Jason Kaye (Top Buzz) + MC Fats have both died

[ska invita]

Hearing that Jason Kaye has died.... real legendary figure as top rave era DJ/Producer Top Buzz, did some amazing jungle releases as Van Kleef and then went on to smash UKG, as Dj Producer and with his Social Circles label

Would only be 54 by my reckoning

Got to meet him recently as we booked him for our Southside Sessions garage night last year, seemed like a sweet and mellow fella.

The voice of DnB MC Fats died a couple of days ago too, though less of a shock as he has been ill for some time.Shit news all round. So much amazing UK dance music between the pair of them

 

[ska invita]

Going to post some tunes -


absolute gold

 

[ska invita]

Some classic singing fats

 

[ska invita]

Jason Kaye - hows this for a classic UKG cut from the man (on the Ordinary People alias)

 

[nogojones]

 

[pbsmooth]

Had heard about Fats.
First got into Jason Kaye on UK garage mixtapes and then found about Top Buzz. What a career.
Sad news all round

 

[xenon]

RIP I used to like hard-core in the early 90s. And very briefly started buying records as opposed to Mixtapes. A top Buzz record was one of the few I bought at big apple records in Croydon. I can’t remember the title but would recognise it.

 

[ska invita]

Top Buzz were a real ravers favourite, hard to know these things but from reading comments on youtube videos and the like im tempted to say the most popular DJ rave act in 91/92, just had the sound nailed somehow and crowd always go horn wild on tape pack recordings. Often top billing on flyers etc

I think the jungle era Van Kleef productions were next level, not many of them and not even all released

This is an all time favourite - pure class - emotional music


Fabio used to play this - never came out

 

[ska invita]

itll be interesting to see if Jasons death gets any mainstream media coverage...i reckon millions of people will have encountered him if not knowing his name...certainly deserving some media spotlight

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Absolutely fucking gutted. Sad news!

Rave in Peace Jason, & thanks for the fuckin Top Buzz x

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Going to post some tunes -


absolute gold

Living in Darkness I want played at my funeral.

Nuff said ruff neck x

 

[danski]

Top Buzz and Dj Ron are the only people I ever heard play this

RIP

 

[Mr.Bishie]

That’s a blast from the past!

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Top Buzz was a major part of the sound track of my yoof. Especially this set:

 

[ska invita]

Top Buzz was a major part of the sound track of my yoof. Especially this set:

anyone know the opening track?

 

[Mr.Bishie]

anyone know the opening track?

I bet stethoscope does!

 

[ska invita]

ID never heard this before, bringing the two ends of his career together, Jasons UKG remix of Narra Mine, sounds great to me

 

[Mattym]

Still have the original tape of this.....




R.I.P. Jason!

 

[xenon]

Going to post some tunes -


absolute gold

For some reason YouTube links don’t always show up properly. I just played it now on my phone and that was the record I had. Living in Darkness.

 

[blossie33]

itll be interesting to see if Jasons death gets any mainstream media coverage...i reckon millions of people will have encountered him if not knowing his name...certainly deserving some media spotlight

His name was not familiar to me but a friend has just mentioned on FB that he DJd at a party I went to at Mass in Brixton.
Very sad news, RIP.

 

[pbsmooth]

Fabio posted a nice tribute on Instagram saying how long and how well he knew him while also saying "he'd mellowed a lot over time". If you're saying that in the obituary he must have been a bit of a lively character! (Jason Kaye)

 

[ska invita]

Fabio posted a nice tribute on Instagram saying how long and how well he knew him while also saying "he'd mellowed a lot over time". If you're saying that in the obituary he must have been a bit of a lively character! (Jason Kaye)

could someonepost the text from Fabio?> His instagram is set to private

 

[pbsmooth]

With Terry Turbo

 

[ska invita]

a south african rapper called Costa Titch has died and is on the front of very news website this evening.... Jason Kaye got nothing...its not right

 

[pbsmooth]

 

[stethoscope]

anyone know the opening track?

I bet stethoscope does!

Missed this, its...



Big up Ska for booking Kaye end of last year for Southside Sessions... RIP.

Top Buzz at Milwaukees and Sanctuary forever etched in my mind. Reminder of better times.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Fucking awesome!