Exploding into the recorded space at the end of the year, Manchester's SILVERWINGKILLER made an irreversible impression with 'HOLD UP (ALL FIREARMS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM)'. The duo, comprising of James Baca and Ni Yushang, make uncompromising music that pulls from their disparate musical backgrounds in metal and folk respectively, whilst aiming to do something new in the world of electronica. Matching the subtlety of its title with a frankly massive instrumental, 'HOLD UP (ALL FIREARMS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM)' harks back to The Prodigy's rave-punk and somehow goes harder. Their debut EP TRIAD FUNDED is out now and it's a mission statement if ever we've heard one. -Holly Mullineaux