A lanky streak of gabbling enthusiasm, through 2008, Toddla’s Fill Up Mi Portion, Soundtape Killin’ and Manabadman singles, not to mention his brilliant Ghettoblaster No.1 mixtape download, announced him as British dance music’s brightest new talent.

Toddla T is pictured here with Serocee (photo taken from his MySpace profile). His influences – that “clangy Sheffield electronic sound” first minted by Cabaret Voltaire; local speed garage variant, bassline; early Warp Records’ bleep techno – may be peculiarly South Yorkshire, but Britain hasn’t heard party music this raw and vibrant since early Basement Jaxx. “I was conscious people might find it a bit ‘aggro’,” says Toddla. “But when I DJ, there’s so many girls into it. It’s mad. I thought I made boy music, but no, luckily.”

Toddla played at Kinky Afro, at the Sub Club in Glasgow, in January 2008. His bumping bass headline set blends the beats and riddims that make this young man one of the DJs and producers of the moment.

He’s coming back to Kinky Afro on Friday 29th May 2009.

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myspace.com/kinkyafroclub
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