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} Records have re-

leased his
debut
previous days of roots and more to do with
working at Size? the way he connects with
and how his so many different and
album, pulling girls younger scenes. he
Skanky situation on works with Mcs such as
Skanky, how it differs sorecee and mr Versa-
now he’s a DJ tile. Tom told us about for
which fea-
Over the years, his love for fellow
tures the single
club nights such as nY Sheffield artists Jon mc-
he did with herve called
sushi(rIP), the tuesday clure, Richard hawley
Shake It. The album also club, Kabal and lights and matt helders. Who
has guest appearances down low have all been are the co-partners of ‘T
from Roots manuva, hosts for the big man him- Willy’ to set up the small
tinchy stryder, Ben-
jamin Zepha-
“I’ ve always been Into musIc . b ut I’ ve never been more
niah, Joe from
hot chip, matt InspIred by any one as much as r Ichard h awley ”
helders of arc-
tic Monkeys,
triganom, se-
rocee and mr.
Versatile. Sheffield music festival,
he also released a mix t r a m l i n e s .
cD for FarbicLive which he told us “Music was
was released in au- my life from a very young
g u s t 2 0 0 9 . age and had so many dif-
a self taught beat maker, ferent inspiration but I’ve
tom Bell (toddla t) had never met anyone as in-
his first experience of spiring as richard”
making music aged 12
when he bought a pair of
battered old turntables.
Five years later, his
OUT NOW!
break came covering a

t
friend's DJ shift in a club
oddla t is one of the most exciting new in the busy nightlife of
names in dance music. Fresh faced, 24 year Sheffield in a small club
old from the city that gave us Pulp and warp called culture
Records, not to mention the arctic monkeys. "I was 17 and had only
We’re talking Sheffield. he stormed onto the scene had one job in my life, to
in 2008 with a sound all of his own making, a kind of meeting go and do something that
bleeps and basslines on tracks like “Fill Up Mi’ Portion” and I really wanted to for self in his hometown. But
much downloaded mix tape called “Ghetto Blaster”. he’s made
such an impact that fabric in London has made him a monthly
resident, annie mac has already taken him on tour and 1965
} money, it was incredible," the quality that makes
as he chatters with mr Toddla T so exciting is
Versatile on “” about his less about his Sheffield

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