Still Trippin’

Pełnowymiarowy album studyjny jednego z najzdolniejszych przedstawicieli ekipy Teklife – DJ-a Taye'a. Płyta ukazała się 2018 roku nakładem Hyperdub Records. "Still Trippin'" to niezwykle szybka i taneczna dawka muzyki pochodzącej z Chicago – footworku. Na płycie gościnnie pojawili się tacy producenci jak: DJ Manny, DJ Lucky, DJ Paypal, Chuck Inglish, UNIIQU3, Fabi Reyna.

TRACKLIST

A1.2094 04:36

A2.Trippin 03:13

A3.Need It (Ft DJ Manny) 03:01

A4.Smokeout (ft DJ Lucky) 03:42

A5.Same Sound (Feat Odile Myrtil) 03:18

B1.9090 01:00

B2.Anotha4 (Feat DJ Manny) 03:42

B3.Bonfire (Feat DJ Paypal) 02:09

B4.The Matrix (Feat DJ Manny) 03:12

C1.Get It Jukin (Feat Chuck Inglish) 02:47

C2.Pop Drop ( Feat DJ Paypal) 03:02

C3.Gimme Some Mo (Feat UNIIQU3) 04:35

D1.Truu (Feat DJ Paypal) 03:16

D2.Closer 02:24

D3.I'm Trippin 02:27

D4.I Don't Know (feat Fabi Reyna) 03:33 

A generation younger than the founders of the Teklife crew, DJ Rashad and DJ Spinn, DJ Taye was originally a rapper and beat maker before hooking up with the collective and jumping headfirst into the world of footwork production, dancing and DJing.

However, it was Rashad’s untimely passing in 2014 that was the unlikely catalyst for developing the sounds and ideas for this album.

He says, "When Rashad passed away I felt inspired to continue evolving the music that I loved so much coming up in this world. So, I had to do something…make something brand new."

100% committed to pushing further the potential of the footwork template; "Still Trippin” is ambitious in its range and scope. Taking two years to formulate, the record broadens the possibilities of the sound, forcing it to adapt to songwriting, and also revives Taye’s talent for MCing and producing beats to which he can rap and sing. Furthermore Taye definitely ups the ante with his complex and precise drum programming, never losing sight of footwork’s ability to confound.

The album features a range of guests that span contemporary music; the eccentric, instructive rapping of Chuck Inglish of Midwest duo the Cool Kids is featured on "Get It Jukin," Odile Myrtil, a young vocalist from Montreal, lends her smokey soul to "Same Sound," Fabi Reyna, the editor of the celebrated women’s guitar magazine, "She Shreds," sings and plays bass guitar and rhythm guitar on "I Don’t Know" and Jersey club queen, UNIIQU3, offers production and rapping on "Gimme Some Mo."

Also, Teklife members DJ PayPal and DJ Manny assist on production, and DJ Lucky is a guest MC on “Smokeout."