Layo & Bushwacka! is the pseudonym of British DJ duo Layo Paskin and Matthew Benjamin, who released four tech house albums between 1998 and 2012.

Layo Paskin

Paskin, from London, began his DJ career at the age of sixteen while working at

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. Not long after, he began DJing at warehouse parties with

Mr. C Richard West (born 2 January 1965), known as Mr. C, is an English house music DJ, producer and rapper. He was the resident DJ at the early acid house "RIP" nights at Clink Street, London, and later was the co-owner/co-founder of London's The En ...

. In the course of his work, Paskin's father discovered the building that would become

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, a 19th-century stable for mail horses. Along with Mr. C, Paskin was the co-owner of The End nightclub in London. Labelled variously as

tech house Tech house is a subgenre of house music that combines stylistic features of techno with house. The term ''tech house'' developed as a shorthand record store name for a category of electronic dance music that combined musical aspects of techno ...

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, the pair usually record and DJ together. Paskin's father is an architect and designed the club. Paskin, along with his sister Zoë Paskin, is now a restaurateur with several hospitality businesses in central London. The pair's first site, The Palomar, opened in 2014, serving Jerusalem-inspired cuisine. The restaurant was voted OFM Restaurant of the Year in 2015. This was followed in 2016 by The Barbary, an open kitchen bar serving food from the Barbary Coast of north Africa. In 2017, Paskin and his sister opened a coffee house named Jacob the Angel, and renovated the Blue Posts pub on Rupert Street, converting the top floor into a cocktail bar named The Mulwray, and the basement into a small counter dining restaurant called Evelyn's Table.

Matthew Benjamin

Benjamin's best known track is his

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". He was raised in London and was a member of the London School Symphony Orchestra, playing

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. After graduating in

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he started working for Mr. C as he was setting up The End; Benjamin was the resident DJ there. It was at this point that he first met Paskin.

Discography

Albums

*1998: ''Low Life'' ( End Recordings) *2002: ''Night Works'' (

XL Recordings XL Recordings is a British independent record label founded in 1989 by Tim Palmer and Nick Halkes. It has been ran and co-owned by Richard Russell since 1996. It forms part of the Beggars Group. Although only releasing an average of six album ...

) *2003: ''All Night Long'' (End Recordings) *2006: ''Feels Closer'' (Olmeto Records) *2007: '' Global Underground 033: Rio'' ( Global Underground Ltd.) *2012: '' Rising & Falling'' (Olmeto Records)

Singles

*1999: "Deep South" (End Recordings) *1999: "Ear Candy" (End Recordings) *2002: " Love Story (vs. Finally)" (XL Recordings) (''

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#4) *2003: "Love Story vs. Finally" (XL Recordings) (

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#8) *2003: "It's Up to You (Shining Through)" (UK #25) (XL Recordings) *2003: "Deep South" *2006: "Feels Closer" (Olmeto Records) *2006: "Life2Live" (Olmeto Records) *2008: "Things Change" (Olmeto Records)

Remixes

*2001: Orbital – "Funny Break (One Is Enough) ayo & Bushwacka! Mix *2001:

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– "Lucky Pressure" *2001:

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– "The Phantom" *2002:

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ayo & Bushwacka! Vocal Mix *2002:

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– "So Nice ayo & Bushwacka! Mix *2002:

Paul Oakenfold Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance DJ. He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mass ...

– " Ready Steady Go ayo & Bushwacka! Remix *2003:

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– "Dice ayo & Bushwacka! Missing You Mix *2003:

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– " Angel Eyes ayo & Bushwacka! Mix *2003:

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– "Dream On ushwacka! Mix

References

External links

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Bushwacka (Just Be) interview @ Mute/Control (Spanish)
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