Mark Pritchard - 1234 feat. Ragga Twins (from the 'Lock Off' EP)

What this video is

Released September 2, 2013 on Warp Records as the lead track of the Lock Off EP, '1234' represents a pivotal moment in Mark Pritchard's career: his formal consolidation of over two decades of alias-based work under his birth name. As described in SPIN, Pritchard himself contextualised the track as situated in 'eerie, dark jungle and rave music where it wasn't as happy and up; it had rave sounds but they were a bit…

Why it matters

Sits at the intersection of jungle revivalism, ragga-dancehall MCing, grime textures, and bass-heavy UK club electronics. The Lock Off EP, of which this is the lead single, is documented as part of Pritchard's 2013 Warp trilogy explicitly exploring 'footwork, jungle, and bass-heavy dance-floor…