San Francisco’s Kush Arora has put together a new EP of international proportions, tapping the UK’s Lady Chann, NYC’s Jah Dan, Chicago’s MC Zulu, Oakland’s Undah P, and reemerging Kingston legend Mega Banton to contribute their vast vocal flavors to Arora’s funky, futuristic dancehall. For Banton’s featured track (which, coincidentally, kicked-off Chrissy Murderbot’s XLR8Rpodcast a few months back), the enigmatic MC rips through an astonishing amount of phrases while bombastic horns and pummeling drums charge behind him. Of course, no Arora production would be complete without the right touch of sinister synth work, and “Shake Sitten” is no different, save for the fact that its intensity is perfectly matched by Banton’s blistering vocals. The Spanish Street Riddim EP (artwork above) sees its release August 10, with a special release show—our Bay Area readers will be happy to notice—going down in SF that night (full details here).

Shake Sitten (Spanish Wall Street Riddim)