Releasing in December 2006, the follow-up to 2004’s Furious EP features
5 tracks plus 4 locked grooves and is available in both black vinyl and
a limited number (100) of silvery grey marbled copies. The tracks are
all aimed squarely at the dancefloor and range in style through
straight up ghettotech ("Gotta Suck Dick"), bass-heavy melodic electro
("Feelin’ Fine"), and the jacking booty of "Hoezzat" to the big clubby
sounds of "What I Like" and the title track "Retarded".
The Retarded EP contains a bunch of firsts:
This is the first proper booty/ghettotech record to feature locked grooves.
The
locked grooves are an innovative first in that they have 5 beats per
revolution so they can be played in typically fast ghettotech-style
sets (150 - 170 BPM). Normal 4 beat locked grooves play at 133.3 BPM
but these "ghetto locks" play at 166.6 BPM.
The locked
grooves all line up, allowing the DJ to move the needle from one groove
to another without losing the beat. We’ve never seen this feature on
any other locked groove record.
