The marriage of melting synth sounds and pounding bass lines is what makes the thoroughly black and yellow Butterz, first a well-respected blog and now a brand-new label, one of the up-and-coming powerhouses of grime music worldwide. Butterz is the brainchild of iconic Rinse.FM DJs Elijah & Skilliam, have been hand-picking the best in forward-thinking grime, then turning it loose on the public every Thursday night for a long time running. Based on that experience and knowledge alone, they’re definitely qualified to take over the grime scene.

The main objective of Butterz is to produce singles with intensely-structured grime riddims that don’t necessarily require a vocal to launch them into hit status. For years, the grime scene was founded on simple but heavy white-label productions that lent themselves to the lyrical stylings of such MCs as Wiley, Kano, Dizzee Rascal, and JME, which in turn paved the way for artists like P-Money and Tempa T. Butterz looks to both work with talented MCs, but also create successful grime tracks that are able to stand alone in the world of electronic music.

One of their best recent releases is what will definitely become a summer two-step anthem, a fast-paced P-Money and Blacks track called “Boo You.” It features production by Butterz soldier TRC. He, Swindle, S-X, and Royal-T are the main players in the Butterz grime takeover.

You can hear them in the process of creating their empire in one of their generously-offered free monthly Butterz zips, which each contain a slew of fresh, innovative grime tunes for your listening pleasure.

If you don’t want to have to wait a month, this track will help to whet your appetite. Street fighter D Double E adds vocals to S-X’s “Wooo Riddim,” transforming it into a banger called “Bad To The Bone.”

Part of what makes Butterz so good is the ability of its artists to understand, appreciate and rework one another’s music, creating a slightly-incestuous but nonetheless brilliant grime collective.

Last but not least, when Royal-T squeezes some “Orangeade” onto vinyl, you have to be careful…your head might explode after hearing this crazy track! The tempo is switched up at unexpected intervals as the song progresses. It’s also studded with wild, percussive beats that make it hard not to move to.

Based on these few things that they’ve released so far, it seems obvious that Butterz is poised to start a new revolution in grime. Make sure to keep checking in with this amazing new label as they chart their course to grime domination!

- Shark