Shiver

Title - Shiver Artist - Kestrel Year - 2015 __________ Growing up on a Lewisham estate in South London, Kestrel only turned to music after the sudden loss of his older brother, a prominent figure in the local pirate radio scene. Inheriting a collection of old jungle vinyl and a secondhand sampler, he channeled his grief into raw production, eventually cutting his teeth on the late-night warehouse circuit. His signature sound violently fused the icy, 140 BPM minimalism of grime with the skull-rattling sub-bass of drum and bass. Everything changed with his 2015 underground anthem "Shiver." The track somehow managed to leap from illegal pirate broadcasts to daytime national radio. While it remains his sole crossover breakthrough, "Shiver" stands as a legendary flash-in-the-pan moment, proving that the darkest corners of the London underground could occasionally force the rest of the world to freeze and listen. __________ Yo, can't chill. Trust. It's a madness. Listen up! Yo, no, no, no, man Can't you, can't settle, can't pause Too many pagans trying to break the law CCTV watch it, feds on the alert See a snake in the grass gotta put in the work Man's on a hype, can't get caught slipping Phone blowing up, see the dark side tripping This ain't a game bro, this is frontline Heart pumps, eyes when I'm on this timeline It's a cold world gotta keep your thoughts frozen One wrong move you're the one that's chosen For the drama, for the pure badness Man's just trying to navigate the madness Shiver, got that shiver when I'm deep in then Shiver, man can't deliver if he's rolling with fake friends Trust. Yo, yo, yo Allow all the talking let the bars do the damage Man's got a flow that these wastemen can't manage Came from the bits where the vibe is all gritty Used to send for MCs in the back of the city Now I shut down the rave, shell it down, done know Bars colder than a winter's night in Moscow My signal's on top, pirate radio waves While them man are moving like modern day slaves To the hype, to the trends, they ain't got no spine See me on a set, draw for the reload every time They say be calm, I say nah fam be ready This that's a reload ting, you gotta hold it steady Shiver, got that shiver when I'm deep in then Shiver, man can't deliver if he's rolling with fake friends Yeah, ha, yeah Heartbeat on a 140 BPM Trying to find a signal in the mayhem Every corner's got a memory Every face could be an enemy This shiver ain't just from the cold weather It's the price you pay to hold this life together For real! Shiver (Big up the whole crew) Shiver (You done know) Shiver (Gone) Shiver (Gone)