FabricLive 32 - Tayo

London-based DJ and producer Tayo stands proudly in the middle of contemporary bass culture and connects the dots - dubstep, baile funk, breakbeat and electro - to form the upfront sound of London’s underground.

On FabricLive 32, Tayo 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, breaking beats and barriers to prove that he cannot be branded with or simplified by the obligation and repression of musical genres. His mix features cuts from the likes of Skream, Bassbin Twins, Digital Mystikz, Rob Smith, Benga, as well as some of his own productions.

Tayo explains:

"This mix is a celebration of breakbeat culture and bass culture. It's me being into everything and trying to make it make sense over 70 minutes. You open yourself up to flack from the genre police, but I'm doing what I like and so be it. I am happy with the music I listen to and my route into it. That's what I'm hoping will come across in this mix."

Being involved in the UK breakbeat scene for ten years, Tayo (his full name is Tayo Popoola) started with a club called Friction he ran with Adam Freeland and Rennie Pilgrem. He left in 2004 to do his own thing - making records, presenting radio and playing tunes all around the globe. Currently he runs periodical parties at Fabric in London called "Cool & Deadly."

Format: CD
Label: Fabric London
Release date: Fabric First members: Feb. 6, UK / ROW: Feb 15 and Feb 20, 2007 in the US.

Tracklist:

01. Tayo Meets Acid Rockers Uptown – Dread Cowboy - Tayo
02. Ursula 1000 feat. Sista Widey – Step Back (Deekline Remix) – ESL Music
03. Tayo and Undersound feat. Edu K – Putaria Toda Hora - Tayo
04. Blaqstar – Tote It – Mad Decent
05. Stereotyp meets Al’Haca – Blaze ‘N’ Cook (Radioslave Remix) – Klein Records
06. Buraka Som Sistema – Com Reispeito - Enchufada
07. Aquasky feat. The Ragga Twins – Ready For This (Baobinga Mix) - Passenger
08. Tayo meets Baobinga – Choppa Riddim – Roots & Future
09. Bassbin Twins – Woppa – Bassbin Records
10. Si Begg – Move Up (Club Mix) - Mute
11. Tipper – Open The Jowls – Tipper Music
12. Buckfunk 3000 – Jump - Fuel
13. Benga – Comb 60’s – Planet Mu
14. Tayo and Care In The Community – Dutty Bomb - Tayo
15. Marc Adamo – Vicious Exit (Volum Remix) – Bullet Holes
16. Elemental – Soul Fire - Destructive
17. Sarantis feat. Warrior Queen – More Than Money - Senseless
18. Skream – Lightning - Tempa
19. Digital Mystikz – Neverland - DMZ
20. Rob Smith – Loveage – Rob Smith
21. Digital Mystikz – Anti War Dub - DMZ