Jstar; crowd-rocking genre-switching DJ & producer
Jstar escaped a major record label and made classic reggae /hip hop nuggets on limited 7” vinyl (‘No Diggity’, ‘Tooting Gangsta’, ‘Wooh-star’) They made it into record boxes of worldwide DJ’s Norman Jay, David Rodigan, Grandmaster Flash, John Peel, Benji B, Diplo.
Nowadays Jstar does official remixes (over 60 productions for Madness, DJ Vadim, The Black Seeds, Ari Up, Mark Ronson & more ); and DJs globally from Mexico to Manchester, Denmark to Delhi.
Currently a compilation, ‘Licensed Plates’, and original album are under production for 2013. Get in Contact Here or at Facebook / Soundcloud /Twitter – (icons at the top of this page)
Celebrating 10 years of West London's Jstar Records 12 bass heavy Jstar remixes & versions come together in a compilation of blissful reggae bass lines, horns and echo: Jstar – Licensed Plates on limited vinyl, CD and as downloads.
Reggae re-workings of Madness, DJ Vadim and Austrian popsters Mr Dero & Farina Miss rub shoulders with chasms of psychedelic dub such as The Unlimiters’ Loophole and Resonators’ Sweet Love Affair (Inna Chicken Head Dub). New Zealand artists Dub Terminator and The Black Seeds get the signature Jstar treatment with deep melodic bass lines and spacious stellar sonics. Jstar’s version of The Empty Heads’ Ya Ya, Das Mic, a Jstar collaboration with Uwe Kaa and Jstar’s own brand new Fish Finger Tentacle Dub are all previously unreleased.
Producer & DJ Jstar is best known for his infamous reggae/hip hop nuggets on limited 7” vinyl, as well as for his remixes of Madness, DJ Vadim, The Black Seeds, Ari Up, Mark Ronson, Dreadsquad and Tenor Fly amongst others. Over 60 productions that made it into record boxes of DJs worldwide such as Norman Jay, David Rodigan, Grandmaster Flash, John Peel, Benji B and Diplo and regularly reached the Top Ten on Juno and Beatport. An original Jstar album is under production for late 2013.
Jstar goes from strength to strength djing across the planet from Mexico to Manchester, Denmark to Delhi, Weimar to Wellington. 2013 will be no different, touring at festivals Northern Bass and Rhythm & Alps, New Zealand in December and January 2013, returning to Europe for the summer, then India.
Jstar – Licensed Plates JS021LP will be available as a limited 500 units pressing collectable double gatefold LP, lovingly mastered from tape for vinyl appreciators, with a hand designed collage cover by Jstar, guest star interior design by French artist/ pro snowboarder Hugo De Vismes, stickers and download codes for exclusive bonus tracks.
Press Quotes
“Jstar is an original don. Early Dj that helped inspire the Major Lazer crew! Bad man!” Diplo “12 smoky remixes from Dj/Remixer and all-round good egg, always good to have a J-Star moment … like it.” Daddy G (Massive Attack) “A multitude of artists getting the Jstar touch works for me everytime!’ DJ Andy Smith “J- hope I'm not to late! … been laid up with the flu bredrin'! No matter what the people say these tunes lead the way! “ Don Letts (DJ /BBC 6 Music) “Jstar’s 7 inches are like a get-out-off-jail-free card.”DJ Kava
• Vinyl release as a strictly limited 500 unit pressing in double gatefold with stickers
• Free mp3 download coupons for exclusive bonus tracks included with 2 x 12”
• Selection of the Jstar’s 12 most favourite remixes out of more than 60 Jstar remixes
• Re-mastered from tape for vinyl lovers
• Cover artwork hand designed collage by Jstar
• Inside design collage by French artist/ pro snowboarder Hugo De Vismes
Tracklisting
a1 DJ Vadim -Watch That Sound (Jstar Fat Drop Mix)
a2 Madness Forever Young (Late Nite Taxi Mix)
a3 Dub Terminator feat. Ras Stone Bad Mind (Jstar Remix)
b1 The Unlimiters – Loophole (Jstar Remix)
b2 The Empty Heads feat. MC Sirreal -Ya Ya (Jstar Remix)
b3 Jstar – Fish Finger Tentacle Dub
