On the Record... Layo & Bushwaka!

'One the Record...' is a new series we intend to bring to you each week and is one which, we hope, gives you a fresh insight into various DJs and producers from around the globe.

Music is not just about the dance floor on a Saturday - it soundtracks every part of our lives from the highest highs to the darkest lows. By asking artists to document their life in records, we aim to allow you to to see into their soul in a pure, uncontaminated way. Straight Q&As are often plagued by a number of things (apathy, language barriers, time constraints, hype, pretense etc) whereby the choice of a record is not.

We start with long time house mainstays aLayo & Bushwacka! The pair have a new EP out April 12th called 'Femme Fatale' and are set to DJ at Shake It on April 1st alongside Carl Cox. The party takes place at The Warehouse in London and further info is available at shakeitlondon.com

(Record, for all questions, can mean single or album)

First record you bought...

Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley. Still love the King…


Last record you bought...

Love Harmonic (Carl Craig mix) by Mirko Loko. Last track on my download invoice from this afternoon.


Record you wish you'd written...

'Imagine' by John Lennon.


Record which makes you happiest...

Theme from the A-Team. My wife sings it to me when she proves she is right about something.


Record which makes you saddest...

'People ain’t no good' by Nick Cave.


Record you put on for sexy time...

Anything by Al green.


Record you'd reach for (when DJing) if the dance floor was empty...

Whatever is in my collection that I think will work right there and then.


Record you couldn't live without...

Anything by Radiohead.


Best set closing record...

Love Story.


Best after party record...

The K&D sessions.


Record you had your first kiss/dance to...

The big Sade album from 1983 .


Favourite non-electronic record...

'Abbey Road' the Beatles album


Record which had most influence on you...

'Acid Thunder' by Fast Eddie


Your own record you are most proud of...

Me and You.


Current favourite record...

'Crystalized' by The XX