King Cannibal

As a producer, his industrial take on dubstep is mesmerising in its combination of dancehall rhythms, percussive sound effects, distorted vocals and broody basslines. Some tracks feature MCs and are quite uptempo, but this isn't exactly uplifting stuff. The intent seems to be creating a mood rather than enticing people to dance - although involuntary swaying and foot-tapping are a definite consequence of getting sucked into his dark beats.

On his Myspace page, King Cannibal describes his music as "managing to find the link between the party-starting crunk of Lil' Jon and the dancefloor-destroying sonics of Aphex Twin." The true test will be whether he brings that philosophy to the decks; if so, his upcoming appearance at Fabric in September could earn him a lot of credibility.