London’s most renowned music collective, Roll Deep, are set to return in January with single ‘Picture Perfect’, the first cut to be taken from their forthcoming album due out April next year.
Roll Deep are an institution of the UK dance underground, with a decade-long history as pioneers at the forefront of radical hip hop and grime.
The new single ‘Picture Perfect’ features the newest addition to the group, singer Tania Foster, (who also appeared on Roll Deep’s 2010 smash hit, ‘Green Light’).
Juxtaposing ravey synths and a dirty b-line with an infectious chorus and anthemic hooks, this first cut from Roll Deep’s forthcoming 2012 album, is as much of a certified club banger as it is a chart topper.
A remix package of the single will also be made available featuring remixes from the likes of Mensah, Hoax & Spoon and Cutline.
But they’re no museum piece with a venerable past and a dim future. On the contrary: artistically they are on top form, and commercially they have never been hotter, with two number 1 singles in 2010 alone that meant that, cumulatively, they occupied the chart’s pole position for longer than any other act that year.
They’re not just an institution, they’re a corporation, and as such they have employed some of the biggest names in the business: Dizzee Rascal, Tinchy Stryder and Skepta, to cite just three key characters, have all passed through their ranks, almost as a grime rite of passage, while Wiley, unarguable inventor of the genre, remains a shadowy totemic figure, Roll Deep’s mysterious guiding force.
The RD collective of singers, musicians, producers and MCs, which usually contains no fewer than 10 members and sometimes more than a dozen, has dominated the scene since forming in London’s East End in 2002.
The constant evolution of Roll Deep’s line up has helped ensure their sound remains at the forefront of the ever-changing styles of the fast-moving dance and urban underground scenes, keeping them both relevant and fresh throughout their 10 year career.