Toddla T

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Toddla T will be playing Saturday on The Last.FM/Presents Stage

Toddla T is South Yorkshire’s new bad boy on the bashment block. The young inheritor of the bleepy baton from the likes of Warp, Swag’s Chris Duckenfield, Pipes, original forge master Winston Hazel, he’s the steel cherry riding a top a rich musical heritage for a city that’s always liked it RUFF…

Since our beams last crossed big things have been ‘appening for our boy T. His debut riddim ‘Do you
know’ (on the 1965 imprint) caused a right froth in all quarters it dropped. Sucking on dancehall and
Sheffield’s notorious bassline and seriously rude movements, it drew comparisons to London darlings Herve and Sinden and, like the lad himself, has been ubiquitous at the most scalding of
dos ever since…

Tings are getting bigger and bouncier for our hero. His 40 track Ghettoblaster mixtape (hosted by motor mouth Mr Versatile) was hailed as the best mix of the year by FACT magazine (and massively downloaded) while his production fingers have been delving into the likes of indie peddler Jack Penate, guitaros Jackobinarina, and a sleezy collaboration with ex-Moloko hot pot, Roisin Murphy…

DJ sets have got bigger and better. Slots with Radioclit in Sheff, Modular’s party in London town, big riddims at the carnival with his man Versatile, joint throwing at the Electric Chair, Warp’s xmas batty up and of course Sheffield’s nomadic late night flagon of electronic bleepery, Kabal - at the
minute Toddla is bulldozing every floor he gets his mitts on….

If that wasn’t enough ‘Do you Know’ is due to drop as a meaty 12 inch proper come January, this time featuring a jacking rehauls from Sinden and the Count of Monte Cristal and original Sheffield master, sonic scientist par excellence, Rob G. Expect a main room Fabric set at Sinden’s Get Familiar in January for a suitably celebratory hoe down…

2008 is shaping up to be the year Toddla T dons his big pants and does his dutty on the main stage. Do you know? If you don’t bounce on this now your ears’ll be kicking you in 6 months time that you weren‘t there from the start…