Layo & Bushwacka! are one of electronic music’s most esteemed duos. Compos… Read Full Bio ↴Layo & Bushwacka! are one of electronic music’s most esteemed duos. Composed of Matthew ‘Bushwacka’ B, a percussionist in the London School Symphony Orchestra who was converted into a member of the infamous Rat Pack after a warehouse party in ’88, and Layo Paskin, a North Londoner immersed in the acid house scene who met Mr C at one of the legendary Clink Street parties in 1988, before together setting up their world renowned night club, The End. It was via their mutual friend Mr C that Layo & Bushwacka! first met, whilst Matthew was working at his studio, and by the mid 90s the two had started writing music together. Over a decade later, the partnership has yielded three artist albums, three mix albums, internationally renowned club residencies and a superb record label.

By 1999 they’d already composed their debut album, ‘Low Life’, released on End Recordings, the label spawned by The End. The album announced the arrival of the duo as a force in electronic music, with a record that brought together electro, house and breakbeat fused with blues, dub and downtempo, all underpinned and informed by their collective experience of underground culture. This inclusive and open minded approach to sound became the blueprint for their future work.

Their sophomore album followed in 2002, this time released on the mighty XL Recordings. Entitled ‘Night Works’, the record featured their unforgettable top ten hit ‘Love Story’, and took their sound onto a bigger and broader canvas, selling 100,000 copies in the process. The accompanying live show brought further acclaim with stunning shows from Homelands to Sonar, whilst their famous DJ sets had now garnered residencies at some of the world’s finest clubs including Space in Ibiza, Sirena in Brasil and of course The End in London.

Their End residency, known as All Night Long, became one of the capital’s most revered nights with Layo & Bushwacka! taking the club through an edifying tour-de-force of electronic music. The night gave birth to their second mix album ‘All Night Long’, following the success of their first ‘The End’ in conjunction with Mr C, also released on XL Recordings, in the late 90s. The album was a perfect reflection of their DJ sets, inspirational, educational and all encompassing it slaloms through all manner of house music and even their own reworks of such timeless classics as Bebel Gilberto’s ‘So Nice’ and Sly & The Family Stone’s ‘Dance To The Music’, all without missing a beat.

The expansive musical tastes demonstrated on ‘All Night Long’ came together perfectly with the release of their third artist album, ‘Feels Closer’, in February 2006. Released on their newly launched label, Olmeto Records, ‘Feels Closer’ saw them broaden their sonic palette with the addition of live musicians, including legendary percussionist Mino Cineleu, on a record that unites their myriad of influences without ever losing sight of their electronic background and home territory. Highlights of the record include Green Velvet’s vocal turn on the electrifying electro-techno of ‘Life 2 Live’, the warm downtempo of ‘Sunshine in Ipanema’, featuring the talents of Brasilian legend Rogerio Flausino, and the jaw-droppingly incredible ‘Isn’t This A Lovely Day’, for which the boys fuse vocals from Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong with some killer live percussion. The album was again highly critically acclaimed and cemented their reputations among dance music’s most gifted.

Since the release of the album, their label Olmeto has gone from strength to strength, releasing a consistent stream of choice nuggets from the album, with exclusive remixes and B sides. The impressive roster of remixers has included the likes of Loco Dice, Jesse Rose, Green Velvet and UNKLE. Bushwacka! has also released some fantastic solo 12”s on the label, and as time goes on Olmeto will continue to provide an exclusive outlet for Layo and Matthew’s creativity. Olmeto’s monthly residency at The End, which has taken the place of the All Night Long residency, sees Layo & Bushwacka! continue to play extended and far reaching sets of electronica in the main room, whilst their impeccable programming has seen them bring in two of dance music’s most promising labels Simple Records and Freerange to provide music for The End’s second room and sister bar AKA at the Olmeto nights.

The most recent addition to Layo & Bushwacka!’s catalogue is their mix album, Global Underground 33: Rio. Born out of the ongoing love story between the duo and their second home of Brasil, Layo and Matthew have a unique and unshakeable relationship with the world’s most effervescent nation. Disc one sees the boys scour their record collections, revisiting gems from the past twenty years, flowing through the music that helped shape the DJs they’ve become, whilst disc two represents the new wave of electronic music with a track listing that includes the most dynamic producers in dance music today.

Layo & Bushwacka!’s reputation as two of the world’s foremost DJ duos is rock solid. Three artist albums have proven them remarkably talented producers, capable of mixing styles, tempos and genres to create enduring and engaging electronic music. Their trio of mix albums and international club residencies have shown they are masters of the turntables, sonic connoisseurs who can guide a dance floor on an epic journey through the many facets of their sound. Their label Olmeto meanwhile has become a bastion for quality, a label that, much like its figureheads, has become a rubber stamped seal of class.
Discography

Albums

* 1998: Low Life (End Recordings)
* 2002: Night Works (XL Recordings)
* 2003: All Night Long (End Recordings)
* 2006: Feels Closer (Olmeto Records)
* 2007: Global Underground 033: Rio (Global Underground Ltd.)

