| Sheffield-based
Small Arms Fiya are producers Scott "Monkz" Moncrieff and Tom
"Toddla" Bell. Their style is a fusion of hip-hop, soul, dancehall,
broken beat, UK garage and Detroit techno influences, which creates an
innovative and original sound, leading to remixes of artists such as;
Jersey Street, Swag, Mark Rae and LoTek Hi Fi feat Roots Manuva and Sandra
Melody. SAF have also gained support from the likes of Benji B, Mr Scruff,
Wajeed, DJ Spinna, Bugz In The Attic and Sinden to name a few…
SAF
kick start 2007 with remixes of Nubian Mindz and Tone Control, before
moving on to drop their next slice of wax on new Sheffield imprint MoreAboutMusic
in April. Small Arms Fiya join forces with London-based singer/songwriter/MC
Ayah (Calvin Harris, DJ Marky) to deliver “Pressure/Gotta Decide”,
with broken beat supremo Domu on the remix.
“Pressure”
drops in with beats reminiscent of James ‘Yancey’ Dilla, with
Ayah’s soulful delivery adding the finishing touch to a track that
will keep ya warm till summertime…. On
the flip you’ll find ”Gotta Decide”, where Ayah glides
through an electronic P-Funk bomb, destined to detonate any dance floor.
Whilst broken beat maestro Domu adds a slice of 1980s disco boogie dust
for full effect…
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