fingers and toes crossed, I hope they do appear in very, very soon. I can only urge you all to go out, and at least listen to this kid, and imagine yourself hearing it on a wild Friday night, (or, if you live in Nottingham, to go see him on a wild Friday night), and immerse yourself in his tunes and mixes. Its the sort of music that puts a cheeky little grin on my face, and I promise that it'll put one on yours too.
January 2011 Mix by JiKay
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