Train Wreck Mix

Tayo

Fabric, London

Most DJs live their musical lives desperately trying to fit into restrictive categories. Tayo, a lion amongst the sheep, prefers to point out the absurdity behind these labels. As a DJ, producer, record label owner or promoter he has continually proved to be the linchpin between the many different sub genres crammed within the wide umbrella of bass and breakbeat culture. With a background in South London that allowed him to explore across all aspects of dub, drum 'n' bass, hip hop and everything bass-lead, Tayo became an integral part of the exploding Breakbeat scene in the UK. Next came Mob Records and, with productions from Rennie Pilgrem, Stanton Warriors and Krafty Kuts, he was soon introducing the globe to his distinctive bass-heavy step. On the DJ side of things Tayo breaks beats and barriers to prove that he cannot be branded with or simplified by the obligation and repression of musical genres. He flexes his sharp taste in music to show how, in one way or another, every track is laid out on a common ground and stamped with derivatives. Tayo stands proudly in the middle of contemporary bass culture and connects the dots - dustup, breakbeat, baile funk and electro - to form the upfront sound of London's underground.