Audio: Jumping Back Slash 'The Uhambo Mixtape' [Premiere]

Audio: Jumping Back Slash 'The Uhambo Mixtape' [Premiere]


"Jumping Back Slashis literally the best South African producer you have never heard of." So begins the bio for the English-born, Cape Town-based electronic newcomer. The statement's not far off — virtually unknown, Jumping Back Slash crafts visionary marriages between the rave/garage scene from his previous London dwellings and kwaito/SA house form his adopted home. His tunes have been supported by the likes of Benji B, Spoek Mathambo, Bok Bok and many others.

The Uhambo Mixtape — roughly meaning "journey" — is exclusively made up of Jumping Back Slash's hypnotic original works (a rare thing these days for a tape). Stream and download the whole thing below, which we're premiering alongside French publication FTW. Braap!

TRACKLIST

Holding On

Uhlobo

Deep Inside (Your Love)

Streatham Zulu

Soweto Acid

Around

Umkhathi

Ibhithi Six

Running Back Part 2

Black Sugar

Ibhithi Seven

Hosha

I'm So Confused (Dub)

Knowledge Be Your Power

Running Back (Dub)

Storms

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