Celsius Drop
04.16.20
On his weekly Celsius Drop show, dublab co-founder Frosty guides you through an exploration of the vast Future Roots music spectrum.
This episode was a double header mindblower of a listen that stimulates as well as soothes. Frosty welcomed Joke Leonare of the Belgian label Jj funhouse in the first hour followed by John Tejada in the second hour for back-to-back guest mixes.
Tracklist:
Joke Leonare (Jj funhouse): “Soothing sounds for quarantaine solitude”1. Fitz and the Tantrums – 6AM 2. Alice Coltrane – Radhe-Shyam 3. Sign Libra – Teleopsis Dalmanni 4. Yumi Murata – Face to Face 5. Kokoroko – Abusey Junction 6. Roberto Musci – Lullabies… Mother Sings… Father Plays 7. Polysick – Misolidio 8. Hikaru Hayashi – L’ile Neu 9. NRSB 011 – 685-471 2 10. Vanderschrick – Ongehoord 11. Stacks – She and Me 12. Moebius – Falsche Ruhe 13. Westerman – Easy Money 14. Trisomie 21 – La Fête Triste 15. Masahiro Takahashi – Cloud Bed
John Tejada:
Tracklist:
1. Slum Village – forth and back (inst) – Néastra 2. Main Source – lookin’ at the front door – Wild Pitch 3. J DIlla – Dillatronic 16 – Vintage Vibez 4. Throbbing Gristle – What a day – Mute 5. Boards Of Canada – Nlogax – Warp 6. The Art Of Noise – Beatbox – ZTT 7. Whodini – Nasty Lady – Jive 8. Kraftwerk – Metal On Metal – Kling Klang 9. Shed – keep time – Ostgut 10. LFO vs. Fuse – Loop (LFO Journey Mix) – LFO 11. Moodymann – Dem young sconies – Planet E 12. Autechre – four of seven – Warp 13. Black Dog – Apt 1 – Black Dog 14. Aphex Twin – Iz Us – Warp 15. B12 – Telefone 529 – Warp 16. Y.S. – Magic Dome – Sublime 17. 808 State – Olympic (euro bass mix) – ZTT 18. Burger Ink – 12 Miles High – Matador 19. Orbital – The Moebius – FFRR 20. Pole – Alles Gute – Pole 21. Minor Science – Blue Deal – Whities 22. Pepe Bradock – Life – Atavisme 23. Drexciya – Wave Jumper – Submerge 24. Alva Noto – Uni Mia – Noton 25. Scott Grooves – Deneb Hybrid Part – natural midi 26. Aux 88 – Phantom Power – Direct Beat 27. John Tejada – Moving 909s (Plaid Remix) – Palette RecordingsABOUT JOKE LEONARE / JJ FUNHOUSE:
Jj funhouse is a label and a graphic studio formed in January 2014 by Joke Leonare (Mittland och Leo) and Jozefien Gruyaert, based in Antwerp, Belgium. They specialize in printed matter, records, and events.
ABOUT JOHN TEJADA:
John Tejada is a Vienna-born, Los Angeles-based electronic music composer and DJ. Tejada’s professional output of music began in 1994 and has never let up, including four albums for the revered label Kompakt, plus releases on Pokerflat, Cocoon, Plug Research, Seventh City, Playhouse, Defected, and his own label since 1996, Palette Recordings. Tejada has also been responsible for remixing over 100 songs for acts including The Postal Service, Télépopmusic, The Field, Bomb The Bass, Way Out West, Kevin Saunderson, Darren Emerson, Gui Boratto, Simian Mobile Disco and many others. Tejada’s latest venture as Wajatta is a new musical collaboration with international star Reggie Watts, having released their debut album, Casual High Technology, in 2018 and latest album Don’t Let Get You Down in 2020 on Brainfeeder.
Tejada has traveled to more than 30 countries DJing and performing live at clubs – Berghain (Berlin), Fabric (London), Rex Club (Paris), Womb (Tokyo) – festivals such as Dance Valley (Netherlands), Decibel Festival (Seattle), Dekmantel Festival (Amsterdam), Detroit Electronic Music Festival (aka Movement), Mutek (Montreal and Mexico), Sonar Festival (Spain and Tokyo) and Sync Festival (Greece), as well as esteemed venues such as the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and twice at Walt Disney Concert Hall, both in Los Angeles.
John new single, Moving 909’s is out on now Palette.
* John Tejada photo by Holly Parker
