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Fresh from his link up with Mekon notorious London villain Mad Frankie Fraser is to collaborate with equally scary Tricky on a spoken word album entitled ‘Product Of The Environment’ released on Dreamworks...

Goldie is also playing the villain in the part of a dangerous psychopathic Northern gangster in his debut film ‘Everybody Loves The Sunshine’ to be released at the end of the year...

In conjunction with Mean Fiddler, Cream are to stage an all-nighter outdoor dance event on May 2. Based at the Luton Hoo Estate (site of last year’s Tribal Gathering) it will be called ‘Creamfields’...

Propellerheads have collaborated on two tracks with De La Soul and the Jungle Brothers...

Roni Size is moonlighting from his Reprazent crew to work under the moniker ‘Breakbeat Era’. Featuring chum DJ Die and Bristol singer-songwriter Leonie the eponymously entitled EP will be released in March on XL...

Ex Deee-Liter and generally sophisti-gent Dimitri from Paris has produced the music for a new YSL advert. He also makes a cameo appearance avec record box...

Warp, Soma, Grand Central, Concrete, Skint, XL, Heavenly, Nuphonic, Athletico and Wall Of Sound will come together to form Vapour ‘98. Sponsored by Levis the dance culture event will feature music alongside exhibitions of independent labels’ artwork...

Finally Drawbacks, the hard-hop duo featured in last month’s FutureActive, have been exceedingly busy boys. In addition to completing remixes for the likes of Third World Disco, Island and Downboy Records they have been putting the final touches to their ‘Pulling No Punches’ collaboration with Hurricane. A sly twelve will be released in March under the Hi Jinx moniker. ‘Electric Sun’ will take a more hip-hop direction and will be released on Bolshi. Plans are also ahead to work with Thursday Clubber, Phiadelphia Blunter and breakbeat pioneer Rennie Pilgrim...