This is the debut extended play from London, England, United Kingdom producer Decksterror. Originally known under the moniker G-Man, he would form Hollow Sun Records alongside Cosm in the spring of 2020 a couple weeks after the COVID-19 pandemic began & eventually made his full-length solo debut with Black/Gold Stash a couple years later. However, he has since signed to the Croydon underground imprint Hidden Hobby Records as an in-house producer & is looking to make his debut for the label with Love & Honour.

“Tom Clancy” by C.o.N-Vers starts with a horn-heavy boom bap instrumental portraying himself as an assassin but after Cosm & Hus Kingpin join him on the rap rock-inflicted title track so all 3 of them can talk about holding the aces high even if the stakes have never been any higher, “Invisible Man” by Ash the Author & JabbaThaKut reaches the halfway point speaking of both artists making moves of their own & still running from the men in black.

King Kakarot gets the 2nd half going by landing a track of his own Move Back” talking about the lack of rebelliousness these days when I don’t entirely agree with that since there are artists whose music captures that mentality well while “Running for the Shade” by C.o.N-Vers speaks of living in the good & bad days. “Dark Speed” by Ill Sykes ends the EP talking about being the sum of things to come & letting shells roll of his tongue much like he’s firing an automatic firearm.

Considering that this guy produced the penultimate single from Montener the Menace’s latest album The Miserable Git Next Door & one of my personal favorite tracks on there “Tomorrow’s Never Promised”, it’s not so much of a shocker to hear Decksterror joining Hidden Hobby & his debut for the rising underground imprint has me excited for the sequel he’s already begun working on. His sample-lenient boom bap production created using an MPC solidifies himself amongst the UK’s greatest producers & the briefer guest list is more consistent than Black/Gold Stash’s.

Score: 3.5/5

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