A Thousand Days of Patience

He's come a long way from his days in the early '90s making hip-hop and discovering acid house and jungle. Inspired by Hackney artists like Overlord X and Shut Up And Dance, Yorke began producing his own tracks with an MPC-60. He made hip-hop with his group The Heretics and then bruk riddims as Da Altered Natives for Broadcite Recordings. After a few compilation appearances in 2004-'05, Yorke issued his '08 solo debut, A Thousand Days of Patience. "[That album] was like my tombstone to my time at Broadcite," he explains. "I spent 1000 days with them and my patience was up. But it's all good."

No, he's not afraid to speak his mind, musically or otherwise. His music is filled with gritty drum patterns, sharp lead synths, and stabby basslines; he even released a track called "Goya Owes Me Money," which name-checks a defunct UK music distributor. "The music I make is quite personal," he says. "I've been that demon in my tracks. They reflect my current status in life. Some of the music that I like most is really quite dark." - XLR8R