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my debut album ‘tribute’ is now up for pre-save 🖤

feels so surreal it’s finally happening

massive thanks to everyone featured, and everyone behind the scenes who helped bring it together.

((releasing 31st october))

pre-save link in the bio 🔗

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

Thank you to our DJs on Friday night:

@bakey_____
@ffffoldddd
@skepticaluk
@tanya___dj
@felix.cw
@shadev_

Bass brilliance and UKG excellence descended upon Amber’s last weekend, with an all star cast curated by none other than Bakey.

With everything from fast flowing DNB, deep UKG cuts and bass heavy rollers across two rooms, it was one for the books.

Shouts to all the selectors who came through and to all the dancers who gave it such large energy. We see you. Onto the next.

BAKEY - B2B - JOSI DEVIL

... Thursday madness inbound, the new skool has arrived ...

It’s been a long time coming with Bakey hitting up the Inn for an all night long session since his Rinse FM x LSTD Wednesday last April. We thought we would switch things up a bit and invite him to go B2B with super producer and man of the moment, Josi Devil.

They go open to close together bringing their signature styles

230-0300
Tickets via Headfirst / OTD

BAKEY - B2B - JOSI DEVIL

... Thursday madness inbound, the new skool has arrived ...

It’s been a long time coming with Bakey hitting up the Inn for an all night long session since his Rinse FM x LSTD Wednesday last April. We thought we would switch things up a bit and invite him to go B2B with super producer and man of the moment, Josi Devil.

They go open to close together bringing their signature styles

230-0300
Tickets via Headfirst / OTD

BAKEY - B2B - JOSI DEVIL

... Thursday madness inbound, the new skool has arrived ...

It’s been a long time coming with Bakey hitting up the Inn for an all night long session since his Rinse FM x LSTD Wednesday last April. We thought we would switch things up a bit and invite him to go B2B with super producer and man of the moment, Josi Devil.

They go open to close together bringing their signature styles

230-0300
Tickets via Headfirst / OTD

BAKEY - B2B - JOSI DEVIL

... Thursday madness inbound, the new skool has arrived ...

It’s been a long time coming with Bakey hitting up the Inn for an all night long session since his Rinse FM x LSTD Wednesday last April. We thought we would switch things up a bit and invite him to go B2B with super producer and man of the moment, Josi Devil.

They go open to close together bringing their signature styles

230-0300
Tickets via Headfirst / OTD

Bakey: Paying ‘Tribute’

After becoming the first artist to sign to Warehouse Project’s new label @whp_records earlier this year, Bakey has released his debut full length album Tribute. He has risen quickly through the UK underground dance scene with a steady run of dancefloor rumbling singles and collaborations, but Tribute marks his first attempt at building a full project.

As he puts it, “I hadn’t really thought about doing an album until I made a tune that kind of sounded like it should be on an album. I started it about two years ago and I just thought I’d try and give it a go, and write tunes to kind of fit as one, you know.”

Bakey’s sound has always been a blend of the different building blocks that make up UK bass music, and Tribute continues that approach but in a way that he describes as “accessible.”

“The album is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even the sounds from before then that I was too young to rave to.”

The album opens with a spoken word intro from Sgt. Pokes and includes an interlude from Capo Lee. MCs play a big role across the project, something Bakey was keen to honour:

“I’ve always had a big love for rap and grime. I got Capo on the album as well, doing an interlude, because I feel like that was another big part of me being shaped as an artist, him sort of helping me out and inspiring me to do stuff like that. I wanted to make sure he was a part of it. I feel like MCs are quite an important part of sound system music in general.”

To celebrate the release, I spoke with @bakey_____ about the sounds and artists that helped shape Tribute, from the value of bringing in voices like Capo Lee and Sgt. Pokes to what he has learnt from peers such as Dismantle, and even sampling the final Kool FM broadcast.

“I think it’s important to make sure you’re paying respect rather than just sort of copying or taking from others.”

Bakey: Paying ‘Tribute’

After becoming the first artist to sign to Warehouse Project’s new label @whp_records earlier this year, Bakey has released his debut full length album Tribute. He has risen quickly through the UK underground dance scene with a steady run of dancefloor rumbling singles and collaborations, but Tribute marks his first attempt at building a full project.

As he puts it, “I hadn’t really thought about doing an album until I made a tune that kind of sounded like it should be on an album. I started it about two years ago and I just thought I’d try and give it a go, and write tunes to kind of fit as one, you know.”

Bakey’s sound has always been a blend of the different building blocks that make up UK bass music, and Tribute continues that approach but in a way that he describes as “accessible.”

“The album is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even the sounds from before then that I was too young to rave to.”

The album opens with a spoken word intro from Sgt. Pokes and includes an interlude from Capo Lee. MCs play a big role across the project, something Bakey was keen to honour:

“I’ve always had a big love for rap and grime. I got Capo on the album as well, doing an interlude, because I feel like that was another big part of me being shaped as an artist, him sort of helping me out and inspiring me to do stuff like that. I wanted to make sure he was a part of it. I feel like MCs are quite an important part of sound system music in general.”

To celebrate the release, I spoke with @bakey_____ about the sounds and artists that helped shape Tribute, from the value of bringing in voices like Capo Lee and Sgt. Pokes to what he has learnt from peers such as Dismantle, and even sampling the final Kool FM broadcast.

“I think it’s important to make sure you’re paying respect rather than just sort of copying or taking from others.”

Bakey: Paying ‘Tribute’

After becoming the first artist to sign to Warehouse Project’s new label @whp_records earlier this year, Bakey has released his debut full length album Tribute. He has risen quickly through the UK underground dance scene with a steady run of dancefloor rumbling singles and collaborations, but Tribute marks his first attempt at building a full project.

As he puts it, “I hadn’t really thought about doing an album until I made a tune that kind of sounded like it should be on an album. I started it about two years ago and I just thought I’d try and give it a go, and write tunes to kind of fit as one, you know.”

Bakey’s sound has always been a blend of the different building blocks that make up UK bass music, and Tribute continues that approach but in a way that he describes as “accessible.”