c1 Capitol 1212 feat. Tenor Fly – Don Man Sound (Jstar Remix)
c2 Ursula 1000 feat. Sista Widey – Step Back (Jstar Remix)
c3 Resonators – Sweet Love Affair (Inna Chicken Head Dub)
d1 Mr Dero & Jstar feat. Farina MissTen Feet Tall (Jstar Remix)
d2 The Black Seeds One Step at a Time (Jstar Remix)
d3 Uwe Kaa vs. Jstar – Das Mic (Frankminister Dub)
bonus digital track for vinyl buyers – Magic Fly – Play that funky music (on your Russian drum machine)
Jstar & Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyata @ Hootenanny & Wormfood in London 16th & 17th November 2012
This upcoming weekend sees Jstar join forces with London promoter's of anything alternative and the kitchen sink, Wormfood, in London for a double night of partying. Friday 16th November; down in Hootenanny in Brixton, South London
A night of Afrobeat, hippo loops and bass shaking reggae. After their recent trip to Kenya's Rift Valley Festival Jstar reunites with Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyata for their album launch, and believe me we had a great time in Africa; plus support from Afriquoi and Native Sun. Free until 9pm, £3 after 9. 8pm – 3 am Please note that due to recent restrictions there is no entry after 11 pm at Hootenanny's!
On Saturday 17th at Passing Clouds in Dalston, North London, the Wormfood 5th Birthday party gets in full swing with Joe & Sekou again, Sashi and Wildbeans, The Turbans, Daddy Fe and Unity Crew (Im hoping this is the old school reggae crew!) £7 8pm – 5am
Yo Yo Yo ! After a busy summer of touring and Djing ( I even got to play with Diplo in Copenhagen!), there are 3 or 4 fresh Jstar remixes being released! This is the first – from Romanian Gypsy band Mahala Rai Banda – inna Jstar reggae hiphop basswise style! Preview it on my…
I dug into some more vinyl crates and found some superb classics to mixup! Volume 2 will come soon! The slo-velution starts here… Let your mind drift to this all vinyl summer mix of cosmic downbeat and smokers delights. Pour a cold one, sit on the porch or listen in the bath More diggin…
Here's another Jstar giveaway from the archives! Whether you are having summer or winter right now, this should help set the mood…. Originally, "I heard it dub" was a strictly limited DJ only 7", beautifully mastered for speakerbox crispness; here's a full high quality digital version in case you have worn your record out… Soundcloud…
Recently I have been in the studio at some very strange hours, in between my addiction of HBO series Game of Thrones, organising tours for Major Lazer, and cooking Ackee & Saltfish amongst other things. Balancing out my recent adventures into Drumstep and DnB for Max Powa, some hefty digital reggae riddims are soon to…
This month i'm checking out radically overlooked strange baldy badman Busysquits, who seems to enjoy junglist ambience and unicorn meat I'd like to say I don't know much about Busysquits, but I do – not only is he a massive music fan, he's never going to be put in a box or be part any…
Last year when I Dj'd at Outlook Festival, I was hanging with Chopstick Junglist Jacky Murda, and met his friend Max Powa. Now his Powa Cuts record label have asked me to do a remix of reggae legend Horace Andy's "Do You Love' alongside UK dubstep producer Adam Prescott and Gold Check out the Jstar…
Here's this months April download, in addition to all you who go the newsletter (Jstar chronic-les volume 1 complete with UK No Diggity Studio recut) This is a refix of Jstar release JS008 from back on 2005 (!!); Snoop Dogg and the 'Cure' Riddim from Germaican reggae outfit, Seeed A full high quality…
Jstar escaped a major record label and made classic reggae /hip hop nuggets on limited 7” vinyl (‘No Diggity’, ‘Tooting Gangsta’, ‘Wooh-star’) They made it into record boxes of worldwide DJ’s Norman Jay, David Rodigan, Grandmaster Flash, John Peel, Benji B, Diplo..jpg)
Jstar – Licensed Plates
