Mala

Repress alert: Mala's 2007 dubstep landmark returns as Deep Medi's fabled 100th release. The B-side 'Jah Power Dub' finally escapes dubplate-only territory and gets a proper vinyl outing.

This is foundational stuff. 'Changes' arrived when Mala and the Deep Medi crew were crystallising dubstep's sound - heavy, spatial, riddim-focused. The track sits somewhere between UK garage's swing and the cavernous low-end that would define the sound for years. It's the kind of record that gets played in the right rooms and gets stuck in your head for weeks.

'Jah Power Dub' has circulated on acetate for nearly two decades among the deep-diggers. Now it's yours on 45 RPM white label, pressed for this milestone release. Deep Medi's 100th catalogue number feels like the right moment to bring these two sides fully into focus.