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Ever-reliable navigators of Caribbean music through the decades, London's Soul Jazz Records comes closer to home and bang up to date with this superb dubstep selection. Those unfamiliar with the genre will find dub's DNA writ large in two of the standout tracks, Skream's horn-laced 'Irie' and 'I Wait' by the granddaddies of the south London scene, Digital Mystikz. Other exclusives, such as Sub Version's breathtaking 'Rise Up', attest to dubstep's futuristic style, contrived here through stuttering beats and vast sci- fibass swoops. Top rankers Burial and Kode 9 also contribute to an essential record for initiates and devotees alike.