Kato

For the second episode of üdio we have invited DJ Kato to come and play us some of his favourite records. He has been rocking floors in Leeds for a while now, holding down residencies at legendary clubnight Funksoulnation at the HiFi Club and also Funkywormhole at the Mint Club. Recently, Kato's music production has flourished and his efforts have culminated in the almost finished studio project known as The 39 Steps, which he likes to describe as "dark soul". We think that it's sounding pretty good so far and that anyone who is into downtempo, hip hop, jazz, soul or whatever should check it out. DJing is still an important facet of his passion for music and he recently supported German production supergroup Jazzanova, so we warmly welcome Kato down to the Gramaphone Glub on Feb 29th. Godnose what he has got up his sleeves for us but expect to hear a wide variety of sounds ranging from heavy funk through to classic hip hop, funked up house, broken beats and beyond..

The 39 Steps:
www.myspace.com/the39stepsmusic

Have a listen to some of Kato's own beats here:
www.myspace.com/chairmankato

Üdio Number 2io

Like what we did with the title there?

Hope you guys dig the flyer above. It was designed by our resident fartist, Earfworm Jim, who you'll find unleashing his own take on the üdio sound between 11 and half 12 on the 29th Feb @ Gramaphone.

Also just wanted to mention that it might be an idea to e-mail udioinfo@googlemail.com for guestlist and concessions. If you send us 7 names, one person will get in for free and the rest just pay student prices (4 squid!).

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Danny The Djembe Destroyer

Those who were lucky enough to make it down to our opening party may have noticed a certain bongo enthusiast giving the DJ’s records a live accompaniment for hours on end. It just so happens that Danny is an accomplished DJ himself having been a resident at the memorable Funkywormhole clubnight in Leeds and also the outright winner of The Telegraph’s regional DJ competition. Danny’s hands were pretty much bleeding after their relentless beatdown on his own Djembe drum so we thought we would do him a favour and this time ask him to come and build the night up with a special 2 hour set of both past and contemporary inspirations that will go from one end to the other of his musical spectrum. With a keen interest in photography and a discerning ear for beats, we hope that Danny will remain an integral part of Üdio’s evolution.

You can see some of Danny’s influences as well as photography here:
www.myspace.com/daniel_wood_london

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