"Having switched his more rock?n?roll vices for the, decidedly not so, habits of drinking copious amounts of tea and garden-tending, a long-sober Matt falls in with UK hip-hop stalwart ReggiiMental. And, after sufficient prodding, ego stroking and jerk-chicken laced bribery, Matt resignedly agrees to do some vocals on a track for the Birmingham rapper?s upcoming album release. The two instantly bond over a love of Michael Keaton?s Batman and a passion for old-school soul, reggae and hip-hop. Then, within a shockingly short space of time, a burst dam let flow a wave of neglected creativity and the two emerge from the basement studio with a bundle of songs combining Reggii?s rapping with Matt?s blue-eyed soul and they dubbed it, The Deepest Cellar".Matt Henshaw`s `Can`t Hold Back` EP dropped through the door with no prior warning this week. Curiosity took centre stage and yet again i`ve found UK Hip-Hop grabbing a small slice of these pages. Sure it`s definitely not the first collaboration between a predominately Indie musician and an inner-city rapper, Mike Skinner`s success during the last decade with `The Streets` forged the right for a new musical genre with a working class attitude. Already bubbling under mainstream broadsheets, Matt Henshaw`s style and improvisation presents a promotional crossroads for his already diverse musical career - The coming months and future album release will tell.
"The upcoming EP is a prime example of such deft genre mixing and even goes further to incorporate Reggae, Northern Soul, Dub, Dance and sampling into the tracks. The lyrics jump from the politically charged to the moral and uplifting, all supported by a myriad of guest rappers with Matt`s blue-eyed Rock/Soul timbres being the only constant. `Can`t Hold Back` is set for release on the 10th October on Rusty JukeBox Records".
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Source: http://mojophenia.blogspot.com/2010/09/matt-henshaw-cant-hold-back-ep.html
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