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Heavy Muckle: A Grime DJ Mix by Sheen and Matt Shadetek. Hosted by Ears. (Shadetek)

Grime-obsessed New Yorker and his girlfriend Sheen are “Heavy Muckle”. Like DJ/Rupture they’ve locked on to the sound of the UK Pirate Radio phenomenon in spite of living thousands of miles from its signals. Such is the schizophrenic Glocal nature of the scene that no one bats an eyelid, even when their great mix CD succeeds in delivering the solid Greatest Hits package (albeit with a twist) that the UK scene has failed to produce. They’ve somehow managed to enrol “road” MC Ears in their scheme with even the mighty Jammer lending his support to proceedings. However, even when I hear the legendary Mac 10 produce a Grime “mix” on London’s finest Rinse FM, I remain unconvinced that this music is supposed to be manipulated by a DJ.