In 2022 during the great plaque, work began compiling ‘Weld’ a 17 track chef-d'œuvre featuring 16 brand new MC and collaborators, a worldwide vocalist arsenal celebrating Kinlaw’s scope as a producer and a bedrock for multilingual messaging. “Global noise-rap punktronics from a global guest cast of MCs and vocalists from Bristol to Togo, Uganda to Palestine - steeped in the mystery and folklore of a small town in Dorset, England. Weld is the defining statement of the Kinlaw universe“ Weld was assembled with 30 dubs, chats at the pub and a few emails. Some artists like Operation Egodeath, Robin Stewart (of Giant Swan infame), Dali de Saint Paul, Kelan, D Ham are confirmed members of the shadowy Avon Terror Corps shadowy, Ceramics alumni or Bristol underground friends like Birthmark or Danny Nedelko (of Heavy Lungs / IDLES infamy). At its core Weld is a celebration of this strong local scene - in Kinlaw’s world, local is global - through internet or psychic projection, we are all one. The link-up with Jordan’s premiere avant garde outlet Drowned By Locals is an important expression of this noborders attitude - with them providing a jumping point to a wealth of vocal talent from the Middle East and beyond.
1. Mujtama3ku Be7azzinni ft Abdel Ja7eem Hafeth
2. Zukuka ft Ecko Bazz
3. On a Leash ft Delko
4. Ridgeway ft Dali de Saint Paul
5. Curtains ft Birthmark
6. Full Tank ft Kelan
7. Effected Signaller ft Yao Bobby
8. Earthwork ft Robin Stewart
9. While My Smart Speaker Gently Weeps ft Operation Egodeath
10. Kinchasa ft Flow Tha Key
11. E Gli Fanno ft Franco Franco
12. Too Many Signals ft Dryveins
13. Helixir ft D Ham
14. Strategically Demorphed ft MrF13
15. ملوك الشغب ft Ibrahim X
16. Speech Plasticity ft Elvin Brandhi
17. Siren Ludi