Afronaught

Bugz in the Attic, London

Afronaught is the primary alias of Orin Walters, a chief instigator of London’s broken beat scene. Not only is Walters one of the best producers in the field of broken beat, but he’s also been behind the formation of Bugz in the Attic, in addition to having released plenty of the scene’s recorded output through labels he has set up and helped run. Walters route into dance music began in the late 80s, when he began listening to pirate radio stations and frequenting warehouse parties. It wasn’t long before he was spinning house on London pirates and holding residencies at several clubs. He spent some time living in Chicago during the mid 90s and helped operate clubs like Kaboom and the Shelter. After returning to the U.K., he became a fixture at Ronnie Scott’s and began collaborating with Phil Asher as Blak ’n’ Spanish. The Mousetrap label was initiated around the same time, and the constantly developing Bugz in the Attic group took shape, taking on production and remix work. Afronaught’s sound is directly soul-influenced and features complex, syncopated drum programming.



SAT 12.05.07 — 103 CLUB FALCKENSTEINSTR. 47, BERLIN — 10€
DJ Set AFRONAUGHT BUGZ IN THE ATTIC, LONDON