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Posted: 13 Sep 2007, 3:38amSubject: JADE Interview (BSE, Citrus, 1210) & This Way Up Review
After signing a track to Black Sun Empire Recordings in 2004 like a giant meteor hitting tha face
of tha moon he made his mark on the Drum and Bass scene not letting up Jade has moved from strength to strength,
with releases on a number of established labels and shows around Europe, tours down under and an up coming release
schedule of pure platinum! After his latest show in London we’re lucky to have a few words with tha stripy boxer
wearing man known as Jade!!
Hi Jade, to get tha ball rolling, who do you rate as your number one sexiest girl in the world? (for
tha pics or stfu crew)
When and how did you first get into Drum and Bass?
My first encounter with dnb was accidental. We practically hidden away from rain, in a club. I must
admit my feelings at first were contradictory. I liked what I heard, but I couldn’t make difference between the
tracks at all, and that annoyed me
They all sounded all the same to me. After that I put my hands on a mix by loxy, the tracklist consisted of bad company, kemal, ed rush & optical, etc dubs. It was the fresh sound I was
after. Soon I found myself on drum and bass parties, as I got more into the vibe it consumed me. Before this I
wasn’t able to pick a genre when I was asked what I was listening to. However I kept my eyes open ever since
:wink:
How would you explain your sound?
What I like about drum and bass is the pure energy. 170-180 bpm is the perfect tempo for me when it
comes to electronic music. I can’t describe “my sound” easily. My tracks are usually very different, I don’t like to
repeat myself. What I always try to achieve is a rolling, techy – yet organic sounding, funky – but still dry, not
too cheesy sound. I find sound engineering also very important, that is the key to make the tune work.
You live in Budapest, a country that has given us great producers like Chris.SU, Mindscape, SKC, ICR &
Matt-U to name a few (like the rhyme?), how do you think the area you are from has moulded your sound?
It is definitely an inspiring environment. My serious career as a producer started with teaming up
with Matt-u; also I got a lot of help from SKC and Chris. I have heard many times that there is something like
“Hungarian sound” exists :wink:
What labels have you released on?
BSE recordings, Moving Shadow, Citrus, 1210, Spawn, Cyberfunk
You have a number of releases and forthcoming tunes with other producers, do you prefer to work on
your own or part of a collaboration when making tunes?
Both have its advantages, collaboration is always a compromise in some way, but also a great deal of
fun, and influence. When working alone its great that you have a lot time to focus on small details as well, when
there is someone else you have to keep the work effective. I enjoy both :win:
Who would you like to work with in the future?
There are two collabs in the making with Chris.Su, one with Axiom, probably there will be one with
State of Mind and we also talked about one with Dylan Nocturnal. And of course Minscape and Matt-U, as usual. Whom I
would like to work in the very distant future, I would say Calyx, Break, or Audio...
What’s your current top ten?
BREAK - Submerged (CALYX & TEEBEE remix)
OPTIV - Brainworm
BSE – Monologue
PROLIX & NOCTURNAL – Bad Blood
MATT-U – Woland
MINDSCAPE - Malfunction
RREGULA & DEMENTIA – Ocean Catch
AXIOM - Scavenger
MINDSCAPE - No Escape (NOISIA remix)
C4C – Never acid again
JADE – The Prey
We’ve just caught you playing at This Way Up in London; it was the highlight of my night, we hear
you’ve got a tour in New Zealand & Australia next year where can we catch you in the near future and what do you
bring to the stage?
I wish I could tell you more about that tour. We had one scheduled this September with matt-u, but
sadly that got cancelled..
This way up was absolutely wicked! I am happy I could finally pay a visit to the world’s dnb capital, and what’s
more the night turned out crazy!
So, let us know what the ever growing Jade fan base can expect in the near future, what have you got
forthcoming?
To begin with, an EP at Citrus: ‘Ready’, ‘The Prey’, ‘Cryptic’, and ‘Bitch (Audio remix)’. The remix
is being done right now, I can’t wait to hear it, I am sure it will be a massive hit. Audio is one of the most
decent producer’s atm in the scene.
There is one tune signed to Gridlok’s P51 called ‘Cracks in the Ceiling’, the flip is unsure yet. We are working on
2 tunes with Chris.SU, one is fully done, called ‘Digital Mind’, and the other will be finished very soon. On the
forthcoming LP of Mindscape you can find ‘Insomnia’, and ‘Black Lotus (Break remix)’. I have 2 tunes forthcoming on
a smaller (but very nice
) UK label called Close2Death: ‘Silent Hell’ with Rusher, and ‘Synth City’ with Cell-D & M-Tech. We have a fully finished, but unsigned tune with Matt-U: ‘Dread Moon’. At the very moment I am working on a
remix for a London based breakbeat label, Cyberfunk. The track is called ‘Arms Race’ by Odissi & Quest. And there
will be an other remix very soon for ELP Collective too, from a Metrik track. And while we are at remixes, I have
remixed BSE’s ‘Stasis’ recently, however the future of that track is unsure yet..
