Very few producers indeed have had such a remarkable last 18 months as Paleman, evolving as he has rapidly from a promising talent into one if the most devestating producers from these grey shores.

His music is a refined blend of the classic and the current – simple and elegant, with the odd distinctive flourish. Echoes of the Hacienda and Paradise Garage, via Garage and Deep House – but still utterly 2013.  He is influenced by a wide variety of sonic influences  – Jazz, African and World Percussive pieces, Techno and House – with the common thread of being percussion focussed; an obsession that is to be further manifested by his recent move to London to study jazz drumming. A fact that further alludes to a real, uncommon talent with potential for real musical longevity.

He is only a couple of releases deep into his career, but they have been very much lauded, and his tunes have been providing the highlights of everyone to Loefah to Boddika to Skream’s sets. “Furrball” –  his release with Zed Bias on Swamp 81 –  sold out before it even hit the shelves, and his release on Loefah’s new SCHL RCRDS imprint is about to drop too to great acclaim, building on the firm foundations of Dusky’s release on the fledgling label.

Other recent highlights include his remix for Redlight, playing at DMZ 8th Birthday, his beast of a set at the recent Sold Out SWAMP 81 Birthday at Fire and The Lightbox, collaborating with Roy Davies Jnr at RBMA, and countless shows around UK and Europe; And if at the tender age of 20 you are one of Zed Bias’ Favourite producers and collaborators, things tend to bode well.