“The album is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even the sounds from before then that I was too young to rave to.”

The album opens with a spoken word intro from Sgt. Pokes and includes an interlude from Capo Lee. MCs play a big role across the project, something Bakey was keen to honour:

“I’ve always had a big love for rap and grime. I got Capo on the album as well, doing an interlude, because I feel like that was another big part of me being shaped as an artist, him sort of helping me out and inspiring me to do stuff like that. I wanted to make sure he was a part of it. I feel like MCs are quite an important part of sound system music in general.”

To celebrate the release, I spoke with @bakey_____ about the sounds and artists that helped shape Tribute, from the value of bringing in voices like Capo Lee and Sgt. Pokes to what he has learnt from peers such as Dismantle, and even sampling the final Kool FM broadcast.

“I think it’s important to make sure you’re paying respect rather than just sort of copying or taking from others.”

Bakey: Paying ‘Tribute’

After becoming the first artist to sign to Warehouse Project’s new label @whp_records earlier this year, Bakey has released his debut full length album Tribute. He has risen quickly through the UK underground dance scene with a steady run of dancefloor rumbling singles and collaborations, but Tribute marks his first attempt at building a full project.

As he puts it, “I hadn’t really thought about doing an album until I made a tune that kind of sounded like it should be on an album. I started it about two years ago and I just thought I’d try and give it a go, and write tunes to kind of fit as one, you know.”

Bakey’s sound has always been a blend of the different building blocks that make up UK bass music, and Tribute continues that approach but in a way that he describes as “accessible.”

“The album is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even the sounds from before then that I was too young to rave to.”

The album opens with a spoken word intro from Sgt. Pokes and includes an interlude from Capo Lee. MCs play a big role across the project, something Bakey was keen to honour:

“I’ve always had a big love for rap and grime. I got Capo on the album as well, doing an interlude, because I feel like that was another big part of me being shaped as an artist, him sort of helping me out and inspiring me to do stuff like that. I wanted to make sure he was a part of it. I feel like MCs are quite an important part of sound system music in general.”

To celebrate the release, I spoke with @bakey_____ about the sounds and artists that helped shape Tribute, from the value of bringing in voices like Capo Lee and Sgt. Pokes to what he has learnt from peers such as Dismantle, and even sampling the final Kool FM broadcast.

“I think it’s important to make sure you’re paying respect rather than just sort of copying or taking from others.”

Bakey: Paying ‘Tribute’

After becoming the first artist to sign to Warehouse Project’s new label @whp_records earlier this year, Bakey has released his debut full length album Tribute. He has risen quickly through the UK underground dance scene with a steady run of dancefloor rumbling singles and collaborations, but Tribute marks his first attempt at building a full project.

As he puts it, “I hadn’t really thought about doing an album until I made a tune that kind of sounded like it should be on an album. I started it about two years ago and I just thought I’d try and give it a go, and write tunes to kind of fit as one, you know.”

Bakey’s sound has always been a blend of the different building blocks that make up UK bass music, and Tribute continues that approach but in a way that he describes as “accessible.”

“The album is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even the sounds from before then that I was too young to rave to.”

The album opens with a spoken word intro from Sgt. Pokes and includes an interlude from Capo Lee. MCs play a big role across the project, something Bakey was keen to honour:

“I’ve always had a big love for rap and grime. I got Capo on the album as well, doing an interlude, because I feel like that was another big part of me being shaped as an artist, him sort of helping me out and inspiring me to do stuff like that. I wanted to make sure he was a part of it. I feel like MCs are quite an important part of sound system music in general.”

To celebrate the release, I spoke with @bakey_____ about the sounds and artists that helped shape Tribute, from the value of bringing in voices like Capo Lee and Sgt. Pokes to what he has learnt from peers such as Dismantle, and even sampling the final Kool FM broadcast.

“I think it’s important to make sure you’re paying respect rather than just sort of copying or taking from others.”

Bakey: Paying ‘Tribute’

After becoming the first artist to sign to Warehouse Project’s new label @whp_records earlier this year, Bakey has released his debut full length album Tribute. He has risen quickly through the UK underground dance scene with a steady run of dancefloor rumbling singles and collaborations, but Tribute marks his first attempt at building a full project.

As he puts it, “I hadn’t really thought about doing an album until I made a tune that kind of sounded like it should be on an album. I started it about two years ago and I just thought I’d try and give it a go, and write tunes to kind of fit as one, you know.”

Bakey’s sound has always been a blend of the different building blocks that make up UK bass music, and Tribute continues that approach but in a way that he describes as “accessible.”

“The album is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even the sounds from before then that I was too young to rave to.”

The album opens with a spoken word intro from Sgt. Pokes and includes an interlude from Capo Lee. MCs play a big role across the project, something Bakey was keen to honour:

“I’ve always had a big love for rap and grime. I got Capo on the album as well, doing an interlude, because I feel like that was another big part of me being shaped as an artist, him sort of helping me out and inspiring me to do stuff like that. I wanted to make sure he was a part of it. I feel like MCs are quite an important part of sound system music in general.”

To celebrate the release, I spoke with @bakey_____ about the sounds and artists that helped shape Tribute, from the value of bringing in voices like Capo Lee and Sgt. Pokes to what he has learnt from peers such as Dismantle, and even sampling the final Kool FM broadcast.

“I think it’s important to make sure you’re paying respect rather than just sort of copying or taking from others.”

Bakey: Paying ‘Tribute’

After becoming the first artist to sign to Warehouse Project’s new label @whp_records earlier this year, Bakey has released his debut full length album Tribute. He has risen quickly through the UK underground dance scene with a steady run of dancefloor rumbling singles and collaborations, but Tribute marks his first attempt at building a full project.

As he puts it, “I hadn’t really thought about doing an album until I made a tune that kind of sounded like it should be on an album. I started it about two years ago and I just thought I’d try and give it a go, and write tunes to kind of fit as one, you know.”

Bakey’s sound has always been a blend of the different building blocks that make up UK bass music, and Tribute continues that approach but in a way that he describes as “accessible.”

