Goldie’s alter ego project with Submotive, Rufige Kru, has returned to unleash another fearless and peerless body of work, the ‘Metal Giants’ EP.
Out now, the EP comprises 5 brand new tracks produced by Goldie and Submotive. Both the EP’s title – Metal Giants – and the artwork were inspired by the New York subway carriages which Goldie used to graffiti.
The tracks on the EP are already quickly gaining acclaim from peers across the industry, with DJ Krust, John B, DJ Marky, Micky Finn and Doc Scott all giving their stamp of approval to the new Rufige Kru material.
The Metal Giants EP opens ‘Metal Detekt‘, with its dissonant call and response beeps which were sampled from a Stussy x Metalheadz collab advert on YouTube. ‘Backgammon Blues‘ came from a real life incident when Rufige Kru‘s James and Goldie were playing backgammon with each other in Thailand – and things became very competitive.
‘People & Places (Submotive VIP)‘ was produced at the same time as the original (which appears on recent album ‘Alpha Omega‘). The EP’s synonymous closer was actually written first. “I wasn’t sure what to do with it, so it sat there as a DJ weapon”, says Rufige Kru‘s Submotive.
The final track features a vocal sample from the late New York graffiti artist Dondi, describing what he calls “metal giants” – the New York City train yard – where, standing between all the trains, everything looks so big and forged in steel.
The release of ‘Metal Giants‘ EP follows a huge year for Rufige Kru, who returned last year with the highly-acclaimed album ‘Alpha Omega‘. Nominated for ‘Best Album’ at the DJ Mag Awards, the record includes tracks such as ‘Still The Same‘ featuring CASISDEAD and ‘Goldikus‘, which features guest vocals from revered UK music legend Cleveland Watkiss MBE, sampled from a recording of Goldie‘s 1993 set at legendary London club, The Blue Note.
‘Metal Giant’s EP tracklist:
Metal Detekt
Backgammon Blues
People And Places (Submotive VIP)
RDNA
Metal Giants
Listen to the tracks below.
