Monday Mix Up #25 w/ Jacob Malmo
Interview: Kid's Table
DJ Name: Jacob Malmo
Residencies: Saint Friday and Sundays, Revolver Fridays, Mockingbird Saturdays, Guilty Sundays @ Pretty Please, Likes of you, Mama Said.
Years in industry: 4
Favourite Catchphrase: Don't take life too seriously.
KT: For everyone out there looking to get into deejayin'; how did you first start and what was your 'big break'?
Originally starting as a bedroom DJ, my first club gig like many local guys I know was at Korova. After a year or so at scratching at the base of the scene with gigs here and there, I grew close to a few senior guys who introduced me into the Likes of You. I hope that is not my big break but playing those strong gigs definitely attributed to respect and more international support.
KT: What advice can you give to any aspiring deejays out there that want to make their hobby into a career?
Don't do what everyone else is doing. I look at club nights now and think it's all the same thing. There are to many up and coming grovellers that crowd that scene being wannabe DJs.. Change it up and stand out from the norm.
KT: What has been your favourite gig/venue to play at and why?
Revolver stands out by a long shot. People are up for anything and it's somewhere I always loved as a punter. Warming up for Pleasurekraft last year there would have to be a highlight.
KT: Who has been the biggest influence in your career so far?
Locally I would have to guys like Mic Newman, Luke Mcd and Mike Buhl for opening my mind to music in a broader scale. I was only a country kid with a top 40 mentality when I moved from home.
KT: What projects are you working on at the moment?
I run MAMA SAID with Oliver James and Daniel Tardrew. We are definitely looking at running a lot more monthly parties showcasing the more underground side of music. We have our 2nd birthday coming up on May 11 with a 12 hour party at Killing Time and Revolver. It will defintely be a doozy!
Not a great lot production wise but its something I am starting to really feel and am excited to see what's to come in the next year or so.
KT: For anyone who hasn't caught you live yet; what can they expect to see?
A good ability to read the crowd and take them where they want to go with an eclectic brand of house music. I want to convey sex and party through the same sound.
KT: What's the first song that pops into your head when you think 'Getting Tropical' and why?
Honestly one tune popped straight in.
Joris Voorn - Beach Kisses
Definitely a classic tune that takes you away to another place. It appeals to everyone and works well later in the night.
Upcoming gigs:
Saint Friday and Sunday
Mockingbird Saturdays
Guilty Sundays @ Pretty Please
May 11th Mama Said 2nd birthday @ Killing Time and Revolver
May 18th Electric Owl - Rober Babicz, Luszine, Nadja Lind, Klartraum
July 30th - Aug 8th - Thailand Tour - Everybody events
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Interview: Kid's Table
Monkey Safari - Happy Body Music LP
Monkey Safari's 'Happy Body Music' LP dropped overnight - chuck some head phones on, sit back & enjoy!
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Jamie Jones feat. Art Department - Our Time in Liberty EP
With the wait almost over for Jamie Jones’ second artist album ‘Tracks From The Crypt’ Crosstown Rebels get set to drop the absolutely massive single ‘Our Time In Liberty’ featuring cult dance outfit Art Department. A bassline symphony for the senses, this elusive slayer of dancefloors, is finally getting a release alongside a heavy-duty remix from comrade Russ Yallop.
Jamie Jones has had a monumental impact on the underground house scene for this generation and out in June ‘Tracks From The Crypt’ - a collection of tracks that Jamie has created over the past few years – will epitomize the producers’ influential sound and include highly-anticipated unreleased tracks such as‘Paradise’ and ‘Frequencies’. Now Jamie Jones is synonymous with Hot Creations, the label he started in 2010 with Lee Foss and currently one of the biggest underground labels in the world, but this release signifies a return to the artist sound that brought Jamie Jones to superstar status as a DJ and innovator.
The original ‘Our Time In Liberty’ is already a huge record without even seeing an official release, amassing thousands of views on youtube and carrying the full force of that old school Jamie Jones bassline hook on a progressive twisted trip.
The ever haunting, distinctive vocals of Kenny Glasgow and the synth stabs and bass hydraulics combined – make ‘Our Time In Liberty’ a sheer sonic force to be reckoned with.
Vocalist Kenny Glasgow and No.19 boss Jonny White aka Art Department had a meteoric rise in 2011 when they unleashed ‘Without You’ – one of the biggest bombs hit the underground that year followed by killer debut LP ‘The Drawing Board’ on Crosstown Rebels. One of the Toronto scene’s finest exports, Art Department have created a sound that is burned on the collective memory.
Next up on the release, another member of the nu-school brigade Russ Yallop makes a welcome return to the mothership Crosstown, delivering a tougher, more upfront absolutely huge remix with heavy bass punching through the warped melody, soaring synths and sinister FX and a UK underground vibe. A heavy hitter remix that compliments the original and creates one hell of a single… boom!!!
CRM094 JAMIE JONES FEAT. ART DEPARTMENT - OUR TIME IN LIBERTY by Crosstown Rebels & keep up to date with all things tropical!
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