“The album is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even the sounds from before then that I was too young to rave to.”

The album opens with a spoken word intro from Sgt. Pokes and includes an interlude from Capo Lee. MCs play a big role across the project, something Bakey was keen to honour:

“I’ve always had a big love for rap and grime. I got Capo on the album as well, doing an interlude, because I feel like that was another big part of me being shaped as an artist, him sort of helping me out and inspiring me to do stuff like that. I wanted to make sure he was a part of it. I feel like MCs are quite an important part of sound system music in general.”

To celebrate the release, I spoke with @bakey_____ about the sounds and artists that helped shape Tribute, from the value of bringing in voices like Capo Lee and Sgt. Pokes to what he has learnt from peers such as Dismantle, and even sampling the final Kool FM broadcast.

“I think it’s important to make sure you’re paying respect rather than just sort of copying or taking from others.”

Bakey: Paying ‘Tribute’

After becoming the first artist to sign to Warehouse Project’s new label @whp_records earlier this year, Bakey has released his debut full length album Tribute. He has risen quickly through the UK underground dance scene with a steady run of dancefloor rumbling singles and collaborations, but Tribute marks his first attempt at building a full project.

As he puts it, “I hadn’t really thought about doing an album until I made a tune that kind of sounded like it should be on an album. I started it about two years ago and I just thought I’d try and give it a go, and write tunes to kind of fit as one, you know.”

Bakey’s sound has always been a blend of the different building blocks that make up UK bass music, and Tribute continues that approach but in a way that he describes as “accessible.”

“The album is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even the sounds from before then that I was too young to rave to.”

The album opens with a spoken word intro from Sgt. Pokes and includes an interlude from Capo Lee. MCs play a big role across the project, something Bakey was keen to honour:

“I’ve always had a big love for rap and grime. I got Capo on the album as well, doing an interlude, because I feel like that was another big part of me being shaped as an artist, him sort of helping me out and inspiring me to do stuff like that. I wanted to make sure he was a part of it. I feel like MCs are quite an important part of sound system music in general.”

To celebrate the release, I spoke with @bakey_____ about the sounds and artists that helped shape Tribute, from the value of bringing in voices like Capo Lee and Sgt. Pokes to what he has learnt from peers such as Dismantle, and even sampling the final Kool FM broadcast.

“I think it’s important to make sure you’re paying respect rather than just sort of copying or taking from others.”

Bakey: Paying ‘Tribute’

After becoming the first artist to sign to Warehouse Project’s new label @whp_records earlier this year, Bakey has released his debut full length album Tribute. He has risen quickly through the UK underground dance scene with a steady run of dancefloor rumbling singles and collaborations, but Tribute marks his first attempt at building a full project.

As he puts it, “I hadn’t really thought about doing an album until I made a tune that kind of sounded like it should be on an album. I started it about two years ago and I just thought I’d try and give it a go, and write tunes to kind of fit as one, you know.”

Bakey’s sound has always been a blend of the different building blocks that make up UK bass music, and Tribute continues that approach but in a way that he describes as “accessible.”

“The album is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even the sounds from before then that I was too young to rave to.”

The album opens with a spoken word intro from Sgt. Pokes and includes an interlude from Capo Lee. MCs play a big role across the project, something Bakey was keen to honour:

“I’ve always had a big love for rap and grime. I got Capo on the album as well, doing an interlude, because I feel like that was another big part of me being shaped as an artist, him sort of helping me out and inspiring me to do stuff like that. I wanted to make sure he was a part of it. I feel like MCs are quite an important part of sound system music in general.”

To celebrate the release, I spoke with @bakey_____ about the sounds and artists that helped shape Tribute, from the value of bringing in voices like Capo Lee and Sgt. Pokes to what he has learnt from peers such as Dismantle, and even sampling the final Kool FM broadcast.

“I think it’s important to make sure you’re paying respect rather than just sort of copying or taking from others.”

Bakey: Paying ‘Tribute’

After becoming the first artist to sign to Warehouse Project’s new label @whp_records earlier this year, Bakey has released his debut full length album Tribute. He has risen quickly through the UK underground dance scene with a steady run of dancefloor rumbling singles and collaborations, but Tribute marks his first attempt at building a full project.

As he puts it, “I hadn’t really thought about doing an album until I made a tune that kind of sounded like it should be on an album. I started it about two years ago and I just thought I’d try and give it a go, and write tunes to kind of fit as one, you know.”

Bakey’s sound has always been a blend of the different building blocks that make up UK bass music, and Tribute continues that approach but in a way that he describes as “accessible.”

“The album is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even the sounds from before then that I was too young to rave to.”

The album opens with a spoken word intro from Sgt. Pokes and includes an interlude from Capo Lee. MCs play a big role across the project, something Bakey was keen to honour:

“I’ve always had a big love for rap and grime. I got Capo on the album as well, doing an interlude, because I feel like that was another big part of me being shaped as an artist, him sort of helping me out and inspiring me to do stuff like that. I wanted to make sure he was a part of it. I feel like MCs are quite an important part of sound system music in general.”

To celebrate the release, I spoke with @bakey_____ about the sounds and artists that helped shape Tribute, from the value of bringing in voices like Capo Lee and Sgt. Pokes to what he has learnt from peers such as Dismantle, and even sampling the final Kool FM broadcast.

“I think it’s important to make sure you’re paying respect rather than just sort of copying or taking from others.”

Bakey: Paying ‘Tribute’

After becoming the first artist to sign to Warehouse Project’s new label @whp_records earlier this year, Bakey has released his debut full length album Tribute. He has risen quickly through the UK underground dance scene with a steady run of dancefloor rumbling singles and collaborations, but Tribute marks his first attempt at building a full project.

As he puts it, “I hadn’t really thought about doing an album until I made a tune that kind of sounded like it should be on an album. I started it about two years ago and I just thought I’d try and give it a go, and write tunes to kind of fit as one, you know.”

Bakey’s sound has always been a blend of the different building blocks that make up UK bass music, and Tribute continues that approach but in a way that he describes as “accessible.”

“The album is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even the sounds from before then that I was too young to rave to.”

