Mount Kimbie, Dom Maker - locked in (feat. Maxo Kream & Pa Salieu)

What this video is

Released 27 September 2022 on Warp Records, 'locked in' arrived as a non-album bonus track previewing Dom Maker's half of the double album MK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning. The track exemplifies the transatlantic creative axis Dom Maker developed after relocating to Los Angeles, fusing UK post-dubstep minimalism with the cadences of Houston rap (Maxo Kream) and Coventry UK drill/Afro-fusion (Pa Salieu). The video's…

Why it matters

Represents a significant moment in the convergence of UK post-dubstep electronic production with transatlantic hip-hop, pairing a Warp Records electronic duo with a Houston rapper and a Coventry UK artist. The track's minimalist, woozy production and the video's zero-cut single-take aesthetic…