Falle Nioke (member of Margate adventurers Pigeon and a compelling solo artist in his own right) has teamed up with Paris production duo Froid Dub for a new EP. Yam Soup is out via PRAH on 22nd January, and is preceded by the excellent 'Happiness'. It's a slippery, carefully-weighted piece of cosmic dub, combining a classic Lee 'Scratch' Perry-esque sense of rhythm and space with futurist synths and insistent countermelodies. Nioke's vocal navigates its bassy surrounds expertly, at once in total sync with the arrangement and capable of pulling a step ahead when needed. It's yet another fascinating sidestep from one of the UK's most consistently explorative artists.