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jochem paap, aka speedy j, is a cantankerous type. always shifting the boundaries, forever questioning the norm, this rotterdam producer has for over a decade now produced some of the most startling electronic music to be recorded in the last ten years. he was initially lauded as a technocrat extrordinaire courtesy of his debut album releases "g spot" and "ginger", both lessons in fluid, functional techno. however, he quickly established a reputation as the enfant terrible of the electronic scene thanks to two albums of astonishing originality "public energy no 1" and "a shocking hobby". gone were the smooth lines and sleek rhythms of yore, to be replaced by brutal, yet strangely human, caustic beats that defied convention and introduced new lexicons into the techno dictionary. like many of his contemporaries, paap found a route to where he is today via the concurrent growth of both hip-hop and electronic music in the early 1980s. an adolescent fixation with the stark modernity of groups such as kraftwerk and depeche mode and their, at the time, idiosyncratic approaches to music making created a sense of intrigue in the young speedy j. armed only with a rudimentary understanding of the processes of music making, he set about creating basic cut and paste efforts looping sound backwards and forwards on antiquated and outdated machinery. undeterred by the primitive nature of his work, by his early teens in the mid 80s, he had notched up his first production credit. equally important at this early stage was his love of hip-hop and its attendant dj culture and he was soon to garner an alias, courtesy of his ferocious djing skills, that would hang around for the rest of his career. . his inquisitive, scientific mind proved to be ideally suited to his burgeoning interest in crafting futuristic electronic music as he quickly mastered the finer points of the armoury of equipment he was quickly amassing. by the early 90s he was up and running and within a couple of years had found refuge under the watchful eye of canadian richie hawtin and his then fledgling plus 8 label. early output such as the legendary 'pullover' single marked speedy out as an original, unique and highly talented individual not afraid to challenge expectations and explore far beyond the edge of the map. by 1997 speedy j began to move the goalposts. signing to london based novamute in the same year, he set about forging an album that would ultimately see him rightly proclaimed as an alchemist of sound. both "ginger" and "g spot" may have been revolutionary at the time, yet paap ultimately sought the freedom to explore far beyond the rigid confines of the 4/4 beat. novamute's liberal attitudes proved fertile ground as set about recording what would become "public energy no 1", his debut album for the label. recorded in his rotterdam based home studio, it somehow falls between ornette coleman, kraftwerk, otis redding and the swans. unrestrained, untethered, yet ultimately deeply soulful, the album sees paap assuming the role of the insane conductor of a bunch of unruly machines let loose for an hour. every glitch and every mistake is captured as cold functionalism gives way to a humanity so often absent in much electronic music. brutal, forceful and extreme it may be, yet within lies a beating heart and warm refuge; its approach and disregard of convention and form is almost jazz-like. critical acclaim followed with the uk press quick to praise the unique quality of this stunning piece of work. he began working with michael shamberg on the movie soundtrack to souvenir, joined forces with the dutch wind ensemble on a televised event, collaborated with japanese visual artist diazaburo harada and contributed to various television commercials. returning to the studio in 1999, the follow up to the revolutionary "public energy no 1" was a more relaxed affair. "a shocking hobby" was still as non- conformist as its predecessor, yet its gentle ambient washes and often mogadon pace proved a less intense experience. far from a dumbing down exercise, its eno-esque moments are with hindsight the logical conclusion to an exploration that took paap far beyond the chartered territories of electronic music and deep into the unknown. making an about turn he returned to almost where he had begun revisiting the stark functionalism of dancefloor orientated tunes with a new found knowledge garnered from his far reaching musical voyages. recorded entirely in his home studio in rotterdam "loudboxer" wass a startling return. cold and brutal, speedy utilises a decade's worth of experience to produce an album of unrelenting ferocity. an album in two parts, the opening six tracks, beginning with 'reenter' unfold around a central theme with each track melding perfectly into its successor. dense, deep and atmospheric, the first half is reminiscent of berlin sound scientists basic channel. inter zil' is a logical half way house with its dreamlike snatches of speech and washes of sound before the mayhem of the second half begins with the petrifying 'krekc'. the final half sounds like a full blown riot, 'krikc live' in particular is the sound of civil unrest put to music. without doubt "loudboxer" was a more dancefloor friendly outing, a trend he continued the last year with his pan-global live shows and collaborations with chris liebing, jochem is still as far out as a space tourist who's taken the wrong turn. long may he remain

