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artist · gentleman thief
release · jam the channel
year · 1999
genre · house
label · master detective
catalogue · sleuth 005t
website · n/a
date · 10-jul-2004
quality · 199kbps/44,1khz
source · vinyl
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a1 jam the channel 7:17
b1 spectres 7:33
b2 watching the rain 5:38
playtime · 00h 20m 28s
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justin robertson has plotted a successful career as a dj, remixer,
and producer (the latter under his own name as well as lionrock).
aloof from the limelight and popular almost despite himself,
robertson took an almost laughably conventional route to a level
of success reached by probably less then one percent of dance
music producers. a native of manchester, robertson earned a degree
in philosophy before taking a job as (what else) a record clerk in
the eastern bloc record shop, where he began collecting the
funkier side of progressive house and djing on a regular basis.
after remixing a track for mad jack on in-house label creed (his
mix of "feel the hit" became something of an underground smash),
robertson was subsequently flagged down by the likes of the
shamen, candyflip, the sugarcubes, and erasure to lend his
evolving signature to their material. as his style matured, he
became associated with the burgeoning balearic scene (a hodgepodge
subcategory of house encompassing a range of influences, from rock
and r&b to disco and garage). robertson released his solo debut,
"roots and culture"/"lionrock," on his own most excellent label in
1992. after raising a few brows and spawning another round of
remix work, robertson was courted by pop/dance label
deconstruction, with whom he signed in 1993.
robertson released an additional ep, packet of peace, on
deconstruction in april of 1993 before settling in to record his
full-length debut. released late the following year as lionrock,
an instinct for detection was an ambitious effort to say the
least, featuring scads of instrumentation resolutely untraditional
by u.k. dance music standards, mixed and matched with dirty house
breaks and aggressive but accessible arrangements. although the
record was met warmly, its subtle abuse of pop (in the beach boys
-- not the mariah carey -- sense) was lost on many, and it remains
something of a cult favorite. robertson embarked on an elaborate
tour following the album's release, and the presence of guitars,
percussion, and drum kit on the stage of a lionrock show became
standard from word go. in 1996, the popular mix cd series journeys
by dj contracted a mixed set from robertson, resulting in a
massive two-disc set spanning the range not only of lionrock's
influences, but of the last two decades of electronic dance music
as a whole. robertson continued to be a popular remixer, and
lionrock releases -- including 1998's city delirious -- appeared
on a sporadic basis until he ditched the designation for his first
production album under his own name, 2001's revtone.
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