John B Podcast 163: Live @ Timeless DNB, Los Angeles 04.06.16
June 22, 2016
Just when you’ve been waiting for a new podcast for months TWO pop up in the same week! Lucky you!
In contrast to last week’s Spring Studio Mix in partnership with Serato, we now have a LIVE set for you, recorded on the last night of John B’s most recent mini-tour of the USA (he’s back out there twice again in July – check out the Live Dates listings for details!) in LA for the fabulous Timeless DNB party for a special event, their 100th party! Always a pleasure, the LA crowd never disappoints! Get ready for a fun, varied set & a bit of celebratory slightly drunky John B on the mic! There’s a few little glitches in the audio from the radio mics the MCs were using – hopefully they’re not too much of a pain – would have been a shame to not share the set just because of a few crackles 🙂
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LINK FOR DIRECT DOWNLOAD OF MP3: http://podcast.johnbpodcast.com/content/JohnBPodcast163.mp3
John B Podcast 162 / Seratocast 55: Spring 2016 Studio Mix
June 22, 2016
SeratoCast / Music From Our Extended Family of DJs Worldwide
For SeratoCast 55 we profile another of our favourite drum n bass artists and long time friend John B. Check it out for some new John B goodness.
“I thought it was about time I did another studio mix since I’ve been so busy working on new music lately I haven’t put a new podcast out since February! With this mix I took the opportunity to go a bit deeper than I sometimes do when playing out. This set is loosely based on how I played at Soul in Motion in London a few weeks back, opening with a new remix I just did for Dusky, including a couple of the new tracks on my recent Metalheadz EP & generally keeping the vibe darker & more underground Drum & Bass than usual – was a lot of fun! Hope you like!”
For more in the SeratoCast mix series visit: www.serato.com/seratocasts
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LINK FOR DIRECT DOWNLOAD OF MP3: http://podcast.johnbpodcast.com/content/JohnBPodcast162.mp3
Mixmag Single of the Month & 10/10 for “Lava EP”
June 22, 2016
“LAVA EP” on Metalheadz [Official Video]
June 22, 2016
Post originally from the John B Blog:
My EP on Headz is out now – buy links are below, along with audio previews and the official Video for LAVA which I’m proud to say I edited myself! I’ve been slowly learning a few new tricks in Final Cut X – (a far cry from the random tour videos I used to just edit on iMovie back in the day) I think this came out pretty well!
Anyway – here’s the PR blurb and a couple of reviews we got, including a 10/10 in Mixmag and ‘Single Of The Month’! Not bad!
“It’s been a while since John B graced the skull with the headphones. Across his career he has released genre defining music. His tracks on Prototype are revered and we don’t even need to comment on his contributions to the Headz catalogue, but that’s all in the past- its 2016 and he has a new agenda to set. These tracks are exactly what you would want from John B on Metalheadz. One side has drama, one side has soul. It’s a welcome return for a missed team member.”
BUY LINKS:
Vinyl & Digital – Metalheadz Store: shop.metalheadz.co.uk/vinyl/meta039
Apple Music/iTunes: CLICK HERE
Beatport: CLICK HERE
Juno review (Click here to read in full):
“It’s been years since John B last fronted a Headz release – 15 to be precise – but there is no other label these three tracks would be more at home on. Techstepping back to his earliest visions, “Lava” is a straight up spring back to 1998 in new trainers. Stark, grimy and heads-down, it pays homage to one of drum & bass’s most innovative eras. “Lie To Me” reminds us of John’s inability to sit still creatively with the jazzy, almost “Brand New Funk” style dynamics of “Lie To Me”. Finally we hit “The Colossus”. One of John’s secret weapons since Sun & Bass 2015, it’s an ugly piece of uncompromised machine funk with all the bass groans and cymbal splashing you could ever ask for. Arguably John’s best release this decade.”
John B – Visions (18th Anniversary Edition) (2016)
May 6, 2016
CLICK HERE to buy mp3 or WAV download at www.beta-store.com
Also available on iTunes:Â http://smarturl.it/BETACD10
History begins here: 18 years after its release, John B’s ground-breaking debut album ‘Visions’ receives a long-overdue remastering and full deluxe reboot.
Rewind: ‘Visions’ landed in 1998 on New Identity Recordings, part of one of the most influential label portfolios in drum & bass history captained by DJ SS, Formation Records. Responsible for signing and developing some of the most long-standing, influential artists in the genre, SS’s legacy and footprint is still crucially relevant as Formation Records celebrate 25 years of big bass business this year.