The album opens with a spoken word intro from Sgt. Pokes and includes an interlude from Capo Lee. MCs play a big role across the project, something Bakey was keen to honour:

“I’ve always had a big love for rap and grime. I got Capo on the album as well, doing an interlude, because I feel like that was another big part of me being shaped as an artist, him sort of helping me out and inspiring me to do stuff like that. I wanted to make sure he was a part of it. I feel like MCs are quite an important part of sound system music in general.”

To celebrate the release, I spoke with @bakey_____ about the sounds and artists that helped shape Tribute, from the value of bringing in voices like Capo Lee and Sgt. Pokes to what he has learnt from peers such as Dismantle, and even sampling the final Kool FM broadcast.

“I think it’s important to make sure you’re paying respect rather than just sort of copying or taking from others.”

Name: @bakey_____ 📈

Where He’s From: London-born, Bristol-based

When He Started: “I used to mess about on GarageBand when I was, like, 10 or 11—nothing serious, just seeing what I could make. Then, towards the end of secondary school, around 16 or 17, I started taking it a bit more seriously. I’d spend time in the music lab after lessons making beats. That’s probably when I realised it was something I properly wanted to do.”

Genre: Garage/Bass/Breaks

File Next To: Main Phase, Special Request, Y U QT

Sounds Like: “My sound takes bits from different corners of UK dance music—mainly garage, breaks, and drum & bass. It’s pretty bass-heavy and rhythm-led, which probably comes from me playing drums before I got into producing. There’s definitely that soundsystem influence too, especially in how the low-end moves. Some tunes have a slightly more soulful side in the melodics, but it’s subtle—just enough to balance things out, I’d say.”

First Music That Inspired Him: “It’s hard to pick one track that got me into making dance music. A lot of the More Than A Lot stuff from Chase & Status definitely played a part; those tunes just had something about them that made me want to mess around and see how it all worked. I remember my older brother playing me “LK” by DJ Marky, XRS & Stamina MC too, and that one really stuck with me—a proper eye-opener.”

Possessed with a voracious appetite for music almost from birth, UK producer Bakey’s youth was spent soaking up funk and soul classics from his parents’ stereo. “Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Bill Withers, Earth, Wind & Fire—all that,” he tells TRENCH. “That’s the kind of stuff that was playing at home when I was a kid. I think it definitely played a part in me wanting to make music, even if you wouldn’t really hear it in what I make now.” In the immediate sense, he might be right, but the idea of making music to be felt on a physical level is a definite throughline to the low-end speaker shakers he specialises in today...

Read more via 🔗 in bio.

Name: @bakey_____ 📈

Where He’s From: London-born, Bristol-based

When He Started: “I used to mess about on GarageBand when I was, like, 10 or 11—nothing serious, just seeing what I could make. Then, towards the end of secondary school, around 16 or 17, I started taking it a bit more seriously. I’d spend time in the music lab after lessons making beats. That’s probably when I realised it was something I properly wanted to do.”

Genre: Garage/Bass/Breaks

File Next To: Main Phase, Special Request, Y U QT

Sounds Like: “My sound takes bits from different corners of UK dance music—mainly garage, breaks, and drum & bass. It’s pretty bass-heavy and rhythm-led, which probably comes from me playing drums before I got into producing. There’s definitely that soundsystem influence too, especially in how the low-end moves. Some tunes have a slightly more soulful side in the melodics, but it’s subtle—just enough to balance things out, I’d say.”

First Music That Inspired Him: “It’s hard to pick one track that got me into making dance music. A lot of the More Than A Lot stuff from Chase & Status definitely played a part; those tunes just had something about them that made me want to mess around and see how it all worked. I remember my older brother playing me “LK” by DJ Marky, XRS & Stamina MC too, and that one really stuck with me—a proper eye-opener.”

Possessed with a voracious appetite for music almost from birth, UK producer Bakey’s youth was spent soaking up funk and soul classics from his parents’ stereo. “Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Bill Withers, Earth, Wind & Fire—all that,” he tells TRENCH. “That’s the kind of stuff that was playing at home when I was a kid. I think it definitely played a part in me wanting to make music, even if you wouldn’t really hear it in what I make now.” In the immediate sense, he might be right, but the idea of making music to be felt on a physical level is a definite throughline to the low-end speaker shakers he specialises in today...

Read more via 🔗 in bio.

Name: @bakey_____ 📈

Where He’s From: London-born, Bristol-based

When He Started: “I used to mess about on GarageBand when I was, like, 10 or 11—nothing serious, just seeing what I could make. Then, towards the end of secondary school, around 16 or 17, I started taking it a bit more seriously. I’d spend time in the music lab after lessons making beats. That’s probably when I realised it was something I properly wanted to do.”

Genre: Garage/Bass/Breaks

File Next To: Main Phase, Special Request, Y U QT

Sounds Like: “My sound takes bits from different corners of UK dance music—mainly garage, breaks, and drum & bass. It’s pretty bass-heavy and rhythm-led, which probably comes from me playing drums before I got into producing. There’s definitely that soundsystem influence too, especially in how the low-end moves. Some tunes have a slightly more soulful side in the melodics, but it’s subtle—just enough to balance things out, I’d say.”

First Music That Inspired Him: “It’s hard to pick one track that got me into making dance music. A lot of the More Than A Lot stuff from Chase & Status definitely played a part; those tunes just had something about them that made me want to mess around and see how it all worked. I remember my older brother playing me “LK” by DJ Marky, XRS & Stamina MC too, and that one really stuck with me—a proper eye-opener.”

Possessed with a voracious appetite for music almost from birth, UK producer Bakey’s youth was spent soaking up funk and soul classics from his parents’ stereo. “Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Bill Withers, Earth, Wind & Fire—all that,” he tells TRENCH. “That’s the kind of stuff that was playing at home when I was a kid. I think it definitely played a part in me wanting to make music, even if you wouldn’t really hear it in what I make now.” In the immediate sense, he might be right, but the idea of making music to be felt on a physical level is a definite throughline to the low-end speaker shakers he specialises in today...

