JuJu & Jordash return to Golf Channel with a bang. A pounding Italo / EBM influenced club epic in three distinct flavours. The ‘Clubsex’ mix traps a Pacman and has it bouncing off a wall of feedback until it locates Steve Poindexter and the Relief records back catalogue, and ‘Dubsex’ drenches everything in delay and 69’s detuned synths.
News first surfaced over a year ago of Move D collaborating with Juju & Jordash on an analogue heavy live project entitled Magic Mountain High with the added promise of Workshop released material to follow. Several illuminating festival appearances and many months later and the Workshop label finally present The Schnitzel Box Vol 1, with three untitled productions from the trio that ensure the wait was worth it. Granted the freedom of the A Side, the opening track is allowed the time and space to incorporate both brooding analogue drone and sprawling key laden melodic glisten. Flip over and “Untitled 2” is quicker off the blocks, swiftly settling into a fizzing house jam rich in warm colour and tone and driven by crisp Roland rhythms, whilst the final arrangement is surely the most eminently danceable with yet more warm analogue patterns and Hitchcockian synth drones worming their way around a skipping techno beat.
This is the 1st eva recorded Juju & Jordash live improv session… from the magical night of February 25th, 2012.
No editing whatsoever… SH 101, Juno 60, DX 11, TR 707, R8, Fender strat
Apartment Record’s 2nd release comes from Ireland’s analogue-obsessed soul assassins, Tr One. On the A-side, “Drum Dance” is a fusion of beatdown with a minimal techno aesthetic, creating a hypnotic journey through the duo’s machines. The B-side serves up 2 alternative takes. John Heckle’s debut remix takes a heaving, lo-fi approach to the original’s drums while layering it with wistful synths, before Juju & Jordash’s Dub version closes off proceedings in their inimitable style; expansive yet claustrophobic at the one time.
Amsterdam enclave Dekmantel have elected to toast the five year milestone in the best way possible with a series of highly collectable twelve inches featuring tracks from artists who have contributed in that period – be it performing at their killer parties or releasing music on the label. The series gets off to a veritable flyer with productions from Morphosis and Juju & Jordash either side of this wonderfully decorated twelve inch. The latter honorary Amsterdammers open proceedings with a Cosmic Dub update of the “African Flower” jam that featured on their 08 Aesthetic Audio split with Keith Worthy which naturally smoothes out the percussive klack of the original for a more sumptuous ride. It is matched by the jittering analogue behemoth that is Morphosis’ “Pulse” with skin crawling organs lifted from the Hammer school of horror excellently riding the scattergun percussive rhythms of an increasingly rippling and dusty beatdown ride.
Two killer dub versions of ‘Mass X’ from Fudge Fingas. Vakula turns the original tropical cut into a brain-melting, dark warehouse soundtrack. Meanwhile, Juju & Jordash slow things down and get lost in a shimmering bass odyssey.
Four tracks from Jon McMillion’s wonderful eponymous LP get the remix treatment here on Seattle imprint Nuearth Kitchen. San Proper drops remixes of “Saw You Looking” and “Solette Simms”, with the fat chords and claps of the latter proving to be the highlight, although both efforts are worthy of many, many repeat listens. Elsewhere Ukrainian producer Vakula pops up to turn “Climbing Out” into a glacially paced jam replete with cosy pads and Motor City atmospherics. Amsterdam based duo Juju & Jordash turn in a moody analogue refix of “Love Of Parking” to round off an essential 12″.
The sampler of the upcoming Amsterdam All Stars compilation, a release that catches the current spirit of house music from Amsterdam. This 12″ features an exclusive track from Young Marco (it will not be on the LP format) and a track from Juju & Jordash.
Magic Mountain High (Move D, Juju & Jordash) live at Corsica Studios (Elephant & Castle) London 2011-06-03
First up Juju & Jordash with ‘Unleash The Golem’ which is more specifically made up of ‘Chelm Is Burning’ and ‘Chelm Is Dubbing’, two deep musical journeys for the head and feet.
First release of Downbeat Black label, the sublabel of Downbeat dedicated to slow 4×4 electronics. Juju & Jordash provide Avian Oasis, an exquisite and delicate 4×4 piece with a special guest: an old Hohner Melodica that envelopes the track in mystery. On the other side, Solaris. A complex sci-fi soundtrack full of field recordings in continuous movement made by Downbeat illness.
Release number 50 for Philpot label! This double vinyl only compilation features some of our artists, present and future, but covers every musical aspect that Philpot is about. Tracks from Tim Toh, IKE, Roman Rauch, Tom Ellis, The Reboot Joy Confession, Juju & Jordash and Move D. listen
Robert Hood delivers 2 devastating remix cuts of the great Deep Blue Meanies track from Juju & Jordash’s recent album.
The Hipodrome Of Music 