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2018 not only came in with a bang, but it appears to be going out with a bang as we see the original Artful Dodger duo continue to make a comeback as Original Dodger. Legendary producers Pete Devereux and Mark Hill have been back in the studio and have just released another album, ‘Momentum’. The album contains the tracks ‘Bubblin’ with vocals from Daniel Bedingfield and ‘Give You Up’ featuring IDA.

Let’s begin with a little trip down memory lane. Artful Dodger are well-known to be amidst the huge buzz of UK Garage in the 90’s and early 00’s. They quickly rose to fame with hits including ‘Movin’ Too Fast’ ft Romina Johnson, ‘Re-Rewind’ ft Craig David and ‘Please Don’t Turn Me On’ ft Lifford. This movement eventually came to a end with many stating that the genre died, but this is simply not true. Producers never stopped making great UKG, it just went back to the underground scene. A lot changed for the duo too in that phase and they ended up selling the usage of the “Artful Dodger” name. Fast-forward to the present day, we see that name on events and many still assume that they are the former stars. However, that identity is now formed of new members and a whole new concept.

Neither one of the original producers have sat idle over the years. They both have continued their musical

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