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