discography

Intercontinental (12") Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1990 Pullover (Remixes) (CD5") Music Man Records 1990 Evolution EP (12") Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1991 Face The Future EP (12") Stealth Records 1991 Face The Future EP (12") Stealth Records 1991 Pull Over (Remix EP) (12") Music Dance Division 1991 Pull Over - Remix EP (CD5") Music Dance Division 1991 Pullover (7") Music Man Records 1991 Pullover (Remixes) (12") Music Man Records 1991 Rise (12") Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1991 The Intercontinental EP (12") Champion 1991 Face The Future EP (CD5") Stealth Records 1992 Pullover (Remix) (CD5") !Hype 1992 Pullover (Remix) (12") !Hype 1992 Pullover (Remix) (7") !Hype 1992 Pullover (Remixes) (12") Blanco Y Negro (Spain) 1992 Something For Your Mind (rmx) Music Man Records 1992 The Remixes (12") Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1992 Ginger (CD) Warp Records 1993 Ginger (2xLP) Beam Me Up! 1993 Ginger (2xLP) Warp Records 1993 Ginger (Cassette) Warp Records 1993 Ginger (CD) Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1993 Ginger (CD) Beam Me Up! 1993 Ginger (2xLP) Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1993 Ginger (CD) Hot Associated Label 1993 Ginger (Limited Edition) (2xLP) Warp Records 1993 Something For Your Mind (rmx) Music Man Records 1993 Beam Me Up! Warp Records 1994 Pepper (12") Warp Records 1994 Pepper (12") UMM 1994 Pepper (Promo) (12") Warp Records 1994 Two Gingerous Remixes (12") Beam Me Up! 1994 !ive (CD) Harthouse 1995 !ive (CD) Beam Me Up! 1995 !ive (CD) Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1995 Fusion Live (12") Harthouse 1995 G Spot (CD) Warp Records 1995 G Spot (CD) Beam Me Up! 1995 G Spot (CD5") Beam Me Up! 1995 G Spot (2xCD Virgin Music (Canada) 1995 G Spot (CD) Rough Trade Germany 1995 G-Spot (2xLP) Warp Records 1995 G-Spot (Cassette) Warp Records 1995 G-Spot (2xLP) Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1995 G-Spot (CD) Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1995 G-Spot (12") Beam Me Up! 1995 G-Spot Remixes (2x12") Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1995 Ginger (CD) sony ( japan ) 1995 Live! (12") Beam Me Up! 1995 Pullover (12") High Fashion Music 1995 Pullover (12") Dos Or Die Recordings 1995 Pullover (CD5") Dos Or Die Recordings 1995 Pullover (CD5") Arcade Deutschland 1995 The Oil Zone (12") Beam Me Up! 1995 !ive (3xLP) Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1996 Pullover (12") Made In DJ 1996 Ni Go Snix (CD5") NovaMute 1997 Ni Go Snix (Remixes) (12") Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1997 Ni Go Snix (Remixes) (12") NovaMute 1997 Patterns (Remix) (12") Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1997 Patterns (Remix) (2x12") NovaMute 1997 Patterns (Remix) (CD ) NovaMute 1997 Public Energy No. 1 (CD) NovaMute 1997 Public Energy No. 1 (2xLP) Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1997 Public Energy No. 1 (2xLP) NovaMute 1997 Public Energy No. 1 (CD) Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1997 Public Energy No. 1 (CD) Labels 1997 Public Energy No. 1 (CD) sony ( japan ) 1997 Pull Over (Remixes) (2x12") Back Spin Records 1997 Pull Over (Remixes) (CD5") Back Spin Records 1997 Pull Over (Remixes) (CD5") Back Spin Records 1997 Punnik (12") Plus 8 Records Ltd. 1997 Pure Energy (Promo) (12") NovaMute 1997 Ieee Mitten Menu (CD5") NovaMute 1999 Ieee Mitten Menu Fart Essen (12") NovaMute 1999 A Shocking Hobby (CD) NovaMute 2000 A Shocking Hobby (2xLP) NovaMute 2000 A Shocking Hobby (CD) NovaMute (US) 2000 A Shocking Hobby (Promo) (12") NovaMute (US) 2000 A Shocking Hobby (Promo) (CD) NovaMute 2000 Pullover (Original Demo Mix) (12")Plus 8 Records Ltd. 2000 Krekc (12") NovaMute 2001 Bugmod (12") NovaMute 2002 Bugmod (12") NovaMute (US) 2002 Bugmod (Promo) (CDr) NovaMute 2002 Loudboxer (2xLP) NovaMute 2002 Loudboxer (CD) NovaMute 2002 Loudboxer (CD) NovaMute (US) 2002 Loudboxer (CD) lay it again sam 2002 Collabs 100 (12") NovaMute 2003 Tanga (12") NovaMute 2003 Tanga (12") NovaMute (US) 2003 Collabs 200 (12") NovaMute 2004 Collabs 300 (12") NovaMute 2004 Collabs 3000 : Metalism (2xLP) NovaMute 2005 Collabs 3000 : Metalism (CD) NovaMute 2005 Collabs 3000 : Metalism (CD) NovaMute (US) 2005 Collabs 301 (12") NovaMute 2005 Collabs 400 (12") NovaMute 2005 Collabs 401 (12") NovaMute 2006 Collabs 401 (Promo) (CDr) NovaMute 2006

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