Bass Music Escapism is more than a music album. It’s a 16 track journey. A fucking loud journey, best made with your head placed neatly between two subwoofers, eyes closed. A journey through the raves, festivals, carnivals and stage shows of Inja’s daily routine. Into the sweet, unadulterated blast of pleasure known to us as Bass. Undoubtedly man’s finest invention since the wheel. Inja is a bassline michelin. He cooks it, chews it up and spits it down mics into sweaty crowds most days before you’ve even thought about getting up for breakfast. His day jobs cover residencies at two of the UKs largest dubstep and drum n bass nights, he hosts the UK and World DMC championships, tours with hiphop legends Taskforce, drum n bass guru DJ Die and between June and September, will mostly be seen smashing the headline spot of legendary Chai Wallah festival stages as part of the ‘Bioviolence presents The Skuff and Inja Show’. This man don’t sleep. He performs, and loves it. And finally, with this third album release it seems his stage show presence has been swallowed. In massive mouthfuls of drum step, dubstep, drum n bass, hip hop, reggae and funk. From the immediate dirty electronics of the albums drum step intro, Inja steps up hard in the first full length piece to mark a masterful display of cross genre hyper-activity, jumping explosively from hiphop to dubstep to drumstep in one breathe. Pure club play. For the next 6 tracks the pace remains toxic, thumping from the festival bassline anthems of Fat Love to the hiphop / drum n bass explosion of March to the lighter, more relaxed carnavelesque parties of Pepper Sauce. The album divides at Summer of Love, a more chilled out hip hop vibe to cool down from the Summer heat. Raves over. Rain back. Time to reflect. The final four tracks get off stage, to bring a bit of the smoother, more personal musings so well received in Inja’s first two albums. From life as a new dad to neurosis to the sweet scent of dutch trees, this section is a genius addition to the live bass which will likely still be ringing in your ears as you make a dirty cup of tetleys, close your eyes and lie back. This is a clever, diverse and reflective album by an emcee who knows how to go live, loves bass, and wants to share that basic bassline pleasure with whoever cares to listen. And unsurprisingly, it’s best heard live.