Aged with authority and authenticity, ‘Visions’ is a succinct example of the forward-thinking output from the Formation camp at the time… And a reminder of how forward-thinking John B has been since day one. Strictly doing his own thing since he came into the game at 18; John penned ‘Visions’ as two distinct chapters, both parts grasping two of late 90s drum & bass’s most exciting sounds and pulling them into groundbreaking new directions.
[Both mp3 & WAV orders come as a .zip folder with all tracks in – bear in mind the WAV one is a BIG file so will take a little while to download!]
Part one, ‘Organic’ saw John swerve the standard sample-smashing of the era to create warm, full bodied natural grooves from real musicians. In a stark twist of contrast, part two ‘Synthetic’ foretold both the techstep phenomenon and his own angular, precision electro edge that were to soundtrack our entrance into the new century. One side au natural, one side machine manufactured: both techniques and approaches still dominant in drum & bass today… ‘Visions’ by name, visionary by nature.
It also comes complete with total remake of his hugely successful Vangelis-inspired ‘Starburst’. Previously constructed on analogue synths, ‘Starburst 2016’ was re-created from the ground up with modern synths and contemporary production. While the scene continues to forage for antiquities, John shows us the other side of the sonic coin once again.
‘Starburst’ isn’t the only track to enjoy an update: every track you hear on the album has been remastered. The production, however, remains timeless: No one knew how well ‘Visions’ would sound 18 years later. No one knew how well it would document drum & bass’s infant years. Still sounding slick and bursting with creative ideas, the album tells the story of both an artist and a genre growing up, fizzing with directions and ambitions.
‘Organic’: A maze of mischievous jazz and funk experimentalism. A sharp sense of youthful melody and off-beat surprises await as we spring through the horn-heavy haze of tracks such as ‘Sax Therapy’, ‘Jazz Session’, the purring keys and slap bass of ‘Slamfunk (Moog Remix)’ and sunset soul of ‘Reflections’. The spacious, Orient-focused penultimate track ‘The Second Judgement’ teases for the darkness of what’s set to follow…
‘Synthetic’: While the first part showcased John’s funkier, soulful musicality, ‘Synthetic’ really established his pedigree as a premiership producer. Forecasting today’s highly technical, synthetic production style you can hear John pushing his machines to their limits, finding new sounds and techniques. The wriggling alien bass of ‘VCF’, the razor-sharp Detroitian electro iciness of ‘Electro Shock’, the iron-fist two-step and sci-fi breakdown of ‘Travelogue’. Not to mention the clear proto techstep dynamics of ‘Sight Beyond’ and ‘Secrets’. Several years ahead of their time, they play a role in one of the most gamechanging chapters in drum & bass.
No surprises, then, that ‘Visions’ found home in the selections of the most influential DJs at the time – Grooverider, SS, Adam F, Goldie, Photek. It’s here where John dug deep foundations for his fusionist, futurist signature: an amorphous sense of development and narrative, tightly balanced shades and contrasts, well-chiselled breaks and sharp synthesis.
Every genre has its small selection of pivotal albums that show clear signs of progression, influence and documentation and brand new benchmarks: ‘Visions’ is an album that lives up to its name in ways John never could have imagined at the time. The future is now…
FULL TRACKLIST:
‘Organic’
| 1 | Jazz Session 2 |
| 2 | Sax Therapy |
| 3 | Slamfunk (Moog Mix) |
| 4 | Fermat’s Theorem |
| 5 | NewJam |
| 6 | Jazz Session 1 |
| 7 | Central Dogma |
| 8 | Heaven Is Here |
| 9 | Reflections |
| 10 | The 2nd Judgement |
| 11 | Pacific |
‘Synthetic’
| 1 | Star Burst 1.1 |
| 2 | Sight Beyond (Remix) |
| 3 | VCF |
| 4 | Energy Field |
| 5 | Travelogue |
| 6 | Maxwell’s Demon |
| 7 | Voltage Control |
| 8 | Electro Shock |
| 9 | Planet 10 |
| 10 | Secrets |
Bonus Mixes & Previously unavailable tracks:
| 1 | Star Burst 2016 |
| 2 | Star Burst 1.2 |
| 3 | Star Burst 1.2b |
| 4 | Star Burst 1.3 |
| 5 | Star Burst (Club Mix) |
| 6 | Jazz Session 1 (Radio Mix) |
| 7 | Jazz Session 1 (Ext. Mix) |
| 8 | Jazz Session 1 (12″ Mix) |
| 9 | Jazz Session 1 (Alternative 12″ Mix) |
| 10 | Jazz Session 2 (Unreleased Original Version) |
| 11 | Jazz Session 3 |
| 12 | Sax Therapy (Remix) |
| 13 | Slamfunk |
| 14 | Fermat’s Theorem (Remix) |
| 15 | NewJam (Vinyl Mix) |
| 16 | Split Endz |
| 17 | Hydrolysis |
| 18 | Sight Beyond (Original Mix) |
| 19 | Sight Beyond RIP |
| 20 | Secrets (Remix) |
| 21 | Undertow |
| 22 | The 1st Judgement |
| 23 | Travelogue (Album Mix) |
| 24 | Travelogue (Remix) |
| 25 | Firewall |
| 26 | Energy Field (Ext. Mix) |
| 27 | VCF (Alternative Version) |
| 28 | Voltage Control (Dub Mix) |
John B – Visions [Digitally Remastered] 4 Track SAMPLER
May 1, 2016
CLICK HERE to buy mp3 or WAV download at www.beta-store.com
Also available on iTunes:Â www.smarturl.it/BETA048
Watch the official video for ‘Starburst’ here:
History begins here: 18 years after its release, John B’s ground-breaking debut album ‘Visions’ receives a long-overdue remastering and full deluxe reboot.