Singles[3][4]

* 1999: "Deep South" (End Recordings)
* 1999: "Ear Candy" (End Recordings)
* 2002: "Love Story" (XL Recordings) (Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #4)
* 2003: "Love Story vs. Finally" (XL Recordings) (UK Singles Chart #8)
* 2003: "It's Up To You (Shining Through)" (UK #25) (XL Recordings)
* 2006: "Feels Closer" (Olmeto Records)
* 2006: "Life2Live" (Olmeto Records)
* 2008: "Things Change (Olmeto Records)

Remixes

* 2001: Orbital - "Funny Break (One Is Enough) [Layo & Bushwacka! Mix]"
* 2001: Reprazent - "Lucky Pressure"
* 2001: Stanton Warriors - "The Phantom"
* 2002: Jakatta - "My Vision [Layo & Bushwacka! Vocal Mix]"
* 2002: Bebel Gilberto - "So Nice [Layo & Bushwacka! Mix]"
* 2002: Paul Oakenfold - "Ready Steady Go [Layo & Bushwacka! Remix]"
* 2003: Finley Quaye & William Orbit - "Dice [Layo & Bushwacka! Missing You Mix]"
* 2003: Ella Fitzgerald - "Angel Eyes [Layo & Bushwacka! Mix]"
* 2003: Depeche Mode - "Dream On [Bushwacka! Mix]"

Ladies And Gentlemen
Layo & Bushwacka! Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Ladies And Gentlemen' by these artists:

American Music Club Ladies and gentlemen it's time For all the good that's in…
BijouTerrier Všetky lúba iba jeho Ha ha ha Všetci lúba iba ju Mi ani…
Blue Rain Boots Ladies and gentlemen Thanks for coming to the show Here′s so…
Butch Walker & The Let's Go Out Tonights im tired, im bored, wheres the cocaine things dont get start…
City and Colour It's the poison running Through your blood It's the broken l…
City and Colour/City and Colour It's the poison running Through your blood It's the broken…
Custard It was good to see you again, After all this time, You're…
Days of Worth There's no dedication, this one goes out to myself - And…
Dr. Rockso Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your master of ceremonies The …

Dynamite Deluxe Mic Test, 1, 3... Ohladidadida, Ladies & Gentlemen, Die uns…
Hot Hot Heat There's a gentleman who's not so gentle 'cause he's too…
Jenny Dalton Oh Yeager, Yeager and your warehouses downtown Here lies dis…
Jin I know our time is precious So I'm hoping this'll last I…
Mad Max I see red, I see white, I see blue, I…
MC Jin I know our time is precious So I'm hoping this'll last I…
Reekado Banks Ladies and gentlemen Ladies and gentlemen Ladies and gentlem…
Saliva Ladies and gentlemen, please Would you bring your attention …
Short Stack Ladies and gentlemen can I, Say this story seems alive away…
Spiritualized All I want in life's a little bit of love…
Steve Wynn Ladies and gentlement The show has been postponed There's …
THE ORAL CIGARETTES Ladies and gentlemen! What's up? Don't run away out of…
The Rubyz Girl with the boy Girl with the boy Girl with the boy,…
Udo Jürgens Was immer kommt, ich geh' drauf zu Und swinge durch die…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Layo & Bushwacka!:

Isn't This a Lovely Day The weather is frightening. The thunder and lightning Seem t…
Layo & Bushwacka! Try to think that love's not around But it´s uncomfor…
Love Story Time on your own never ending Time keeps its own time Here…
Love Story Bushwacka! Bootleg Version Time marches on never ending, Time keeps it's own time Here …
Love Story (Bushwacka! remix) Time marches on never ending, time keeps it's own time Here …
Love Story (D.Kay remix) Time marches on never ending, time keeps it's own time Here …
Love Story (original edit) Time marches on never ending, time keeps it's own time Here …
Love Story (original version) Time marches on never ending, time keeps it's own time Here …
Love Story (radio edit) Time marches on never ending, time keeps it's own time Here …
Love Story (Tim De Luxe remix) Time marches on never ending, time keeps it's own time Here …
Love Story (Tim Deluxe DJ Tool) Time marches on never ending, time keeps it's own time Here …
Love Story (Tim Deluxe mix) Time marches on never ending, time keeps it's own time Here …
Love Story vs. Finally Time marches on never ending, time keeps it's own time Here …

We have lyrics for these tracks by Layo:

Bushwacka I try to think that love's not around But it's uncomfortabl…
Isn The weather is frightening. The thunder and lightning Seem t…
Isn't This A Lovely Day The weather is frightening. The thunder and lightning Seem t…
Love Story Time on your own never ending Time keeps its own time Here…
Love Story Bootleg Time on your own never ending Time keeps its own time Here…