WHAT YA KNOW ABOUT CENTRAL SPILLZ? While your answer
to that question may yet be “nothing”, you’re certain to be familiar
with the city of Bristol’s rich bass-music heritage…And
in a place world-renowned for its ever-booming and notoriously
discerning underground music scene, from dubstep and D&B, to reggae
and hip-hop, to garage and funky; right now there’s one name on every
raver’s lips and every promoter’s line-up – Central Spillz.
Since
convening in late 2008, this six-strong collective of five lyricists
(C-Strike-Z, Koast, Mackie Skillz, Redskin & SirPlus) and one
DJ/producer (Superisk) hailing from across the UK and the full spectrum
of bass-heavy music has rapidly forged a reputation as one of the most
unique and exciting new acts working within UK underground music. As one
magazine recently said of their sound, this really is “hip-hop for the
rave generation”.
Live, Central Spillz are devastatingly
good. The faultlessly rehearsed and feverishly energetic performances
that are the heartbeat of their existence are never less than incendiary
and always guaranteed to entertain. Recent shows have even seen the
guys sporting white lab coats and wicked smiles as they free-pour booze
straight down the throats of the elated crowds. And as packed-out
performances at festivals such as Glastonbury, proved, Central Spillz
always ensure their audiences are having just as much fun as they are…
This
reputation has seen them share stages with some of the biggest names in
both dance and hip hop, including De La Soul, Ghostface Killah, The
Game, Plan B, Example, Foreign Beggars, Katy B, Skream, Rusko &
Plastician.Meanwhile, self-released debut album 'Space
Travel', the recent Ninja Tune single 'Open The Pod Bay Doors remix'
alongside Starkey, collaborations with artists such as Joker, Mensah,
Guido, Eddie K, Gemmy, Rossi B & Luca, and former members Interface
and Javeon McCarthy, not to mention Spillz’s own Superisk (whose single
for the hugely respected Punch Drunk label has been universally
battered), have been grabbing the attentions not just of listeners, but
also some of dance music’s biggest stars and most respected
publications.
Perfectly embodying the increasingly
open-minded, ‘mash-up’ approach to bass-heavy dance music that so
defines the current musical zeitgeist, Central Spillz truly are the
sound of a new generation, flaunting a staggering breadth of influence
and variety of talent that sets them apart from the crowd. Now,
with a live show polished to perfection and a solid raft of studio work
behind them, the collective’s forthcoming mixtape 'Over-Spill' is ready
to push them from local to national stage.
