"Sinogrime is a sub-genre that barely ever existed, a momentary glitch in the supposedly predictable sonic geography of London dance music. Around 2002-3, with garage crumbling and the cement still drying on grime as a genre, a few producers in E3 suddenly lurched further east than they ever had before. This is the sound of Shanghai towerblocks and the millennial promise of a new superpower, refracted through the scuffed windows of Crossways Estate in Bow."
"Grime at its best is sonic futurism incarnate, rejecting the clutter of live instrumentation in favour of empty space, dehumanised synths and detuned basslines. …"
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