Rewind: ‘Visions’ landed in 1998 on New Identity Recordings, part of one of the most influential label portfolios in drum & bass history captained by DJ SS. Responsible for signing and developing some of the most long-standing, influential artists in the genre, SS’s legacy and footprint is still crucially relevant as Formation Records also celebrate 25 years of big bass business this year.
Aged with authority and authenticity: ‘Visions’ reminds us just how forward-thinking the Beta Records founder has always been. Strictly doing his own thing since he came into the game at 18; John penned ‘Visions’ as two distinct chapters, both parts grasping two of late 90s drum & bass’s most exciting sounds and pulling them into groundbreaking new directions.
Part one, ‘Organic’ saw John swerve the standard sample-smashing of the era to create warm, full bodied natural grooves from real musicians. In a stark twist of contrast, part two ‘Synthetic’ foretold both the techstep phenomenon and his own angular, precision electro edge that were to soundtrack our entrance into the new century. One side au natural, one side machine manufactured: both techniques and approaches still dominant in drum & bass today… ‘Visions’ by name, visionary by nature.
It also comes complete with total remake of his hugely successful Vangelis-inspired ‘Starburst’. Previously constructed on analogue synths, ‘Starburst 2016’ was re-created from the ground up with modern synths and contemporary production. While the scene continues to forage for antiquities, John shows us the other side of the sonic coin once again.
‘Starburst’ isn’t the only track to enjoy an update: every track you hear on the album has been remastered. The production, however, remains timeless: No one knew how well ‘Visions’ would sound 18 years later. No one knew how well it would document drum & bass’s infant years. Still sounding slick and bursting with creative ideas, the album tells the story of both an artist and a genre growing up, fizzing with directions and ambitions.
‘Organic’: A maze of mischievous jazz and funk experimentalism. A sharp sense of youthful melody and off-beat surprises await as we spring through the horn-heavy haze of tracks such as ‘Sax Therapy’, ‘Jazz Session’, the purring keys and slap bass of ‘Slamfunk (Moog Remix)’ and sunset soul of ‘Reflections’. The spacious, Orient-focused penultimate track ‘The Second Judgement’ teases for the darkness of what’s set to follow…
‘Synthetic’: While the first part showcased John’s funkier, soulful musicality, ‘Synthetic’ really established his pedigree as a premiership producer. Forecasting today’s highly technical, synthetic production style you can hear John pushing his machines to their limits, finding new sounds and techniques. The wriggling alien bass of ‘VCF’, the razor-sharp Detroitian electro iciness of ‘Electro Shock’, the iron-fist two-step and sci-fi breakdown of ‘Travelogue’. Not to mention the clear proto techstep dynamics of ‘Sight Beyond’ and ‘Secrets’. Several years ahead of their time, they play a role in one of the most gamechanging chapters in drum & bass.
No surprises, then, that ‘Visions’ found home in the selections of the most influential DJs at the time – Grooverider, SS, Adam F, Goldie, Photek. It’s here where John dug deep foundations for his fusionist, futurist signature: an amorphous sense of development and narrative, tightly balanced shades and contrasts, well-chiselled breaks and sharp synthesis.
Every genre has its small selection of pivotal albums that show clear signs of progression, influence and documentation and brand new benchmarks: ‘Visions’ is an album that lives up to its name in ways John never could have imagined at the time. The future is now…
John B Podcast 161: Live @ Pirate Station Circus, Russia Feb 2016
February 26, 2016
Recorded live at Pirate Station ‘Circus’ in St. Petersburg on 21 Feb 2016 – John B on the decks smashing out the epic Drum & Bass as usual! Look out for a few sneak previews of some new John B material in the set too!
