Profisee - Diggin' In The Crates

Profisee is one of the most important people in the Edinburgh and Scottish hip-hop scenes: a founder member of the legendary Scotland Yard Emcees, over the years he has worked with big-name producers such as Starkey and Hexstatic, and was the vocal half of epic electro-bass duo Great Ezcape.

Whether dropping a guest verse, producing his own beats with partner M as Cloak X Dagger, or collaborating with local Edinburgh heads like Nasty P or Yush2K, or in new collabs with producers such as Dam Mantle, the legendary 'weatherman' has an incredible command of words, dropping deep philosophy and prescient politics with a flare and style all his own. Live, he's an old-school performer, fiixated on making a crowd move, always full of energy.

Prof's just dropped a set of old, rare and lost tracks on his Soundcloud, as a crowd-hyper for his new album project, 'From All Angles.' It features collabs with old Yard playmate Jinx, among others. Jump on these downloads like the proverbial hot cakes they are: devour them. This is a wicked collection of beats and rhymes from an intelligent, street-smart emcee who has been a vital part of the Scottish hip-hop scene since its inception.

Diggin' In The Crates by Profisee

Starkey Mix for Hyponik.com

Bloody hell, this is a bit special. Hyponik also has any number of wicked mixes, including Elijiah and Skilliam and Deadboy. Good site.

01 – Kraftwerk “News”

02 – Alain Goraguer “Deshominisation (II)”

03 – Gabriel Prokofiev “String Quartet No 2 (Vex’d Remix)”

04 – Starkey “The Heat Vulnerable”

05 – Broadcast & the Focus Group “A Quiet Moment”

06 – Black Swan “Part II”0

7 – Vangelis “Tales of the Future”

08 – V∆gina Wolf “Gravitys Victory”

09 – Edward Artemiev “Sarcasms”

10 – Halp “Leek (Astroposer Remix)”

11 – Kids Indestructible “Please Avoid Strong Light”

12 – Julian Fane “In Space”

13 – Ital Tek “Satellite”

14 – Spiritualized “Ladies and Gentlemen (Kate Telephone Call)”

15 – Alpha “Hopper”

16 – Johann Johannsson “Odi Et Amo”

17 – Dusk & Blackdown “Keysound Radio”

18 – Sigur Ros “Josef Tekur Fimmuna I Vinnuna”

19 – Giorgio Moroder “Bring the Prod”

20 – Alvin Lucier “I Am Sitting In a Room”

21 – Astrobotnia “Lightworks”

22 – Dro Carey “Glitter Variables”

23 – Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program “Rockers”

24 – Pierre Henry “Marche du Jeune Homme”

25 – The United States of America “The American Metaphysical Circus”

26 – Starkey “Fidelio”

27 – Starkey “Holodeck”

28 – Tes “Time Two In”

29 – Mike Slott “Cadet Ident”

30 – Pierre Henry “Le Couple”

31 – Swod “Fugitif 2″

32 – Venetian Snares “Bent Annick”

33 – Marsen Jules “Chanson Du Soir”

34 – Para One “Liege”

35 – Slugabed “Skyfire”

36 – Clouddead “Cloud Dead No. 5 (Side A)”

37 – Moby “Ghost Return”

38 – M83 “Cyborg”

39 – Vex’d “Cold”

40 – Starkey “Craters”

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I love Amon Tobin - his album Permutation, with it's deep, psychedelic take on D'n'B played a pivotal role in introducing me to mid-nineties Ninja Tune, and was therefore a massive part of my introduction to dance music. It's as important as Keep it Unreal, the Zen comps, or the Cinematic Orchestra's Man With a Movie Camera (which, along with Biosphere's soundtrack, made studying Russian cinema a hell of a lot more accesible).

Dude soundtracked Splinter Cell.

He's possibly even more influential on my generation's psychological make-up than the widely available council hash of the 00's.

Minor memory lane trip aside - Amon Tobin's been a bit silent on the production front for a while, but his website boasts a variety of free downloads from similarly-minded individuals, including pendulum-meets-metallica bass-head Excision, and the excellent Noisa. This month, we're treated to a 3-track EP from Starkey, who I was lucky enough to catch DJing in the intimate Captain's Rest a couple of months back, and was basically awesome. Rich, beasting dubstep with a hefty hip-hop influence is the order of the day. You need to download this.