No Heathen

'No Heathen' has a dynamite vocal delivered with apocalyptic fervor by Jamaican dancehall MC Wicked Act, an aptly named friend and collaborator of Wayne Lonesome. Renegade global turntablist DJ/Rupture takes a break from nonstop touring for studio production; the blazing 'Blacksmith Riddim' is the first fruit of his work. Rupture joins Wicked Act's strident ragga vocals to a dancefloor-ready, post- Neptunes beat. The instrumental version allows the bad-ass bassline and uncategorizable, funky hiphop-reggae riddim structure to shine. Another Rupture banger, perfectly timed for a summer soundsystem meltdown.

Com.a comes correct with two mixes, one blending a hard-edged Japanese digidub-styled steppers beat with caustic delays and guitars that would make Asian Dub Foundation or Adrian Sherwood proud. The second mix drops in a double- time ragga-junglist mashup sure to shockout all the jungle headz.