Barcelona Boogie - Desto And Skepta Live

Desto & Skepta

Noppa, Helsinki/ Boy Better Know, UK

Boy Better Know that mans like Jamie and Joseph Junior Adenuga aka JME and Skepta are big in the grime game. They're also huge in the T Shirt game, having sold 30.000 of their Boy Better Know garms. And that's not to mention bigness in other areas: their version of label-mate Wiley's Wearing My Rolex was retitled The Rolex Sweep, came with its own dance and swept up a swathe of unlikely fans from Westwood to '90s kids TV presenter Timmy Mallet (check YouTube for the gameshow version) and Chris Martin. These boys roll deep. Check their recent albums 'Famous?' and 'Greatest Hits' respectively or Skepta's quick-fire curation of installation:04 of Rinse FM's mix series for proof. They might be best know for their prowess on mic - take grime hits like Punch In The Face, Nokia Charger Wire and R U Dumb - but they also DJ and produce and appeared on the catwalk for London fashion queen Carrie Cassette Playa. And they dance too, if you ask them nicely. Desto is the Finnish Tracker athlete who makes massive beats that sound like glaciers floating down the fjords at midnight. After several years of jazzy hip hop, soul, and UK hardcore, Desto's trademark deep dubstep sound is enough to send shivers down your spine, and would be perfect for those waterproof iPods for your dip in the lake after a pinewood sauna. A lynchpin in Helsinki's club scene, Desto is also known to rock floors as part of the Flow Mo breakdance crew, and hosts his own two-hour show on Helsinki's trendsetting radio station Basso Radio.