Music / First LookStream Visionist & K9's 22nd century battle cryListen to what happen's when MC K9 and London's most vital beat-maker Visionist come together on a trackShareLink copied ✔️October 6, 2014MusicFirst LookTextCharlie Robin Jones Recent years has seen a resurgance of energy around the squeaky, rumbly sounds of grime music. Oddly, the most avant garde, boundary-pushing work has largely been around instrumentals rather than MC tracks: producers have, for the most part, proved far more adventourous in pushing and pulling the templates of early 00s London bass music. For our money, Visionist is top of this pile, and one of London's most vital producers. Here, we're streaming his new one, a rare MC track. Featured on a new mixtape from K9, previously of underground grime crews Str8 Grindin and Musical Mob Youngers, the 24-year-old Visionist – who first heard the then-jailed MC's name on a "Free K9!" shout out on a track by fellow west London MC Frostarr – has made a stormer. Coming in like a battle cry from the 22nd century, it's a sign of a true visionary's melodic power and diversity. If you like this, track down Visionist's previous EPs, and keep your eyes peeled for an album early next year. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWhat makes a good sex song?Rap band WHATMORE are the sound of New York adolescence LVMH Prize 2026Inside an exclusive celebration for the semi-finalists of the LVMH Prize‘Emo boy got the party lit’: The UK underground has a new identity crisisRawayana: How a Venezuelan pop band became political exiles‘Silence is punk as fuck’: Frost Children and Ninajirachi go head-to-head‘Fast, angry, chaotic’: The story behind the Prodigy’s ‘Firestarter’ video‘There’s been tears’: RZA on the final days of Wu-Tang ClanWhat went down at the beabadoobee Dazed cover signing Kim Gordon selects: What to listen to, watch and read7 of beabadoobee’s greatest collabsPhotos from the Universal Music’s BRIT Awards afterparty in ManchesterEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy