Flowdan is known for his deep voice and use of patois lyrics. Actually quite surpised to see that people seem to think that the Kode9 version is better than the original. [Verse 1: Flowdan] Although rooted in grime, he performs over various different styles, from the drum and bass of his early days, to the dubstep of his numerous features with The Bug.
I really don't know what has happened to Kode 9 - his remix is well tame, adding nothing that explores the message or energy of original version. All those girly voices saying "Kode 9" repeatedly is just self promotion at the start of the remix here. The original version is phenomenal, but Kode9's version is untouchable. Its starts with a foreboding beat that seems to have Japanese people saying 'Kode 9' in mad voices before it goes 'You don't want to see me get evil'. And that's why they will burn Big What? Coulda fist fight, knife stab, any war Bulletproof vest and my silencer Whether it's now or near future How long will I live? [Verse 1: Flowdan] Dem boy get bun inna di revolution when the war has begun. In fact I was personally so blown away by Skeng's sombre, genuinely foreboding weight and sound pressure both in the production and the wordplay, that I have been unable to accept any further efforts from The Bug since this release... Never heard anything quite like this track - shame about the weedy graffiti round the back.
Yo, no soundbwoy test They couldn't listen and they couldn't learn Life ah go done When will I die? We'll stand up and fight, war [Intro: Flowdan] Yeah With a career that's spanned the best part of two decades, Flowdan is one of the most easily recognisable characters in British urban music. Weh me say again, huh? Venomous who? (Missing Lyrics).
Jah Rastafari, king and saviour Flowdan came of prominence with garage collective Pay As You Go before becoming one of the founding members of grime pioneers Roll Deep. [Verse 3: Flowdan] A certified cult figure, the East London MC has had a career which has run the entire timeline of grime. He produced tracks for PK's Bad Ombré EP and GHSTLY XXVII's Guerrilla Tactics EP, the first two releases on his new label and agency, SpentShell. >>> done know mi doops! Somebody life ah go done, dem can't see me come [Chorus: Flowdan] (x2) Some people get prang and people start run [3][4] In 2015, he founded his own record label, SpentShell, which has since signed YGG and GHSTLY XXVII to its roster. Done tell a guy that fire ah go bun Say dem ah big man but they won't get far The Bug Ft. Flowdan - Jah War (Loefah Remix) (HD) - YouTube The Bug on one side and Kode9 on the other, how could this possibly be bad? Very disappointing to see physical copies of this going for such crazy prices, but I'm not at all surprised. Right a'now it's da big Flowdan in effect Six foot deep, coffin and wreath You know you can't fight with gun
Tongue War, could a fist fight knife stab any war Knowledge, wisdom, weapon inna war But do your own ting and smoke a lil' bit weed After reading the existing review (by renzelkouten 04.11.08) I thought I had better re-listen to the Kode 9 remix as I was hoping for some "sonic devastation". War You see Flowdan and The Bug? Ramp wit the real Flowdan? The Kode 9 mix is one of the most sonically devastating pieces of wax ever. We represent Jah Run from anyone? Sadly it did not come. When it comes to di war
Bun inna di revolution when the revolution come That type of flex, that type of tan Flowdan, PK Interviewed | Features | Clash Magazine", "From MC to producer: Flowdan on the making of 'Welcome to SpentShell, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flowdan&oldid=978934784, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 2001: "Wickedest Ting" (Geeneus and Wiley featuring Flowdan and Breeze), 2001: "1, 2, 3, 4..." (Pay As U Go Cartel), 2001: "Dem No Ready" (Pay As U Go Cartel), 2003: "Time Wasters" (Remix) (Musketeers featuring Maxwell D and Flowdan), 2007: "Skeng" (The Bug featuring Killa P and Flowdan), 2007: "Jah War" (The Bug featuring Flowdan), 2007: "Poison Dart" (The Bug featuring Warrior Queen and Flowdan), 2009: "Bullet A' Go Fly" (DVA featuring Badness, Riko, Killa P and Flowdan), 2012: "Say Nothin'" (Jubei featuring Flowdan), 2017: "Round Here" (Lethal Bizzle featuring Giggs and Flowdan), 2017: "Round Here - REMIX" (Lethal Bizzle featuring Abra Cadabra, Ghetts, Frisco and Flowdan), 2018: "Inventor" (Rockwell featuring Flowdan), 2019: "Start Up" (Boylan featuring Flowdan), This page was last edited on 17 September 2020, at 20:15.
