started playing the rolling bass lines of drum & bass. Its underground sounds and synth chords would form the foundation for Taylor's early interest in music, but it was when he discovered house that it all started making sense;

"Ive always loved electronic music inspired by the fat basslines of drum & bass. DJs like Hype, Ed Rush, Ray Keith and DJ Krust really got me into the scene but it was the Deep House sounds of Chicken Lips and Swag that got me hooked, I wanted to try and fuse the lot and combine it with a Jazz Funk feel. I also get inspired by bands like The Crusaders, Avarage White Band, Tiefschwarz, Brand New Heavies, and Jamiroqui, so you can see when it comes to music I do have a very open mind!"

Stimulated by hearing all these great producers Tom decided to try his hand at production, he quickly acquired a copy of Acid pro and a controller keyboard. "Over a period of about 2 years I had taught myself to make some half decent tracks, my main inspiration at the time was the whole Jazz Funk sound".

Having already experimented with various musical instruments, Wesley also purchased his first set of turntables at the age of 15. However it wasn't long before he got bored of mixing other peoples music and consequently he soon bought a mc303 and an akai s2000. From here in the words of Wes, "This is where the fun really started."

"I was never one into using samples but used to enjoy chopping up sounds from the 303 and messing with them in the akai. I was so keen to see how the mc303 worked; I hacked it open and took a look around. Strangely enough, it now plays sounds backwards with random effects".

The duo met through a friend and soon realised that they obviously shared a mutual interest in making music, "Our styles complemented each other, with the jazzfunk chords and squelchy basslines, it felt like a natural step for us to get together start making some tracks". Fast-forward seven or eight years and the boy's are now collectively known as The Electric Press. A name that is hot on the lips of just about every clubber, promoter and DJ in the dance music world.

Their first release saw The Press signed to Ralph Lawson's 20:20 Vision Label and subsequently the pair have gone on to produce some truly outstanding work. Their seminal remix of DJ T's 'Robot Riot' found its way and remains in just about every credible DJs record box, the guy's have also done remixes on Silicone Soul's Darkroom Dubs for Wolf & Flow and for Boogie Corporation which also went out on 20:20. With Nic Fanciulli liking what he heard so much that not only did he get the boys to rework Buick Project's 'At The Rave' on Saved Records, he also included another of their productions 'Re: Evaluate' (20:20 Vision) on his Renaissance mix compilation. The Yorkshire lads have continued to create work of the same esteem through the reworking of some of the world's greatest artists including Snoop Dogg and Pharell, Ian Brown, Erika Badu and Kelis.

In the studio the boy's don't work like your average electronic house producers. They use modular synthesis to create the unusual synth noises and musical twists; they then use outboard synths to create the musical element and sequencing live drum noises and twisted bass patterns for the underground touch.

Whilst their productions go from strength to strength, they haven't been doing badly when it comes to their DJ duties either! Their sound covers all areas of house, from laid back deep hypnotic beats through to acid riff's with driving basslines, whilst maintaining their trademark squeaks and bleeps throughout.

The Full Electric Press experience consists of Tom on a full DJ set up with 2 x 1210's, 2 x CDJ1000's and using either a Pioneer DJM3000 or an Allen&Heath Xzone mixer, whilst Wes uses Ableton Live via his laptop. They're currently working on a new live show involving both Tom and Wes using Ableton on laptops and jamming live on Synths and FX. Whilst still using turntables, CDJ's and throwing in an MC for good measure, this will add up to make The Electric Press a truly live experience.

Their unique sound can already be heard at many of the UK's leading underground clubs including their residency for Deep, Down and Dirty at The Key in London where the boys have the opportunity to display their versatility as a consequence of their warm up and peak time slots. Through DDD the boy's have played alongside some of the world's best DJ's including Justin Long, Paul Woolford, Ralph Lawson, Dan Ghenacia and Paolo Mojo.

"It's a massive privilege to hold such an awesome residency," says Tom. "To be able to play for such great night, at such a great club, full of such clued up clubbers is a DJ's dream! We really love playing there. We can experiment a lot more here than if we were playing a guest slot at another club because we know the club and the clubbers and they know us. We can take them that bit further musically, its great!"

In addition to DDD the Yorkshire lads are gigging relentlessly at clubs the length and breadth of the country and beyond. Venues such as Turnmills, The End and The Telegraph in London, The Asylum and Back to Basics in Leeds, Club Class in Maidstone and Radio City in Dublin have all been infiltrated by the beats of The Electric Press. They've also got Serbia, Croatia and Switzerland all coming up in the near future.

As their stock continues to rise with DJ Mag making the bold statement that these guys are "The ones to watch for the Future", The Press will continue to hit the studio hard and the clubs harder. Make sure you keep an eye out for this Yorkshire duo as the next time you're dancing like a demented fool and listening to that crazy record that has you asking "what the hell is that?" don't be surprised if you're told "only two guys make dope records like this and that's The Electric Press !!!