Call Me Mr Cold Blooded takes things to a shockingly new level. King Cannibal (a new moniker for seasoned producer Zilla), uses the essence of drum & bass by the likes of Limewax, SPL, Technical Itch and re-works the sound into a breakstep epic. Intense drums and a searing hook fall away to a filtered breakdown that leaves your heart racing.

A Hundred Eyes Closed on the flip uses similar components but evolves a more ghostly, Vexd-like workout that is loosely dubstep but goes somewhere darker and more twisted.

Continuing nicely from the previous Rag & Bone output by Aaron Spectre, Drop The Lime and FZV, this has certified big tune status written all over it.

His most recent accomplishment was a remix of Unique 3’s The Theme for FAT! Records, however King Cannibal’s history began long before that with a series of under the counter mixtapes that got the heads of both Ninja Tune and Warp Records talking. Alongside co-collaborator Bubby Pearce, this led to a guest appearance on Coldcut’s Solid Steel show, sets at Dedbeat and most notably the opportunity to mix together Warps’ back catalogue for their high profile Warp Vision DVD project.

This is the first of what will be many vinyl outpourings by King Cannibal over the next year, with 12’s lined up for Combat Recordings, Uncharted Audio, Bong Ra’s Kriss Records and the American Shockout label which has already received Radio 1 airplay from Mary Ann Hobbs. You heard it here first.