Born and bred in Lewisham, in a Jamaican music-loving household, Bradley started on his musical path early, learning the clarinet at the age of eight. It’s an instrument that was never far from his side; even when at the age of 12 he started making beats in his South London bedroom. He broke through under the name cktrl as one of the original DJs on NTS radio before self-releasing his first EP ‘Misc/Azula’. Featured as one of the ‘Debuts’ tracks on Boiler Room, its left-field mix of UK Garage and experimental bass music led to collaborations and performances with the likes of Sampha, Kelela and Dean Blunt.

Born and bred in Lewisham, in a Jamaican music-loving household, Bradley started on his musical path early, learning the clarinet at the age of eight. It’s an instrument that was never far from his side; even when at the age of 12 he started making beats in his South London bedroom. He broke through under the name cktrl as one of the original DJs on NTS radio before self-releasing his first EP ‘Misc/Azula’. Featured as one of the ‘Debuts’ tracks on Boiler Room, its left-field mix of UK Garage and experimental bass music led to collaborations and performances with the likes of Sampha, Kelela and Dean Blunt.

Recorded with some of the young players from the UK jazz scene like pianist Duval Timothy, guitarist Shirley Tetteh, and bassist Coby Sey, it was Bradley’s homage to heartbreak and the all-consuming power of love. The result was a record as finely blended and effortlessly refined as Appleton Estate’s premium Jamaica rum.

Recorded with some of the young players from the UK jazz scene like pianist Duval Timothy, guitarist Shirley Tetteh, and bassist Coby Sey, it was Bradley’s homage to heartbreak and the all-consuming power of love. The result was a record as finely blended and effortlessly refined as Appleton Estate’s premium Jamaica rum.

What really interests me is how London has very much drawn on Jamaican music as the source to develop its own sound: from early lovers rock to jungle, garage, grime, and now jazz. Sound system culture really has done miracles and has inspired everything that I do. Which is why I feel my music has the same energy as Jamaica.” CKTRL

What really interests me is how London has very much drawn on Jamaican music as the source to develop its own sound: from early lovers rock to jungle, garage, grime, and now jazz. Sound system culture really has done miracles and has inspired everything that I do. Which is why I feel my music has the same energy as Jamaica.” CKTRL

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