So yeah… it’s been a while since I’ve written an update here, mostly due to ‘work upheaval’ and our old friend, ‘change’, which has impacted musical progress. I’m now back on the freelance path and as my design and musical passions have always been entwined, I’ll be reworking taoyoyo.com from the ground up to reflect [...]

A second opportunity to remix OMD for a competition presented itself very late last year, this time for their single ‘Sister Marie Says’. This one really only came together when time was running out at the end of January… I mixed and arranged it whilst learning a new DAW (Presonus Studio One) the weekend before [...]

‘Two Minds’ can be grabbed here My original intention was to add these two tracks quietly to ‘Doggybag’ but Andy persuaded me that they were worthy of their own retroyoyo release. ‘Mind’ is the shrub that grew so many branches we had to take cuttings. These are two of the offshoots: I’ve always been fond of [...]

The ‘Jam EP’ is now available as a free download here This is the third and final EP in the current retroyoyo series… Features four live studio jams from 2003 by myself and Andy. Exploring different vibes… drum and bass, stompy techno, mininal techno and then, gasp, trance (in the spirit of Oliver Lieb not Tiesto). [...]

Denim jacket and Quo patches are optional. As a footnote, the final retroyoyo release, ‘The Jam EP’ should be ready in the next month. It’s a 6-tracker, featuring 4 live jams of unreleased tracks with the bonus of 2 great Dialog> mixes. Keep ‘em peeled, taoyoyo