Bookings for Jade can be made through bookings@ruserecords.co.uk
Jade on Rollabeatz
http://www.rolldabeats.com/artist/jade/tracks/sort_by_year/asc
Jade on Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/jadednb
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This Way Up review / words by Matthew tromsa / IZM
THIS WAY UP / 01.09.07 / JACKS CLUB - LONDON BRIDGE
I arrived in Jacks Club at 9pm just in time for the exclusive set by Ruse Record’s own Displaced. Played an hour
before the event kick off and to a small group of promotion related friends it was packed with forthcoming dubs and
was a good chance to test the club’s heavy yet clear sound system.
The door opened at 10pm to the sounds of Sidius (Sound Artillery). It was really reassuring to see a hefty queue of
hungry tech-d’n’b heads already waiting outside and I reckon it was the man behind the decks himself who was
responsible for the floor filling up with raving crowds as early as 20 minutes into the party. Combining, fresh off
the press promos with classic neurofunk rollers, was a sure shot and finishing with explosive, ‘Waking The Dead’, by
Wayz and Sidius, only added to the great atmosphere inside the place.
Next up we had Ganja Tek’s artist InsideInfo. The set he played was one of my personal favourites and with the heavy
beats being dropped the party started gaining some serious momentum. In the meantime Intense Records owner Shuffle
and MC Deefa began unleashing the funk in the liquid arena, which proved to be a really good spot to chill out after
the main room craziness.
The venue itself has this raw, industrial feel to it and by midnight the people inside seriously contributed to the
atmosphere that old warehouse raves used to have reworked with a future lick. I then had my chance to rock the crowd
and I’ve got to say – I haven’t enjoyed djing so much for a long time, fantastic vibe, crystal clear monitors and
gut twisting bass – you don’t need anything else to make for a quality playout.
Jade then took over the decks and what else could be said apart from the fact he completely stole the show!!
Dropping some killer tunes by such as ‘Dread Moon’ and project 51 forthcoming, ‘Cracks In The Ceiling’ (his
collaborations with Matt-U) and VIP versions of recent neurofunk releases galore, his 2 hour mix was a definite
highlight of the night. Upon being asked if he had any problems with covering for absent Spor his response was “I
play as long as I’m allowed to play” and the feedback from the crowd suggests they’d wished he’d gone for longer.
At the same time Soul:R’s Lynx was getting ladies into booty shaking mode in the Intense’s Liquid room. His
trademark minimal steppy material together with a packed room and brilliant atmosphere and EZ Rollers’ Messy MC’s
lean yet dynamic flow is what for me was one of the greatest soulful D’n’B sets I ever witnessed and from the crowd
reactions they where feeling the same.
Our main headliner Friction has arrived late due to some traffic problems on the M-25, but in return he graced the
event with a pure techy Drum and Bass set and one to be remembered. To be able to see one of the producers involved
in the making of seminal Stakka & Skynet’s Clockwork LP dropping tracks from the album and see them damaging the
floor the same way they did upon the original release was something you don’t see in London on a regular basis. You
could easily tell he loved taking his mix to the Neurofunk side and Friction himself confirmed afterwards, it was
refreshing to stray from his standard mixes. At the same time Artificial Intelligence were sparking up the Liquid
Funk stage with their rolling bass and teases off their forthcoming album.
Next up to heat the main room, where Concord Dawn. The New Zealanders came correct with their blend of Trance vocals
and drilling basslines. Hits such as “Don’t Tell Me” and Makoto’s rework of MJ’s Human Nature got played and with
plethora of New Zealand clubbers in the place you could really feel the wicked atmosphere they originally created in
their motherland.
With an absolutely wicked vibe throughout the night, This Way Up showed that you can organise a successful rave in
the UK with cutting edge artists delivering Neurofunk / Techy Drum and Bass and it really makes people go nuts. One
of the things that also heavily contributed to the unique feel inside, was the fact the promoters from New Zealand /
UK and Eastern Europe were able to reach a variety of clubbers coming from those countries now residing in London
helping to add to the vibe, proving once again that Drum And Bass is truly a worldwide thang.
Pictures can be found at www.ruserecords.co.uk and aditional and mix at
http://www.dogsonacid.com/showthread.php?threadid=520975
