Taken from forthcoming album ‘Alpha Omega’, the track features guest vocals from revered UK music legend Cleveland Watkiss MBE, sampled from a recording of Goldie’s 1993 set at legendary London club, The Blue Note.
Goldie says:
“Going back through some of the cassettes — as I do — going back to the caveats of what those DATs were about… I thought, “Some of these cassettes look pretty good.” I remember hearing Cleveland on a session I was DJing at — at the Blue Note — I heard the crowd and Cleveland says : “Make some noise for the Goldikus!” I thought, wouldn’t it be great to sample yourself? I love what [New album] ‘Alpha Omega’ does — it’s like one of those Nolan movies, where it just keeps coming back on itself.
The rawness of Goldikus — having Cleveland’s voice sampled off a cassette tape with me DJing at Blue Note, having a little bit of the crowd in the background, a real, rootsy b-line, and a real simple, effective, classic break that has been repurposed and replayed with Betts and Blease. Betts particularly smashed this one, and I love that.
If the music can do anything, I think my purpose is for it to feel nostalgic and take you back to that moment. A lot of the older heads who’ve heard Goldikus before have said, “Man, it takes me back to Blue Note.” Well… that’s job done. That’s what it’s supposed to do.”
‘Goldikus’ gives a taste of what’s to come on his forthcoming Rufige Kru album: an unfiltered, underground roller with breaks and a bassline that are made for the dance floor.
New album ‘Alpha Omega’ consists of twelve groundbreaking new tracks which bring together Goldie’s unerring dancefloor suss and the impeccable technical prowess of Submotive (real name James Davidson). It is Rufige Kru’s deepest outing so far – a reminder of exactly why drum and bass remains the most exhilarating, groundbreaking and electrifying music on the planet.
The album will also include ‘Still The Same’, the single produced collaboratively by Goldie and SubMotive which features a guest appearance from the peerless grime MC and UK rap artist CASISDEAD, after years of requests by his fans to rap over a DnB track. In fact, it is rare for CASISDEAD to feature on tracks with other artists – such is the significance of this collaboration and it is his first new material since his critically acclaimed 2023 album ‘Famous Last Words’ and being awarded Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act at the 2024 BRIT Awards.
Of the new album, Goldie says: “It’s a reinvention. We’ve gone back to the source and extrapolated from there. I wanted to create something that absolutely represents what this music is all about … and where it’s going next.”
Full album tracklisting for Goldie presents: Rufige Kru – ‘Alpha Omega’ is as follows:
- Alpha Omega
- Goldikus feat. Cleveland Watkiss
- Virgil
- Express Your Soul
- Sandcastles
- Still The Same feat. CASISDEAD
- Mercury
- Siamese Ghost
- Secret Handshake
- Spirits
- People and Places
- The Guardianz
Goldie will be on tour throughout the year, including two dates at London’s Ronnie Scott’s and another show at Village Underground in April. Then in May, Goldie will feature as Artist in Residence at Detroit’s Movement Festival 2025, before bringing his live show to UK festivals this summer. Full live dates below:
Goldie with live band tour:
17th April – Fine Line – Minneapolis
18th April – Metro – Chicago
19th April – Elsewhere – New York
22nd April – Ronnie Scott’s – London
23rd April – Ronnie Scott’s – London
24th April – The Waterfront – Norwich
25th April – Joshua Brooks – Manchester (DJ)
26th April – Bristol Beacon – Bristol
27th April – Castle & Falcon – Birmingham
28th April – The Wardrobe – Leeds
29th April – Village Underground – London
16th May – Cervantes Masterpiece, Denver
17th May – Metalheadz Residency at Paragon, NYC
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