Fabriclive 22: Scratch Perverts (Fabric London/Fusion III)

Continuing our constant praises on Fabric London and their brilliant series Fabric Live and just plain Fabric, there really has been no other series out there as definitive and worthy as this. Representing all sounds of dance music and always remaining on the cutting edge of progression, Fabric is also one of the more successful night clubs in London or in all of the UK. Case in point: the Scratch Perverts here deliver one of the maddest mixes of the whole series, as the DMC team champions (the first to ever win the title and by 2000 hold six different titles) show what unity and progression is all about. A 25-track-and-scratch orgy of beats, bass, and lyrical tyranny, this album blends hip hop, drum-and-bass and breaks into one happy family. Guests include Dynamite MC, Roots Manuva, The Perceptionists, Dilated Peoples, Dead Prez, UNKLE, Alter Ego, Ed Rush & Optical and even Ian Brown. —Rusty