Read more via 🔗 in bio.

Name: @bakey_____ 📈

Where He’s From: London-born, Bristol-based

When He Started: “I used to mess about on GarageBand when I was, like, 10 or 11—nothing serious, just seeing what I could make. Then, towards the end of secondary school, around 16 or 17, I started taking it a bit more seriously. I’d spend time in the music lab after lessons making beats. That’s probably when I realised it was something I properly wanted to do.”

Genre: Garage/Bass/Breaks

File Next To: Main Phase, Special Request, Y U QT

Sounds Like: “My sound takes bits from different corners of UK dance music—mainly garage, breaks, and drum & bass. It’s pretty bass-heavy and rhythm-led, which probably comes from me playing drums before I got into producing. There’s definitely that soundsystem influence too, especially in how the low-end moves. Some tunes have a slightly more soulful side in the melodics, but it’s subtle—just enough to balance things out, I’d say.”

First Music That Inspired Him: “It’s hard to pick one track that got me into making dance music. A lot of the More Than A Lot stuff from Chase & Status definitely played a part; those tunes just had something about them that made me want to mess around and see how it all worked. I remember my older brother playing me “LK” by DJ Marky, XRS & Stamina MC too, and that one really stuck with me—a proper eye-opener.”

Possessed with a voracious appetite for music almost from birth, UK producer Bakey’s youth was spent soaking up funk and soul classics from his parents’ stereo. “Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Bill Withers, Earth, Wind & Fire—all that,” he tells TRENCH. “That’s the kind of stuff that was playing at home when I was a kid. I think it definitely played a part in me wanting to make music, even if you wouldn’t really hear it in what I make now.” In the immediate sense, he might be right, but the idea of making music to be felt on a physical level is a definite throughline to the low-end speaker shakers he specialises in today...

Read more via 🔗 in bio.

Name: @bakey_____ 📈

Where He’s From: London-born, Bristol-based

When He Started: “I used to mess about on GarageBand when I was, like, 10 or 11—nothing serious, just seeing what I could make. Then, towards the end of secondary school, around 16 or 17, I started taking it a bit more seriously. I’d spend time in the music lab after lessons making beats. That’s probably when I realised it was something I properly wanted to do.”

Genre: Garage/Bass/Breaks

File Next To: Main Phase, Special Request, Y U QT

Sounds Like: “My sound takes bits from different corners of UK dance music—mainly garage, breaks, and drum & bass. It’s pretty bass-heavy and rhythm-led, which probably comes from me playing drums before I got into producing. There’s definitely that soundsystem influence too, especially in how the low-end moves. Some tunes have a slightly more soulful side in the melodics, but it’s subtle—just enough to balance things out, I’d say.”

First Music That Inspired Him: “It’s hard to pick one track that got me into making dance music. A lot of the More Than A Lot stuff from Chase & Status definitely played a part; those tunes just had something about them that made me want to mess around and see how it all worked. I remember my older brother playing me “LK” by DJ Marky, XRS & Stamina MC too, and that one really stuck with me—a proper eye-opener.”

Possessed with a voracious appetite for music almost from birth, UK producer Bakey’s youth was spent soaking up funk and soul classics from his parents’ stereo. “Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Bill Withers, Earth, Wind & Fire—all that,” he tells TRENCH. “That’s the kind of stuff that was playing at home when I was a kid. I think it definitely played a part in me wanting to make music, even if you wouldn’t really hear it in what I make now.” In the immediate sense, he might be right, but the idea of making music to be felt on a physical level is a definite throughline to the low-end speaker shakers he specialises in today...

Read more via 🔗 in bio.

Name: @bakey_____ 📈

Where He’s From: London-born, Bristol-based

When He Started: “I used to mess about on GarageBand when I was, like, 10 or 11—nothing serious, just seeing what I could make. Then, towards the end of secondary school, around 16 or 17, I started taking it a bit more seriously. I’d spend time in the music lab after lessons making beats. That’s probably when I realised it was something I properly wanted to do.”

Genre: Garage/Bass/Breaks

File Next To: Main Phase, Special Request, Y U QT

Sounds Like: “My sound takes bits from different corners of UK dance music—mainly garage, breaks, and drum & bass. It’s pretty bass-heavy and rhythm-led, which probably comes from me playing drums before I got into producing. There’s definitely that soundsystem influence too, especially in how the low-end moves. Some tunes have a slightly more soulful side in the melodics, but it’s subtle—just enough to balance things out, I’d say.”

First Music That Inspired Him: “It’s hard to pick one track that got me into making dance music. A lot of the More Than A Lot stuff from Chase & Status definitely played a part; those tunes just had something about them that made me want to mess around and see how it all worked. I remember my older brother playing me “LK” by DJ Marky, XRS & Stamina MC too, and that one really stuck with me—a proper eye-opener.”

Possessed with a voracious appetite for music almost from birth, UK producer Bakey’s youth was spent soaking up funk and soul classics from his parents’ stereo. “Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Bill Withers, Earth, Wind & Fire—all that,” he tells TRENCH. “That’s the kind of stuff that was playing at home when I was a kid. I think it definitely played a part in me wanting to make music, even if you wouldn’t really hear it in what I make now.” In the immediate sense, he might be right, but the idea of making music to be felt on a physical level is a definite throughline to the low-end speaker shakers he specialises in today...

Read more via 🔗 in bio.

Name: @bakey_____ 📈

Where He’s From: London-born, Bristol-based

When He Started: “I used to mess about on GarageBand when I was, like, 10 or 11—nothing serious, just seeing what I could make. Then, towards the end of secondary school, around 16 or 17, I started taking it a bit more seriously. I’d spend time in the music lab after lessons making beats. That’s probably when I realised it was something I properly wanted to do.”

Genre: Garage/Bass/Breaks

File Next To: Main Phase, Special Request, Y U QT

Sounds Like: “My sound takes bits from different corners of UK dance music—mainly garage, breaks, and drum & bass. It’s pretty bass-heavy and rhythm-led, which probably comes from me playing drums before I got into producing. There’s definitely that soundsystem influence too, especially in how the low-end moves. Some tunes have a slightly more soulful side in the melodics, but it’s subtle—just enough to balance things out, I’d say.”

