aaamusic | On 04, Dec 2010

Riz MC
New Double A Side Single – ‘All In The Ghetto’ / ‘Dark Hearts’
Released January 24th 2011 on Confirm/Ignore (Festival Republic + Metropolis Music)

“A blazing assault on the senses that also showcases the MC’s singing voice.”The Independent
“Hip-hop doing what it does best – using language to interrogate and investigate subjects the rest of pop chooses to ignore. […] Rapacious, right-on shit.”DJ mag
“Riz seems to have done it all. The show served as a platform to incorporate his varying methods and mastery of expressing himself via different media.[…] An impressive feat.” Clash
“A sci-fi oddity that’s like nothing else around right now.”Evening Standard
“Riz MC’s great blend of hip-hop, urban, grime and electro definitely got the audience in the mood” iDJ
“A dark menacing hybrid of dubstepRiz MC’s great blend of hip-hop, urban, grime and electro beats, barking synths and his surprisingly mellifluous singing voice.” Big Issue

Riz MC’s eagerly anticipated debut album, ‘MICroscope’, is set for release on the 31st January on Confirm/Ignore. ‘MICroscope’ bristles with risks, intensity, and intelligence.

Following on from his last single – ‘Get On It’, Riz MC releases ‘All in the Ghetto’on the 24thJanuary whichwill come as a double a-side with ‘Dark Hearts’.

‘All in the Ghetto’ which comes as a double a-side with ‘Dark Hearts’ will be Riz’s next release out 24th January. ‘All in the Ghetto’ is similar to his infamous debut release ‘Post 9/11 Blues’ – it makes fun of something that’s going on everywhere you look, and something we’re all a part of. It’s about gentrification and trendy ghetto living, vegan cafes and crack-heads on the same street corner. The video was animated from stills, produced by DNR Films and screened at ‘Late at Tate’ a few months ago.

‘Dark Hearts’ is a futuristic grime banger about the snake pit we all find ourselves in at some point – surrounded by fake smiles that we see through, but we still give back. The video is a homage to Blade Runner, where fittingly Harrison Ford was hunting replicants (fake people) and in the end realised he is one too. Ed Tracy, BAFTA winning director of Fonejacker and Facejacker will direct.

‘MICroscope’ comes coupled with a ground-breaking, high concept live show and trans-media online experience. The immersive, multimedia ‘MICroscope’ live show has already won over discerning crowds and hardened critics at Fabric, Glastonbury and Latitude festival. Riz’s sci-fi themed website The Lab designed by Swarm studios, won a prestigious Favourite Website Award (FWA) for innovation in digital design.

Check it out at www.rizmc.com/lab