Get locked into a breakbeat-driven playlist from Bakey

Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.

Over the past few years, Bakey has been making waves in the resurgent UKG scene. The London-born and now Leeds-based DJ and producer – real name Freddie Baker – co-produced Cookie, a collaborative track with rapper BNC Javen, at 17 years old and has gone from strength-to-strength ever since. He played Keep Hush for Dr. Dubplate’s birthday earlier this year and has released a string of solo EPs including two on Timeisnow.

Both Bakey’s own productions and dancefloor selections tap into a dark, warped fusion of breakbeats, dub and bassline. This is also the energy Bakey brings for our latest Selections playlist – fuelled by skittering breaks, heady jungle cuts and soulful, melodic highs.

Ahead of playing new multi-venue day party Transmissions from Hackney tomorrow, Bakey comes through with the weekend-ready selections which he describes as “a random assortment of different styles, but all tracks I’ve been really loving and found quite inspiring”. Get locked in below.