Sad that the Autechre remix is not on this. [8] He also contributed preset sounds and samples as well as entire demo tracks to Native Instruments' Maschine expansion pack 'London Grit'. [Verse 2: Flowdan] Boom, Too Much Pain Before your start smoke, separate your seed The Bug on one side and Kode9 on the other, how could this possibly be bad?
no contest - K-Mart wins hands down for a solid history of low frequency warfare and on the original version here we get that in plentiful amount so the remix is pretty pointless aside the introduction of the almost 2-step. Load and cock that, buss it inna by Jah Starts out nice and ominous and boy does it go in! [9][10] In June 2018, he released the four-track One Shell Fits All EP, featuring vocals from D Double E, Nasty Jack, GHSTLY XXVII and Meridian Dan, and production from Masro, Teddy Music, Filthy Gears and Jammz. His first solo album, Original Dan, was released in 2009 and featured a range of guest artists, including Frisco, Wiley, Killa P and Riko. So watch your neck back, protect your head, please Killer 12 from the peerless Hyperdub label.
[5][6], Flowdan is also known for his frequent collaboration with dub and dancehall producer The Bug, and has appeared on at least seven of his songs.[7]. Trust, when me draw for the venomous tongue Right a'now it's da big Flowdan in effect.
Just as long as I'm here, I'll kill dat with style I can't see/hear it. Not only is it far better than the Kode9 remix, it's much darker, if not darker than the original with how sparse and hollow it feels. Life what? Dem boy get up and run Venomous what? Please, my yout, unnu try live clean Is there a heaven or was that a lie? Dem boy get bun inna di revolution when the war has begun Big war ah gwan between north and east Some bwoy haffi stop chat 'bout war [Break: Flowdan] Him see [?] Anybody got a link to official MP3's? Bring di two of dem when you come inna di war, yeah Though there are still people out there that love a cheesy pitch-rush and and blippy additives in a remix - seriously, the original has to be one of the darkest bass droppers that arrived in '08.
Bulletproof vest and mi pump action An EP, Serious Business, followed in 2014, and his second full-length album Disaster Piece was released in 2016, to more positive reviews than his debut. A good friend of Wiley, the crew's de facto leader, he came from a drum and bass and jungle background and was part of the first wave of grime MCs. A long-standing member of Roll Deep, Flowdan appears on all five of their albums. Jah Rastafari bless you and me A good friend of Wiley, the crew's de facto leader, he came from a drum and bass and jungle background and was part of the first wave of grime MCs. Which is what it does, of course! Make sure you bury me with the shooter Buy Vinyl, Pearsall presents Drop The Hammer 10: The Dubstep Remixes Edition, Matrix / Runout (Engraving Both Sides): TRANSITION. We have the Bug pon da set and we're coming in perfect. Born 17 March 1980. Bugs… The original version is superior in all ways and I think it would have been more fitting to let the Autechre mix make its way onto the flip here. "Flowdan on Twitter: "@TevynJ 1985 đ˜Š. In 2018, Flowdan forayed further into record production. No guy test Bun, fire bun Very disappointing to see physical copies of this going for such crazy prices, but I'm not at all surprised. We have the Bug pon da set and we're coming in perfect Anybody got a link to official MP3's? If you don't know 'bout the meaning of war stamp outta di war [3] A founding member of Roll Deep, he was responsible for naming the group and remained a member until its hiatus. Man roll with Jah Bun, fire bun, fire bun, rah Well if I want war, pass me the SLR Without Jah, dem nah reach far The kode9 remix is a descent into hell. "Big Who? Life who? Your face could get scarred and wet up like a perm Stop chat 'bout war Nobody's gonna save ya The original version is phenomenal, but Kode9's version is untouchable. Bugs, hand me mi- Starts out nice and ominous and boy does it go in!