Todd Terry Influences

Todd Terry is the man. Emerging from the New York club scene, Terry's early productions saw him bridging the gap between hip hop and house culture, chucking the sample heavy aesthetic of hip hop over the raw 4/4 of house to create a run of rough, timeless classics. His sound has had particular traction in the UK, where the gap between hip hop and house was traditionally fairly small, and anyone joining the dots made perfect sense. The relationship between Terry and the UK turned out to be a two way street, with Terry experimenting with drum n bass in the late 90s, having himself had a profound influence on the producers who had created the sounds' orignal blueprint.
These days Todd releases tracks through his own InHouse and SoundDesign labels, and continues to experiment with street dance music, most recently turning in an album of heavy 808 bangers, 'Todd Terry vs That Trapp Shit', once more joining the dots between house and hip hop.
We asked Todd to impart a selection of tracks (and more) that influenced his sound over the years, and he's pulled some deep choices…
Todd Terry headlines FieldTrip on Friday 7th August for Back To Basics.
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