London-based electronic fusion veterans Asian Dub Foundation shared an exclusive 4-track EP centred around the single ‘Comin’ Over Here‘ taken off their latest record Access Denied from September 2020. The new release features the original track alongside three other edits, promoted as ‘The Anti-Racist Anthem’ in an ambitious attempt to land the Number 1 Chart spot on 1 January 2021, also widely referred to as Brexit Day. Widely recognised for their politically fuelled lyrics and powerful messages regarding immigration and social rights, Asian Dub Foundation have teamed up with comedian Stewart Lee, using his famous ‘Comin Over Here‘ sketch against UKIP.
As promised earlier in the year, the EP dropped at midnight on 25 December and is available to buy and play across all major download and streaming platforms from Christmas Day all the way to New Year’s Eve. Similarly to famous chart campaigns by LadBaby and Rage Against The Machines in the past, Asian Dub Foundations are now ralying the troops with the following message: “Hate Brexit? Then buy this track…get your friends to buy this track…let’s put the bigots into their place!” A social media post from few days ago also confirmed all profits from the single will go to the Kent Refugee Action Group in order to “show the rest of Europe who we really are“.
Stewart Lee’s sketch originally aired few years ago during his Comedy Vehicle show on BBC, directed against UKIP leader Paul Nuttall with powerful satire against racism, xenophobia and dominant anti-Brexit message. Asian Dub Foundation used parts of the routine for the single ‘Comin’ Over Here‘ and teamed up with Lee himself for the recording and video of the track. Yesterday’s release featured three other edits with different parts of the original sketch, heavily promoting the single and aiming for the #1 spot.
Asian Dub Foundation are off to a flying start so far just a day after the promotional release. As of this morning ‘Comin’ Over Here‘ is sitting comfortably at #4 in the Amazon Chart and #9 in the UK Itunes chart. The track is currently just after the Kuntz’ surprising entry at the Christmas Top 10 and yet another heavily political track aimed against the government with Brexit day just around the corner. Tune in to Asian Dub Foundation’s official social media channels for frequent updates from their ambitious campaign.
Off to a flying start everyone! We start the day at No. 4 in the Amazon Chart and No. 9 in the UK Itunes chart!Let’s keep it moving we still have 6 days! It can be done!https://t.co/wAm9ROjZo7 pic.twitter.com/VEXxxuTF4Y — Asian Dub Foundation (@ADFofficial) December 26, 2020
The original track appeared on Asian Dub Foundation’s ninth album Access Denied from 18 September 2020, their first full lenght release since More Signals More Noise from 2015. A notoriously underrated band with regards to commercial success, the record did not break into the charts or scored impressive sales but was met with huge excitement in the underground community and once again reminded everyone of one of the most influential electronic acts to emerge from the UK. The album featured powerful collaborations with the Palestinian-Jordanian band 47Soul, the French-Chillean singer Ana Tijoux as well as the renowned Australian performer Dub FX.
With ‘Comin’ Over Here‘ based on actual comedy sketch, it is not the only track from Access Denied centred around real-live speech and supporting a particular cause. The 11th song of the record ‘Youth Quake Pt. 1‘ features Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg’s famous speech given to the United Nations conference on climate change in 2018. The single came out in May 2019 in support of the rising global Extinction Rebellion and used to raise attention to the urgency of the environmental issues, global warming and mass ignorance.
