It is impossible to define Gay Bum's genre; they flit between styles like a butterfly between tulips, before eventually and inevitably getting crushed by the lawnmower of reality.

Although consistently called "comedy", the band insists any perceived humour is simply a side-effect of doing what they enjoy.  They exist to fuel a revolution against fashionable music and, although Gay Bum are not trying to be different, they are simply not like anybody else.

"The great periods of our life occur when we gain the courage to rechristen what is bad about us as what is best" - Nietzsche

Far Too Loud is all about hi-tech, dancefloor-destroying music that makes people throw their hands in the air and go crazy. Think high-energy, aggressive funk with big basslines and crazy edits and you’ll know the sound. 

Formed by Oli Cash and Dom Smart back in 2005, their sound quickly won fans and only two years later picked up 'Best Single' at the Breakspoll Awards.  Later that year the FTL anthem 'Play It Loud', which saw a move from breakbeat to dirty electro-house, received a massive response and remains a crowd-pleaser to this day. 2009 saw the duo split with Dom forming techno moniker Neurodriver and Oli continuing with FTL, producing a string of electro chart-smashers including 'Bring Back Boogie' and 'Megaloud'.

The bass-fueled releases of 2012’s ‘Firestorm’ EP and the follow-up 'Faster Than Light' EP received high praise from all over the bass music scene, bursting with the now familiar big production and energy. Cementing FTL’s place in the bass music scene, these paved the way for more recent releases on heavyweight labels including OWSLA, Never Say Die, Disciple, and Monstercat, and remixes for bass-lords Zomboy, Snails and Pegboard Nerds.

Well experienced in delivering unique sets packed with energy, whether it’s 200 people in a sweaty underground club or 20,000 at an outdoor festival, you can be sure it’s going to go off when FTL is in control!

www.giles-y.co.uk for free downloads and more music

For bookings or download requests  Email dj@giles-y.co.uk

Giles-Y has been mixing since 1995, and has been influenced by every genre since. It all started with acid house and moved on to Trance, Hard House and Psy. Now he is in love with the BASS lines and searches high and low for that ultimate in bass and mash ups... if he can't find it he makes it him self. Giles-Y has played in some of London's best kept secrets including Whirl-y-gig, 419 Gallery, Club Loop, Planet Angel and Chilled in a field festival.He was resident DJ at Club Loop, You can now find him regularly at Planet angel where he is resident DJ. He is also Music Co-ordinator for Chilled in a field. Giles-Y's biggest influences in music came from the Prodigy and Deekline, but his personal DJ influences came from his friends DJ Smut, Tequila, Custard, Deviant and FiendReflex, Without FiendReflex, there would have been no challenge. Deviant kept him on his toes introducing him to fat basslined breaks.

For more mixes and sets you can also follow me on Mixcloud  http://www.mixcloud.com/giles-yp/

For bookings Email dj@giles-y.co.uk or message me on soundcloud


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