ARTIST....: James Zabiela
TITLE.....: Live At Glastonbury Festival (Essential Mix)-S
GENRE.....: House
SUBGENRE..: n/a
SOURCE....: Radio
RELDATE...: Jul-05-2008
AiRDATE...: Jul-05-2008
TRACKS....: 01
LENGTH....: 66:08 min
SIZE......: 79,7 MB
QUALITY...: VBRkbps
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01. Live_At_Glastonbury_Festival_(Essential_Mix)-S 66:08
TOTAL: 66:08 min
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Name: James Zabiela
Music Style: Progressive House
Website: http://www.jameszabiela.co.uk
Outlar-Listed Events: 9 (Rank #82)
Outlar Cross-references: Sasha, Ronan Kerr, Paul Nolan, King Unique, Wes Hart,
Nils Noa, Ste Smith, Adam Helliwell, Paul Arnold, Dave Neilands, Chris Kitchen,
Jon Gurd, Jemmy, James Talk, Rob Casson, Jamie McHugh, Neil Quigley, Steve
Robinson
James Zabiela Intro: Space, the final frontier. As the smartest club in Ibiza
opens its doors to welcome in their shiny new resident, James Zabiela just
smiles and blinks a little. See, the ride here has been kinda fast. And while
its been a relatively bump-free trip to acceptance and ubiquity, it's still
blinkin' quick. Two years ago, James Zabiela popped his Balearic cherry by
warming up for Sasha at the place the island calls Inside At Space. Wowing the
crowd - and We Love boss Darren Hughes - with two hours of snappy,
synth-fixated, breakbeat action - it was a defining moment in his DJ career. Two
years later, he's now the club's new bi-weekly resident. It's official. Now
"that's" what I call progression.
Knowing what a great track should sound like - and the place it can be taken by
warping and twisting it - is James Zabiela's forte. Layering different sounds
with the aid of two Pioneer CDJ1000s, a Pioneer DJM600 and a pair of trusty
Technics 1210s, his hands and ears don't let up for a second, leaving any
punters feet a-moving and mouth a-gap.
And his demands for such kit wherever he spins is a reminder that he's one of
the scant few DJs who's pushing things forward in 03. James's style is trippy,
bleepy and deeply - nay, downright - groovy. Oh, and watch out for a few gnarly
basslines along the way. Those nasty, dirty sounds are a part of Jay-Z's
signature sound now. Scratches, loops, fluttering chord changes and are all par
for the course in a Zabiela set. No wonder childhood idols Depeche Mode remain
his heroes - like fellow tech-house don Mathew Bushwacka!, they all understand
that the best electronic music moves both heart and feet.
"Entertainment and education are the key," nods James sagely. "It's all about
finding the balance. People have paid good money to have a party but you still
need a balance." Which is why his FX unit is so crucial to his performance.
"Anyone can mix two records to a degree," he grins, while still admitting to the
odd bout of nervousness during radio interviews, if not behind the decks. "But
I'm a hundred times more confident than I used to be. DJing has definitely
helped my confidence as a person." Watching him play, its easy to forget that
making things look easy takes time to perfect. But then he's crossed a few
bridges - and a few national boundaries - along the way. "I haven't worked it
all out yet," he adds. "But I do wish I could grow an extra arm sometimes!"
James' career so far has been stratospheric to say the least. After winning
Muzik Magazine's Bedroom Bedlam competition with a string of well-placed mix
tapes in 2000, he went on to win the award for Best Bedroom Bedlam DJ at The
Muzik Awards one year later. Swiftly snapped up by Sasha's Excession agency a
few weeks later, he spent the next year taking on Eastern Europe, Australia,
South America and the US of A ("more fanatical than anywhere else in the world")
while still finding time to record well-received CDs for Groovetech, Hooj and
unleash a string of fine remixes along the way. Royksopp, Virgin Souls and End
Recordings artist Dave Breannan have all been under the Zabiela scalpel - and
more are on their way.
Still only 24, still pushing the envelope and still learning to cope with a
real-life fanbase and life on the other side of the record counter, its unlikely
that James Zabiela will be taking a breather anytime soon. There are further
late niteries like Tribal Sessions and The End to entertain and regular slots in
Romania and Budapest to attend to. (I get to play whatever I want," he smiles).
On a recent trip to Australia he played a five hour set in front of 3,000
screaming punters at The Art House in Sydney. No wonder Sasha refers to James as
the guv'nor, This is just the beginning.
GREETiNGS.:
To all the people who respect us and like what we produce,
no names needed here, you know who you are :)
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