If you like the set please ‘like’ and share on your social media channels to help get the word out and get more people to hear the music 🙂
John B DJ Booking Enquiries (Worldwide): [email protected]
North American DJ Bookings: [email protected]
Russia/CIS DJ Bookings: [email protected]
Tracklist
1. Evolve (Unfinished Test Version) – John B
2. Clockwork – Air.K & Cephei
3. Small Steps – Document One
4. Seek & Expand (feat. Whiney) – Keeno
5. Stratos – Champion
6. Tiptoe – Bensley
7. Red Sky (Feat. Shaz Sparks) – John B
8. Mother Russia/Ultraviolet [Mashup] – John B vs. Fred V & Grafix
9. Exhale – Cynematic & Citybox
10. Lie To Me – John B [Metalheadz]
11. Enticement – Current Value
12. The Colossus – John B [Metalheadz]
13. NITROUS [AUDIO REMIX] – BAD COMPANY UK & TRACE
14. Looking Forward – NCT & Franky Nuts
15. Golden (Champion Remix) – Thomas Hayes feat. Kyler England
16. Five Eyes – TC
17. Nationwide Rocker – Tantrum Desire
18. Fun House – Delta Heavy
19. The Pulse (The Prototypes Remix) – Bad Company
20. Please Please Please (Don’t Play this All Night) #Stairs edit – Rockwell vs John B
21. Starburst 2016 – John B
22. Unshakable (Unfinished Test Version) – John B
23. Future Fold – Mind Vortex
24. Numbers (Camo & Krooked Rmx) (2012VIP) – John B
LINK FOR DIRECT DOWNLOAD OF MP3: http://podcast.johnbpodcast.com/content/JohnBPodcast161.mp3
John B Podcast 160: Live @ Aquarium, Budapest Oct 2015
November 10, 2015
Recorded live at the Bladerunnaz night at Aquarium, Budapest on October 23 2015 we bring you the John B Podcast episode 160 – 90 minutes of the best in upfront, high energy Drum & Bass!
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Tracklist
1. L PLUS – Looking At You
2. Break & Xtrah – Regulate
3. Dilemn & The Clamps – Knock It Down
4. BAD COMPANY UK & TRACE – NITROUS [AUDIO REMIX]
5. Calyx & TeeBee – Panic Attack
6. John B – Numbers (C&K Rmx) (2012VIP)
7. DC Breaks – Breathe ft Dave Gibson (Remix) Alt Intro
8. Royalton – The Depths
9. Stealth – Do One [RAM]
10. Digital & Spirit – Heaven
11. John B – LAVA [Metalheadz Dub]
12. InsideInfo & Mefjus – Pulsation
13. Break – Brand New
14. DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge – You Know You Like It (John B Remix)
15. John B – Lie To Me Master [Metalheadz Dub]
16. Maduk & Nymfo – Africa
17. Zero T – Macushla
18. Calibre – Another [Computer Integrated Audio]
19. Zero T – My Name (Lenzman Remix)
20. Muffler – Can’t Breath feat. Sansa (Original Mix)
21. Deadmau5 – Some Chords (Cyantific remix)
22. Ennui – Bad Proof
23. Drumsound & Bassline Smith feat. Stealth & LCGC – Fearless (Cyantific Remix)
24. John B – The Nine vs Miss Kittin vs Morning Light (Mashup)
25. Royalton – Blight Mamba
26. Gmorozov – Teenage Girls
27. Gesaffelstein – HATE OR GLORY (GESAFFELSTEIN REMIX)
28. Royalton – Ask Me
29. DJ Hazard – Air Guitar [Playaz Recordings]
30. James Marvel ft. MC Mota – Way Of The Warrior
31. John B ft Code 64 – The Journey (Metrik Remix) [MASTER]
32. Muffler – Joy Ride (Original Mix)
33. CARTOON – Why We Lose (ft. Coleman Trapp)
34. Souls – I wait for You (John B Remix)
35. 808 State – Azura (A Fiendish Mix By Dillinja)
36. Bad Company – The Pulse (The Prototypes Remix)
37. Calyx & TeeBee – Cloud 9
38. L PLUS – Snitch
39. John B – Up All Night (Epic Mix)
40. Michael Jackson – Beat It (Camo & Krooked Bootleg Rmx V4)
41. AUDIO – Make It Happen
42. Zeds – True Colors (Camo & Krooked Remix) GOES HOUSE 1/2 WAY
LINK FOR DIRECT DOWNLOAD OF MP3: http://podcast.johnbpodcast.com/content/JohnBPodcast160.mp3
Budapest never disappoints! Thanks to all the ravers and the Bladerunnaz team for putting on such a great party & looking after me so well! Get tagging!
