JD Reid and Hodgy Beats Capture the Sound of London on "Chef"

Though music fans across the pond may have been misinformed, the sound of London stretches far beyond grime. Instead, the aural tapestry here is far more nuanced – often operating in the grey and damp areas between dubstep, UK Garage, trap, jungle, rap and anything else that translates best in one of our darkened and slightly soaked cul-de-sacs, glowing under the orange street lamps. And it's in this realm where producer JD Reid lurks.

Having produced for the likes of D Double E, Katy B, Celeste and, most recently, Mabel, he now returns to Rinse with a new five-track EP called Calibrate. The guest-list is impressive. Roll-call please, for: Novelist, 808INK, Slowthai, Oscar #Worldpeace and Kojey Radical – five artists who also embody the amorphous sound that makes up London.

Then there's Hodgy Beats who, despite being a Californian native, sounds like he's been crawling his way to east London club Visions all his life on new track "Chef". Listen below, listen hard, and almost feel its heat melting the puddles outside.

The 'Calibrate' EP is out Friday 28 July on Rinse.

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