First Music That Inspired Him: “It’s hard to pick one track that got me into making dance music. A lot of the More Than A Lot stuff from Chase & Status definitely played a part; those tunes just had something about them that made me want to mess around and see how it all worked. I remember my older brother playing me “LK” by DJ Marky, XRS & Stamina MC too, and that one really stuck with me—a proper eye-opener.”

Possessed with a voracious appetite for music almost from birth, UK producer Bakey’s youth was spent soaking up funk and soul classics from his parents’ stereo. “Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Bill Withers, Earth, Wind & Fire—all that,” he tells TRENCH. “That’s the kind of stuff that was playing at home when I was a kid. I think it definitely played a part in me wanting to make music, even if you wouldn’t really hear it in what I make now.” In the immediate sense, he might be right, but the idea of making music to be felt on a physical level is a definite throughline to the low-end speaker shakers he specialises in today...

Read more via 🔗 in bio.

‘Capo Interlude’

Wanted a moment on the album to give Capo space to bar over something he’s into, but maybe less known for currently. He’s always been a big influence on me, even before we started making music together, so it felt right. Feels like a nice bridge between the two sides of the record.

Really appreciate all the love I’ve received so far on Tribute.

————

CREDITS:

Label – @whp_records / @disorder.group
Sully – Creative Director / Photographer – @_sullman
Jakub Libicki – Video Director / DP – @jakublibicki

Miles Bruce Jones – 1st AD – @komanche.dj
Suzanne Harb – Producer – @sharb.91
Kris Declan – Producer – @_krisdeclan
Talor Hanson – Set Producer – @talorhproductions
Enza Chiara Iavazzo – PA – @echiaraiavazzo
Finn Douglas – Runner – @finn.douglas1

Charlie Relph – Lighting Director – @charlierelph
Gianni Morreale – Spark – @giannigmorreale
Liv Kininmonth – Spark – @o.liv.k

Lionpulse Sound System – @lionpulse

ARK Creating Spaces – Location – @ark_creatingspaces
Youngs Kitchen – Catering – @youngskitchen_

EXTRAS:

@_ameliehyde
@ravellaromanucci
@Katelynwyse
@lolapettit
@ykmait1ng
@officialtk97
@waliyyajala
@ashleywombwell
@seneve.shemisi
@mehlayeel
squibbsdj
@cause_why
@bea_forrester
@Maundyys
@native.cr8ive

‘Tribute’, my first ever LP, releases today via @whp_records

Can’t tell you how surreal it is to finally have this project out there — feels like I’ve been working on it forever.

The album sums up the sounds and era of dance music that have had a huge impact on me as a producer — the ones I was too young to catch first-hand in clubs, but still take endless inspiration from and pay tribute to. Having Sgt Pokes, Capo, and B-ahwe feature just felt right, tapping into each pocket of music I love.

Massive thank you to everyone involved in making it happen — couldn’t have asked for a better team to bring it to life.

Warehouse Project 🤝

Album mixed by me
Mastered by Matt Colton (@puttingitonwax)
Artwork by @_sullman

‘Tribute’, my first ever LP, releases today via @whp_records

Can’t tell you how surreal it is to finally have this project out there — feels like I’ve been working on it forever.

The album sums up the sounds and era of dance music that have had a huge impact on me as a producer — the ones I was too young to catch first-hand in clubs, but still take endless inspiration from and pay tribute to. Having Sgt Pokes, Capo, and B-ahwe feature just felt right, tapping into each pocket of music I love.

Massive thank you to everyone involved in making it happen — couldn’t have asked for a better team to bring it to life.

Warehouse Project 🤝

Album mixed by me
Mastered by Matt Colton (@puttingitonwax)
Artwork by @_sullman

‘Tribute’, my first ever LP, releases today via @whp_records

Can’t tell you how surreal it is to finally have this project out there — feels like I’ve been working on it forever.

The album sums up the sounds and era of dance music that have had a huge impact on me as a producer — the ones I was too young to catch first-hand in clubs, but still take endless inspiration from and pay tribute to. Having Sgt Pokes, Capo, and B-ahwe feature just felt right, tapping into each pocket of music I love.

Massive thank you to everyone involved in making it happen — couldn’t have asked for a better team to bring it to life.

Warehouse Project 🤝

Album mixed by me
Mastered by Matt Colton (@puttingitonwax)
Artwork by @_sullman

‘Tribute’, my first ever LP, releases today via @whp_records

Can’t tell you how surreal it is to finally have this project out there — feels like I’ve been working on it forever.

The album sums up the sounds and era of dance music that have had a huge impact on me as a producer — the ones I was too young to catch first-hand in clubs, but still take endless inspiration from and pay tribute to. Having Sgt Pokes, Capo, and B-ahwe feature just felt right, tapping into each pocket of music I love.

Massive thank you to everyone involved in making it happen — couldn’t have asked for a better team to bring it to life.

Warehouse Project 🤝

Album mixed by me
Mastered by Matt Colton (@puttingitonwax)
Artwork by @_sullman

‘Tribute’, my first ever LP, releases today via @whp_records

Can’t tell you how surreal it is to finally have this project out there — feels like I’ve been working on it forever.

The album sums up the sounds and era of dance music that have had a huge impact on me as a producer — the ones I was too young to catch first-hand in clubs, but still take endless inspiration from and pay tribute to. Having Sgt Pokes, Capo, and B-ahwe feature just felt right, tapping into each pocket of music I love.

Massive thank you to everyone involved in making it happen — couldn’t have asked for a better team to bring it to life.

Warehouse Project 🤝

Album mixed by me
Mastered by Matt Colton (@puttingitonwax)
Artwork by @_sullman

‘Tribute’, my first ever LP, releases today via @whp_records

Can’t tell you how surreal it is to finally have this project out there — feels like I’ve been working on it forever.