Posted by John B on Monday, 26 October 2015
John B Podcast 159: Live @ Sun & Bass 2015
November 10, 2015
Welcome back to the John B Podcast! This episode we have a special set from John B recorded live at La Cinta Beach during the legendary Sun & Bass Festival, September 2015, as the sun went down over the ocean! Enjoy!
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Tracklist
1. John B – Starburst 2016 (v0.9 Test version)
2. DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge – You Know You Like It (John B Remix)
3. Grim – Straight To Your Heart (Legion & Logam Remix)
4. Ltj Bukem – Atlantis (Marky & S.P.Y. 12″ Rework)
5. Zero T – Macushla
6. John B – Take Me To La Cinta
7. Brunno Junglist – Contra
8. John B – Una Cerveza (2014 Remaster)
9. Dillinja – Nasty Wayz
10. Digital & Spirit – Heaven
11. John B – LAVA [Metalheadz]
12. John B & MC Fats – Drop That Rythm
13. Culture Shock vs John B – Raindrops b2b Up All Night VIP Mashup #STAIRS
14. L PLUS – Raindrops
15. Alex Perez – Recall & Reflect
16. Digital & Spirit – Square One
17. John B – Lie To Me [Metalheadz]
18. DJ Hazard – Air Guitar [Playaz Recordings]
19. John B Mashup – The Nine vs Miss Kittin vs Morning Light
20. Bad Company – The Pulse (The Prototypes Remix)
21. DC Breaks – Breathe (VIP Mix)
22. Depeche Mode – New Life (John B Remix)
23. John B feat. Marcy Meow – Tainted Love (12″ Mix)
24. John B – The Colossus [Metalheadz]
LINK FOR DIRECT DOWNLOAD OF MP3: http://podcast.johnbpodcast.com/content/JohnBPodcast159.mp3
John B Podcast 158: Summer 2015 Studio Mix
August 12, 2015
John B back on the decks with 2 hours of the best Drum & Bass around – a full studio mix of over 40 tracks & remixes from the likes of Noisia, Fred V & Grafix, Bensley, High Contrast, Cyantific & some new ones from John B himself!
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Tracklist
***Mr. Robot Intro***
1. You Know You Like It (John B Remix) – DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge
2. Falling – The Insiders
3. Back Home (The Upbeats Bootleg) – Caribou
4. Reckless (Bensley Remix) – Azari & III
5. This Can’t Wait – Fred V & Grafix
6. For a Time I was You – Etherwood
7. Confessions – Riya ft. Total Science, Maverick Soul & Frank H Carter III
8. Focus – Ivy Lab
9. Hurts (LSB Remix) – Kove ft. Moko
10. Move Your Body – Soul Intent
11. Paper Faces (Ivy Lab Remix) – Lenzman
12. Two Minds (Dimension Remix) – Nero
13. No More Heroes – Cyantific
14. Broken – Stealth
15. Piper (Grooverider Remix) – Johnny L
16. Let It Loose (Emperor Remix) – Optiv & BTK
17. Dead Limit – Noisia & The Upbeats
18. Manipulate – L33
19. Night Gasp Riot (Mikal Remix) – Cause4Concern
20. Mileena – Homemade Weapons
21. LAVA – John B [Metalheadz]
22. You’re Next – Ulterior Motive
23. Nitrous (Audio Remix) – Bad Company UK & Trace
24. Low Frequency (Calyx & TeeBee Remix) – Denney
25. Footprint – Signal
26. Second Skin – Homemade Weapons
27. Clarion Call – Homemade Weapons
28. Warrior Pose – Mako
29. The Rain (2015 Remaster) – Photek
30. So Sick – Impish
31. No Worries – Subtension
32. Raindrops – L Plus
33. Scene 2 – Theme
34. Remember – The Levels ft. Re-Drum
35. Falling – Document One
36. Lie To Me – John B [Metalheadz]
37. Red Sky At Night – Dave Owen
38. One Touch (Technimatic Remix) – Macca & Loz Contreras
39. Muhammed Ali (High Contrast Remix) – Faithless 2.0
40. Ghost – Delta Heavy
41. Why We Lose (ft. Coleman Trapp) – Cartoon
42. Colour in the Shadows – Cyantific ft. Benji
43. Straight to your Heart (Legion & Logam Remix) – Grum
LINK FOR DIRECT DOWNLOAD OF MP3: http://podcast.johnbpodcast.com/content/JohnBPodcast158.mp3
