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Layo & Bushwacka!

Layo & Bushwacka! are a tech house production and DJ duo known for their work in underground dance music. Their sound is rooted in the stripped-down, percussive aesthetics of tech house, with a focus on functional, dancefloor-oriented production.

12 tracksTech House· 1999–2012
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Layo & Bushwacka! is a restrained with strong groove artist.

This artistTypical Tech House
Signature sound

Higher warmth but lower energy than typical Tech House.

↓energy↑warmth
How this compares to Tech House

Across 12 analysed tracks, Layo & Bushwacka! averages 39% energy — gentler than 95% of individual Tech House tracks — and 85% groove, groovier than 71%.

Measured against 25,372 Tech House tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 104–132 BPM with a median of 128 · predominantly major keys (42% minor) · most common key: 9B (G Major) with 3 tracks.

BPM spread
100–104
1
120–124
1
125–129
5
130–134
5
Key distribution
1A1B2A12B3A3B4A4B15A5B6A6B7A17B18A18B9A9B310A110B111A111B112A12B

Sound profile evolution

How Layo & Bushwacka!’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Tech House tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
1999–2006·9 tracks
2007–2012·2 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Tech House
What changed

Across Layo & Bushwacka!'s catalog, warmth has receded; vocal content has increased; tempos have eased from ~129 to ~123 BPM.

Release volume by decade

1
1990s
8
2000s
2
2010s

Tracks in catalog

12 total · sortable
Love Story (v.s. Finally) Bushwacka! Bootleg Verison album art
Love Story (v.s. Finally) Bushwacka! Bootleg Verison
Layo & Bushwacka!, Bushwacka!
132 BPM · 8A · Dance · 36% Sustainer
Dance
132
8A · A min
36%Sustainer
2004
Love Story (vs Finally) - Tim Deluxe Club Mix album art
Love Story (vs Finally) - Tim Deluxe Club Mix
Layo & Bushwacka!, Bushwacka!, Tim Deluxe
132 BPM · 9B · House · 37% Sustainer
House
132
9B · G maj
37%Sustainer
2002
Deep South album art
Deep South
Layo & Bushwacka!
126 BPM · 4B · Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass · 19% Warm-up
Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass
126
4B · A♭ maj
19%Warm-up
1999
Raw Defined album art
Raw Defined
Layo & Bushwacka!
125 BPM · 11B · Tech House · 43% Sustainer
Tech House
125
11B · A maj
43%Sustainer
2012
Life2Live feat. Green Velvet - Loco Dice Remix album art
Life2Live feat. Green Velvet - Loco Dice Remix
Layo & Bushwacka!
128 BPM · 7A · Minimal / Deep Tech · 39% Sustainer
Minimal / Deep Tech
128
7A · D min
39%Sustainer
2006
The Big Dream - Martin Buttrich's Dreamer Remix album art
The Big Dream - Martin Buttrich's Dreamer Remix
Layo & Bushwacka!
125 BPM · 2A · Tech House · 39% Sustainer
Tech House
125
2A · E♭ min
39%Sustainer
—
What Do You Say Now - Steve Lawler's Out Come the Zombies Remix album art
What Do You Say Now - Steve Lawler's Out Come the Zombies Remix
Layo & Bushwacka!
123 BPM · 10A · Tech House · 50% Sustainer
Tech House
123
10A · B min
50%Sustainer
2012
Life2Live album art
Life2Live
Layo & Bushwacka!
128 BPM · 7B · Tech House · 48% Sustainer
Tech House
128
7B · F maj
48%Sustainer
2006
Ride The Train - Album Version album art
Ride The Train - Album Version
Layo & Bushwacka!
130 BPM · 11A · Tech House · 41% Sustainer
Tech House
130
11A · F♯ min
41%Sustainer
2006
Love Story - Tim Deluxe Remix album art
Love Story - Tim Deluxe Remix
Layo & Bushwacka!
132 BPM · 9B · Electronica · 64% Builder
Electronica
132
9B · G maj
64%Builder
2002
Feels Closer album art
Feels Closer
Layo & Bushwacka!
104 BPM · 9B · Tech House · 39% Sustainer
Tech House
104
9B · G maj
39%Sustainer
2006
Side B album art
Side B
Layo & Bushwacka!
132 BPM · 10B · Tech House · 19% Warm-up
Tech House
132
10B · D maj
19%Warm-up
2000

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Artists that mix with Layo & Bushwacka!

