Michael Wojcicki, Darren White, Jason Maldini and Dan Stein are four producers on a mission.
Under their collective moniker Bad Company they have managed to set the jungle scene on fire in the space of just three years.
Making tunes with a crisp digital edge and an uncompromising apocalyptic drive in the vein of friends and co-horts Ed Rush and Optical, the team have come to be regarded as the scene's new Dark Lords - an image enhanced on a string of twelves and long players.
However, closer inspection reveals a more diverse core to the group, and maybe it's a natural maturity or maybe they've taken more notice of the diversity of the scene around them, but this broader tendency has finally found an outlet properly on 'Shot Down On Safari'.
Not that there's a lack of tumultuous clatter, driving beats or menacing funk. These sounds will always form the bedrock of the quartet's sound, and are featured here in the shape of 'Dogsploitation' (a cunning splice of Swift's 'Blaxploitation' classic and their own 'Dogs On The Moon' rinse out), the angry buzz of 'The Hornet' and the hard core headbanger 'Snow Cat'.
But the opening track 'Mo' Fire' is a statement which shows the crew have plenty more to offer. Featuring vocals from $pider and Navigator, this is a nostalgic look over the shoulder to a rawer age of ragga basslines and loose, wayward percussion.
They also bring through some subtle guitar licks and flavasome vocals on 'Wednesday' and even move into samba on 'Dr Schevago', which swings like a busload of bisexuals.
A much more versatile offering than their previous outings, this is BC at their best so far, revealing a thirst for the music and a hunger for bad ass beats that's a long way from being shot down.
