In 1994 the South London collective Archive was formed by Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths together with female singer Roya Arab and young rapper Rosko John. Unfortunately, a few months later, they broke up, however Darius and Danny regrouped and continued releasing more Archive albums.

Their 1996 debut album Londinium features a very strong mix of trip-hop, electronica, string arrangements, and female vocals from Roya Arab. Rosko John's tough-spoken words are very similar to Tricky, Future Sound Of London and Massive Attack. The original 1996 issue only came out as a limited edition advance release, and has steadily built in reputation as a rare and expensive record to get a hold of. Fun fact: the song Londinium was featured on the Playstation 1 demo-disc and the music video was directed by Matt Cook.

This edition of Londinium is available on audiophile black vinyl, is packaged in a gatefold sleeve, and includes a 4-page booklet with song lyrics and credits.

The small print:
Due to rights restrictions, this item is only available in the EU.