Diary of an Afro Warrior

Diary of an Afro Warrior remembers that dubstep could be blunt, catchy and weird at the same time. Benga runs the sub heavy and the drums clipped. But those sparse melodic hooks stop the album from turning into an hour of architectural bass demonstrations. 'Night' is the one that outlived the scene around it, and '26 Basslines' is the title telling you what Benga thought he was doing.

Croydon's other prodigy, arriving with Night already in every set in the country. Harder and more melodic than the Burial wing, and the record that showed the sound could reach daytime radio without being watered down.