The album sums up the sounds and era of dance music that have had a huge impact on me as a producer — the ones I was too young to catch first-hand in clubs, but still take endless inspiration from and pay tribute to. Having Sgt Pokes, Capo, and B-ahwe feature just felt right, tapping into each pocket of music I love.

Massive thank you to everyone involved in making it happen — couldn’t have asked for a better team to bring it to life.

Warehouse Project 🤝

Album mixed by me
Mastered by Matt Colton (@puttingitonwax)
Artwork by @_sullman

london last week ⚡️

W/ @pokestagraph @ffffoldddd @sicariaonline @capo_lee @thereal__pk

needed a week for that to sink in — and what a wicked run of parties all together 🥹

huge thank you to everyone involved:

📍leeds: @mcrchunky @krotone_ @ni0_b @cornerstonehifi

📍bristol: @mcad_alvin_ad @_pluralist_ @djflight @firmlyrootedsound

📹 @maxwellshore
📷 @_sullman

also special mention to @percolate_music @belgravemusichall @villageunderground & @bristoltrinity ❤️

london last week ⚡️

W/ @pokestagraph @ffffoldddd @sicariaonline @capo_lee @thereal__pk

needed a week for that to sink in — and what a wicked run of parties all together 🥹

huge thank you to everyone involved:

📍leeds: @mcrchunky @krotone_ @ni0_b @cornerstonehifi

📍bristol: @mcad_alvin_ad @_pluralist_ @djflight @firmlyrootedsound

📹 @maxwellshore
📷 @_sullman

also special mention to @percolate_music @belgravemusichall @villageunderground & @bristoltrinity ❤️

london last week ⚡️

W/ @pokestagraph @ffffoldddd @sicariaonline @capo_lee @thereal__pk

needed a week for that to sink in — and what a wicked run of parties all together 🥹

huge thank you to everyone involved:

📍leeds: @mcrchunky @krotone_ @ni0_b @cornerstonehifi

📍bristol: @mcad_alvin_ad @_pluralist_ @djflight @firmlyrootedsound

📹 @maxwellshore
📷 @_sullman

also special mention to @percolate_music @belgravemusichall @villageunderground & @bristoltrinity ❤️

london last week ⚡️

W/ @pokestagraph @ffffoldddd @sicariaonline @capo_lee @thereal__pk

needed a week for that to sink in — and what a wicked run of parties all together 🥹

huge thank you to everyone involved:

📍leeds: @mcrchunky @krotone_ @ni0_b @cornerstonehifi

📍bristol: @mcad_alvin_ad @_pluralist_ @djflight @firmlyrootedsound

📹 @maxwellshore
📷 @_sullman

also special mention to @percolate_music @belgravemusichall @villageunderground & @bristoltrinity ❤️

london last week ⚡️

W/ @pokestagraph @ffffoldddd @sicariaonline @capo_lee @thereal__pk

needed a week for that to sink in — and what a wicked run of parties all together 🥹

huge thank you to everyone involved:

📍leeds: @mcrchunky @krotone_ @ni0_b @cornerstonehifi

📍bristol: @mcad_alvin_ad @_pluralist_ @djflight @firmlyrootedsound

📹 @maxwellshore
📷 @_sullman

also special mention to @percolate_music @belgravemusichall @villageunderground & @bristoltrinity ❤️

london last week ⚡️

W/ @pokestagraph @ffffoldddd @sicariaonline @capo_lee @thereal__pk

needed a week for that to sink in — and what a wicked run of parties all together 🥹

huge thank you to everyone involved:

📍leeds: @mcrchunky @krotone_ @ni0_b @cornerstonehifi

📍bristol: @mcad_alvin_ad @_pluralist_ @djflight @firmlyrootedsound

📹 @maxwellshore
📷 @_sullman

also special mention to @percolate_music @belgravemusichall @villageunderground & @bristoltrinity ❤️

london last week ⚡️

W/ @pokestagraph @ffffoldddd @sicariaonline @capo_lee @thereal__pk

needed a week for that to sink in — and what a wicked run of parties all together 🥹

huge thank you to everyone involved:

📍leeds: @mcrchunky @krotone_ @ni0_b @cornerstonehifi

📍bristol: @mcad_alvin_ad @_pluralist_ @djflight @firmlyrootedsound

📹 @maxwellshore
📷 @_sullman

also special mention to @percolate_music @belgravemusichall @villageunderground & @bristoltrinity ❤️

london last week ⚡️

W/ @pokestagraph @ffffoldddd @sicariaonline @capo_lee @thereal__pk

needed a week for that to sink in — and what a wicked run of parties all together 🥹

huge thank you to everyone involved:

📍leeds: @mcrchunky @krotone_ @ni0_b @cornerstonehifi

📍bristol: @mcad_alvin_ad @_pluralist_ @djflight @firmlyrootedsound

📹 @maxwellshore
📷 @_sullman

also special mention to @percolate_music @belgravemusichall @villageunderground & @bristoltrinity ❤️

@whp_mcr ❤️

thanks to @sammyvirji for the invite

@ltp_visuals 📹
@georgeverinderr 📷

@whp_mcr ❤️

thanks to @sammyvirji for the invite

@ltp_visuals 📹
@georgeverinderr 📷

@whp_mcr ❤️

thanks to @sammyvirji for the invite

@ltp_visuals 📹
@georgeverinderr 📷

@whp_mcr ❤️

thanks to @sammyvirji for the invite

@ltp_visuals 📹
@georgeverinderr 📷

@whp_mcr ❤️

thanks to @sammyvirji for the invite

@ltp_visuals 📹
@georgeverinderr 📷

@whp_mcr ❤️

thanks to @sammyvirji for the invite

@ltp_visuals 📹
@georgeverinderr 📷

After becoming the first artist to sign to @whp_mcr’ new record label, @bakey_____ is soon to release his first full-length project, moving into different sonic territories after seven years making and performing music.

‘Tribute’ pays homage to 2010s dance music — with emotional synths, terrace-ready grooves and an emphasis on vocals added to his arsenal — joining nods to soundsystem culture, early pirate radio stations, and the raves that shaped him.

