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greetings from speedyj.com
look out for the new speedy j 12" - 'tanga' and the speedy j remix of
adam beyer's ignition key (full press releases below).
both available from may 12th.
dates:
030411 + fusion club, munster, deutschland
030412 + pro-jekt, kortrijk, benelux
030426 + shockers, rai, amsterdam, netherlands
030429 + SWEATBOXER +
030524 + detroit electronic music festival (details coming soon)
nu's:
SPEEDY J
TANGA
ARTIST: SPEEDY J
TITLE: TANGA
LABEL: NOVAMUTE
FORMAT: 12"
CAT NO: 12NOMU105
RELEASE DATE: 12 MAY 2003
Speedy J, aka Jochem Paap, returns to our speakers with his first new
material since last year's 'Loudboxer' long-player and accompanying,
ear-splitting 'Krekc' single.
By the end of the last decade, like many explorers before, Speedy J
was faced with some tricky questions. He had navigated far beyond
where others had charted, and returned with a rich knowledge of the
unknown. Making an about-turn, he returned to almost where he had
begun - revisiting the stark functionalism of dancefloor-orientated
tunes, with a new found knowledge garnered from his far reaching
musical voyages - resulting in 'Loudboxer'.
It's 2003, and Speedy's back with some new ideas, and a new single -
further exploring sonic textures within the context of dancefloor
dynamics.
As the names of the three tracks suggests, the single is based around
the idea of subtle differences - manifesting itself on record as
emphasis on different sounds. Indeed, like the titles, all three
tracks are based around common elements.
'Tannga' kicks things off, throwing down the gauntlet as a heavy kick
drops over a high-filtered, phasing drum pattern. It's recognisably a
Speedy J production in that there's an audible attention to detail.
Layer after layer is added, maintaining the linear flow - exploring
variations on the same ultra-4/4 rhythmic template - manipulating the
listener with it's intricate EQing. It's unarguably a tough record,
yet it retains a definite depth within this by contrasting textures.
'Taanga' starts where 'Tannga' left off, pretty literally, and builds
quickly - reaching a peak much quicker with some fiercely charging
hi-hats. The track rises and falls through degrees of driving energy -
at times reaching overload - rearing up into heights of distorted,
echoed oblivion before plunging back down into the locomotive momentum
of the drums.
'Tangga' adopts an alternate approach - the rhythm seeping in
gradually through more overtly atmospheric sounds. There's less of a
linear feel to this track, with more of a lurching momentum, yet it's
just as unrelenting. At times, the track has a panting, out of breath
feel - perhaps appropriate after the previous onslaught. The rhythm is
conveyed with a mixture of analogue textures and flammed hi-hats, with
more synth-based sounds in evidence. This is all conveyed entirely
without kickdrums, but possesses no less of a charge.
go here to hear:
http://www.speedyj.com/newsite/tangapopup.html
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Artist : ADAM BEYER
Title : IGNITION KEY (ARIL BRIKHA/SPEEDY J REMIXES)
Label : TRUESOUL
Cat No. : TRUE1202
Dist : PRIME
Release Date : 12/05/03
Track Listing :
A – ARIL BRIKHA REMIX
AA – SPEEDY J REMIX
If you are gonna get remixes, you might as well go the extra mile.
Which is
exactly what Adam Beyer's done: co-opting fellow Swede and Transmat
artist,
Aril Brikha, and the pioneering Dutchman, Speedy J, to take the title
track
from his Ignition Key album in all new directions.
Brikha, who has also released on the Transmat sub-label, Fragile,
steps up
first: furiously chopped-up drums are spliced throughout the dense
textures
of the original, creating a cut that is rich musically, but still
retains
its bite.
Speedy's mix is an all-out epic; we suggest you take a deep breath and
sit
down before listening to it for the first time. The structure of the
mix -
it builds throughout, before an intense assault of drums and white
noise in
the latter stages - will probably prevent all but the most adventurous
of
DJ's from playing it at peaktime. But there's no denying that this is
one
of the most intense and thrilling pieces of techno that you will hear
throughout 2003...
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