(L to R: Kevin Martin, Roger Robinson, Kiki)

Like his last public appearance as the Bug (2008′s speaker-pummeling London Zoo LP), Kevin Martin‘s King Midas Sound project is rooted in dub reggae and subterranean electronic music. There’s one key difference between the two, though: the Bug is dancehall gone heavy-metal and KMS is everything we wish Massive Attack were in 2009: sinister and strangely sexy, with a debut album (Waiting For You…, out now on Hyperdub) that’s quickly becoming one of our favorite late fall listens. That’s because it unfolds like a tour of London’s neon-lit back alleys. Or at the very least, a walk through Central Park at midnight, as snow starts to fall and the freshly-frozen ground crunches and caves in beneath your boots.

Since King Midas Sound is such a group effort (Martin’s ominous soundscapes paired with the falsetto-infused poetry of Roger Robinson and the melancholic melodies of Kiki), we asked each of its members to talk about five rising artists/producers/spoken word performers in their respective fields. Here’s what they had to say…