Seismic collaborators The Bug and Flowdan have a synergy that’s entirely their own. The veteran grime MC spits over earth-shattering walls of bass and bloodcurdling noise, crafting dub-laden horrorscapes. Take the track 'Pressure' from the landmark 2021 album Fire – the song's opening bars hit like an earthquake, landing a closed-fist punch of a riddim, with Flowdan's powerful lyrics full of vengeance and brimstone. The pair are best experienced live in all their redline glory, where their incendiary dynamic threatens to burst into flames and descend to ever more demonic depths.

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