You may not be familiar with the name @ironsoulmusic, but if you’ve been a dubstep fan you’ll know the producer by his other alias — @kromestar. The south London producer (real name Ricky Kalsi) first appeared under the moniker back in ’05, for his more grime-leaning work. but has received plaudits across the board for his low-end mining cuts as Kromestar. including ‘Kalawanji’, ‘Surgery’ and ‘Here We Come’, as well as having appeared on Om Unit’s ‘Cosmology’ series. More recently, the prolific beatmaker has been dropping a slew of instrumentals (the heavily-spun ‘Carbon/Banter’ 12”) that showcase the grimier side of his sound, only with an expansive and highly melodic feel, and always adventurous. He’s pieced together a 100% production mix for us in anticipation of his album dropping — touching on grime, dubstep and bass.