We scored every transition between Layo & Bushwacka!’s 12 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 493 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

Arkady Antsyrev

41 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 6 different Layo & Bushwacka! tracks.

The Big Dream - Martin Buttrich's Dreamer Remix → Vibe Swimming · 2A → 2A · same BPM · 90 chemistry

Daniel Orpi

32 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 5 different Layo & Bushwacka! tracks.

Ride The Train - Album Version → Cerca De Ti - Daniel Orpi Club Mix · 11A → 11A · same BPM · 93 chemistry

Hernan Bass

36 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 6 different Layo & Bushwacka! tracks.

Raw Defined → Tres · 11B → 11B · −2 BPM · 88 chemistry

James Dexter

33 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 6 different Layo & Bushwacka! tracks.

Raw Defined → Culture · 11B → 10B · +1 BPM · 88 chemistry

Josh Baker

32 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 5 different Layo & Bushwacka! tracks.

Life2Live feat. Green Velvet - Loco Dice Remix → Some Of That · 7A → 7A · +1 BPM · 90 chemistry

Michael James

36 of the 336 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.9. They come from 6 different Layo & Bushwacka! tracks.

Ride The Train - Album Version → Let's Be Friends · 11A → 11A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

Proudly People

37 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 6 different Layo & Bushwacka! tracks.

Life2Live → Memory · 7B → 8A · −1 BPM · 89 chemistry

The Willers Brothers

30 of the 300 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.7. They come from 6 different Layo & Bushwacka! tracks.

The Big Dream - Martin Buttrich's Dreamer Remix → Will You Take It Back · 2A → 2A · +1 BPM · 89 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Layo & Bushwacka! by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Layo & Bushwacka!, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Shakedown
100%
8 tracks in catalog · House
Junior Jack
97%
23 tracks in catalog · House
Freestylers
96%
34 tracks in catalog · Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass
Plump DJs
95%
40 tracks in catalog · Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass
Bushwacka!
94%
42 tracks in catalog · Deep House
Mint Royale
87%
2 tracks in catalog · Dance · no artist page yet
Tim Deluxe
81%
6 tracks in catalog · House
Timo Maas
80%
35 tracks in catalog · Melodic House & Techno
Jakatta
77%
4 tracks in catalog · Deep House
Armand Van Helden
77%
76 tracks in catalog · House
Deep Dish
74%
16 tracks in catalog · Melodic House & Techno
StoneBridge
73%
2 tracks in catalog · House · no artist page yet
Rui Da Silva
71%
4 tracks in catalog · Dance
Way Out West
71%
23 tracks in catalog · Progressive House
X-Press 2
63%
9 tracks in catalog · House

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Layo & Bushwacka! play at?+

Layo & Bushwacka!'s tracks in our catalog range from 104 to 132 BPM, with a median of 128 BPM. Across 12 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.

What key are Layo & Bushwacka!'s tracks in?+

Layo & Bushwacka!'s tracks are mostly in major keys (42% minor across 12 tracks). The most common single key is 9B (G Major) with 3 tracks.

What artists mix well with Layo & Bushwacka!?+

We scored every transition between Layo & Bushwacka!'s 12 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 493 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Arkady Antsyrev, Daniel Orpi, Hernan Bass are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: The Big Dream - Martin Buttrich's Dreamer Remix into Vibe Swimming, 2A to 2A, 90 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Layo & Bushwacka!?+

Layo & Bushwacka! sits closest to Shakedown, Junior Jack, Freestylers in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Layo & Bushwacka! most active?+

Our catalog has Layo & Bushwacka! releases spanning 1999 to 2012, with the most tracks from the 2000s.