In his own words, it’s the “purest reflection of who I am as a producer” right now, encapsulating a lot of the shifting sounds he’s moving towards – melodic and downtempo at points, but still calling back to those signature bass cuts.

“All my music is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even before that. This album felt like a continuation of what I’m trying to do, it’s always been that. It’s trying to show respect and take inspiration from, but not copy.”

Bakey also delivers a new mix featuring unreleased music, and talks about breaking out of his bubble, sampling the last-ever pirate broadcast on @koolfmofficial before its relaunch, and working with his brother, Breaka.

Listen and read on mixmag.net 🔗

✍️: @fooals
📸: @_sullman

After becoming the first artist to sign to @whp_mcr’ new record label, @bakey_____ is soon to release his first full-length project, moving into different sonic territories after seven years making and performing music.

‘Tribute’ pays homage to 2010s dance music — with emotional synths, terrace-ready grooves and an emphasis on vocals added to his arsenal — joining nods to soundsystem culture, early pirate radio stations, and the raves that shaped him.

In his own words, it’s the “purest reflection of who I am as a producer” right now, encapsulating a lot of the shifting sounds he’s moving towards – melodic and downtempo at points, but still calling back to those signature bass cuts.

“All my music is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even before that. This album felt like a continuation of what I’m trying to do, it’s always been that. It’s trying to show respect and take inspiration from, but not copy.”

Bakey also delivers a new mix featuring unreleased music, and talks about breaking out of his bubble, sampling the last-ever pirate broadcast on @koolfmofficial before its relaunch, and working with his brother, Breaka.

Listen and read on mixmag.net 🔗

✍️: @fooals
📸: @_sullman

After becoming the first artist to sign to @whp_mcr’ new record label, @bakey_____ is soon to release his first full-length project, moving into different sonic territories after seven years making and performing music.

‘Tribute’ pays homage to 2010s dance music — with emotional synths, terrace-ready grooves and an emphasis on vocals added to his arsenal — joining nods to soundsystem culture, early pirate radio stations, and the raves that shaped him.

In his own words, it’s the “purest reflection of who I am as a producer” right now, encapsulating a lot of the shifting sounds he’s moving towards – melodic and downtempo at points, but still calling back to those signature bass cuts.

“All my music is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even before that. This album felt like a continuation of what I’m trying to do, it’s always been that. It’s trying to show respect and take inspiration from, but not copy.”

Bakey also delivers a new mix featuring unreleased music, and talks about breaking out of his bubble, sampling the last-ever pirate broadcast on @koolfmofficial before its relaunch, and working with his brother, Breaka.

Listen and read on mixmag.net 🔗

✍️: @fooals
📸: @_sullman

After becoming the first artist to sign to @whp_mcr’ new record label, @bakey_____ is soon to release his first full-length project, moving into different sonic territories after seven years making and performing music.

‘Tribute’ pays homage to 2010s dance music — with emotional synths, terrace-ready grooves and an emphasis on vocals added to his arsenal — joining nods to soundsystem culture, early pirate radio stations, and the raves that shaped him.

In his own words, it’s the “purest reflection of who I am as a producer” right now, encapsulating a lot of the shifting sounds he’s moving towards – melodic and downtempo at points, but still calling back to those signature bass cuts.

“All my music is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even before that. This album felt like a continuation of what I’m trying to do, it’s always been that. It’s trying to show respect and take inspiration from, but not copy.”

Bakey also delivers a new mix featuring unreleased music, and talks about breaking out of his bubble, sampling the last-ever pirate broadcast on @koolfmofficial before its relaunch, and working with his brother, Breaka.

Listen and read on mixmag.net 🔗

✍️: @fooals
📸: @_sullman

After becoming the first artist to sign to @whp_mcr’ new record label, @bakey_____ is soon to release his first full-length project, moving into different sonic territories after seven years making and performing music.

‘Tribute’ pays homage to 2010s dance music — with emotional synths, terrace-ready grooves and an emphasis on vocals added to his arsenal — joining nods to soundsystem culture, early pirate radio stations, and the raves that shaped him.

In his own words, it’s the “purest reflection of who I am as a producer” right now, encapsulating a lot of the shifting sounds he’s moving towards – melodic and downtempo at points, but still calling back to those signature bass cuts.

“All my music is inspired by that 2010s era of dance music, and even before that. This album felt like a continuation of what I’m trying to do, it’s always been that. It’s trying to show respect and take inspiration from, but not copy.”

Bakey also delivers a new mix featuring unreleased music, and talks about breaking out of his bubble, sampling the last-ever pirate broadcast on @koolfmofficial before its relaunch, and working with his brother, Breaka.

Listen and read on mixmag.net 🔗

✍️: @fooals
📸: @_sullman

throwback to one of my favourite sets of the summer✨
@weoutherefest
always a pleasure playing with my brother IZCO — there’s a nice crossover between the darker and the more soulful sides of our sounds.

you’ll definitely hear a bit of this on my run of shows in next month.…starting back in my old home of leeds, then on to london and bristol.

don’t sleep — tickets in bio ❤️

📹: @rishi_o_o_

‘Fool Me Twice’ - out now 🖤

This is the second single from my debut album, which has been a couple years in the making. Sick to finally start letting it out - Looking forward to sharing more info soon…

Big thanks to everyone involved - Full video up on YouTube 🎥

Credits:

Label – @whp_records / @disorder.group
Sully – Creative Director / Photographer – @_sullman
Jakub Libicki – Video Director / DP – @jakublibicki

Miles Bruce Jones – 1st AD – @komanche.dj
Suzanne Harb – Producer – @sharb.91
Kris Declan – Producer – @_krisdeclan
Talor Hanson – Set Producer – @talorhproductions
Enza Chiara Iavazzo – PA – @echiaraiavazzo
Finn Douglas – Runner – @finn.douglas1

Charlie Relph – Lighting Director – @charlierelph
Gianni Morreale – Spark – @giannigmorreale
Liv Kininmonth – Spark – @o.liv.k

Lionpulse Sound System – @lionpulse

ARK Creating Spaces – Location – @ark_creatingspaces
Youngs Kitchen – Catering – @youngskitchen_

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