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BOOKINGS-martje@decked-out.co.uk
MANAGEMENT-sarah@getinvolvedltd.com....
Revtone- Justin Robertson and Mark Ralph
Thee Earls-Justin Robertson and Gez Dewar
Kidscience-Justin Robertson and Gez Dewar...other
Electro rave acid material generally by Justin Robertson..
REVTONE-RIDE RIDE RIDE-OUT....DECEMBER 3RD.
digging have dug....Balearic Beat, The Fall,Calexico,Zoo Brazil,Pharoah Saunders,Led Zeppelin,Jenny Lewis and the Watson Sisters,the work of Lee Perry, King Tubby,Studio One recordings, Paul Woolford, Early 80's dancehall reggae,Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,Guy Debord,Steve Bug,Tiny Dancers,Paul Weller,Chezidek,Neil Young,Handsome Family,Beach Boys,Andrew Hussey,Gram Parsons,Kim Weston,Homelife,Joakim,Derrick May,Carl Craig,Aretha Franklin,Tom Tom Club,Karen Dalton,Gong,James Ellroy,Paul Auster,Serge Santiago,Frankie Knuckles,New Beat,Cocteau Twins,The Jam,King Creosote,Wilco,Jackie Mittoo,Ernest Ranglin,Belle and Sebastien,Jon Lucien,Hawkwind,Mazarin,Betty Lavette,A Certain Ratio,Karl Marx,Beau Brummell,Allen Jones,Band of Horses,Black Neon,George Orwell,Tristan Tzara,The Eyes,Henry Mancini,Jvc Force,Chemical Brothers,country and also western,Arthur Russell ,The Smiths,Midlake,Bon Iver,Geraldine Swayne,Lock and co the hat shop,M.Craft,Nicole Willis,Black Mountain,Ryuchi Sakamoto,Frank De Wolfe,Trentmoeller,The Who,Gabriel Ananda,Sebastien Leger,Riton,Spirit,Zephyrs,Big star,Art ensemble of Chicago,Shack,Superstar, Felice Brothers,Emmylou Harris,Bill Hicks,Larry David,the pebbles compilations,The Beyond The Wizards Sleeve thingys,The Upsetters,Beatles,Bettye Swan,Ewan Pearson, New Order/Joy Division, Tortoise, Ryan Adams, Caged Baby, Nada Surf,Yeah Yeah Noh, Lindstrom, Blackstrobe, The Andrew Weatherall Canon, Sonic Youth, Small Faces, The Action, and a lot of other trendy shit!
JUSTIN ROBERTSON BIOGRAPHY....................
Justin Robertson's tastes have always been catholic though in 2009 you would be hard pushed to find a musician working successfully in areas as diverse as techno, house, dancehall and art pop. Justin is a true modernist: he excels as a DJ of international repute; is a creator of bespoke techno; one third of New Pop band Thee Earls, a remixer for the likes of The Whip, Bjork and Felix Da Housecat and, most recently he has written and produced an album called Silent Life. His latest solo venture was made and mixed in his West London home with Justin adding guitar to synthetic pop that belies his love of inventive, but odd early 80s music. In the midst of a creative purple patch Justin has also just released the Voodoo Swamp EP for Southern Fried - with another single to follow for Paper recordings - called The Deadstock 33’s which he calls psych-house. Justin works in so many genres that he sometimes needs to create new ones.
Last year Justin was approached by Harmless records to compile and mix their Art of Acid compilation which was reviewed to universal acclaim in September. As a DJ of 20 years repute Justin was the obvious choice to be allowed access to the Trax back catalogue that Harmless own and he collated a mix of house music that had inspired him as a clubber on the Hacienda dancefloor back in 1988. He also curated a second disc which featured re-edits from the likes of Boys Noize and Dusty Kid. It was compilation of the issue in DJ magazine on release and made Mixmag’s top 20 best of 2008.
Justin’s lineage through music has taken many twists and turns. He began as a DJ in Manchester and his early 90s clubs - Spice and Most Excellent - were hugely influential and cornerstones of the burgeoning dance movement. The Chemical Brothers, then students in the city, cited him as their mentor. His Rebellious Jukebox club - also in Manchester - pre-empted the Heavenly Social and the mid 90s trend for mish-mashing musical styles. In the 90s Justin generally operated under various nom de stages, the most renowned being Lionrock with whom he scored several Top 40s hits - 'Rudeboy Rock' and 'Packet Of Peace' among them - and appeared on Top Of The Pops in a dashing purple suit opting for twin gramophones over Technics.
It wasn't until 2001 that Justin stepped out under his own name releasing house and techno like 'Have Mercy' for the Bugged Out imprint. In 2001 he recorded his most critically acclaimed project to date Justin Robertson presents Revtone which brought primitive house and new wave disco into the digital age. Originally on Nuphonic the best tracks came out through Bugged Out, with 'Love Movement' - remixed by Ulrich Schnauss who cited Justin's early work as an influence - being placed second best single of 2003 by Jockey Slut magazine. Contemporaries Black Strobe, Chicken Lips and Kiki also remixed Revtone tracks.
For someone with such diverse tastes it should have come as no surprise to anyone when Justin began recording and singing with a guitar. He has been writing songs since his school days and played electric guitar in Lionrock. 2004’s 'Twisted and Torn' (released on Slut Smalls) reflected his love for singer songwriters like Neil Young and Nick Drake. In the same year he also wrote a song with Tim Burgess and Rob Playford called 'Yes It Is’. It became one of the most requested songs on Sean Rowley’s BBC London show and came out on Justin’s Blister Ballads 7” label in the fall of 2006. He continued in this vein writing songs for Fatboy Slim’s Palookaville and he has also contributed and sung on two songs for his BPA album. Further co-writes have been completed for Dub Pistols and also with Jon Carter and Anil Chalwa. His band Thee Earls have been regulars on the festival circuit and singles Bombs To Fall and Let it Rain were popular on NME and XFM radio. Always keen to seek out new bands Justin has lent his support to several new acts with remixes for Shed, Coyote and Hackshaw.
As a man as reknowned for his reggae collection as his electronica Justin was an obvious choice for Wall of Sound's Two Culture Clash album project. He recorded in Jamaica in 2005 at the legendary Gee Jam studios with the lovers rock of 'Save Me' - featuring guitarist Ernest Ranglin and Nadine Sutherland - the beautiful result.
As a DJ Justin continues to play a mix of techno and electronic house at clubs such as The Loft in Barcelona, Pacha in Buenos Aires, Bugged Out in Manchester, Shine in Belfast, Chibuku in Liverpool, Together in London, and at various clubs all over Europe and the rest of the world. Alongside Guy Williams, Bones and Ed Chemical Justin formed the Black Rabbit club in 2006 who throw parties across London and Ibiza. He also plays more eclectic sets featuring his love of reggae, northern soul and pop at festivals and nights like Sunday Best.
Justin will continue to wear several hats, metaphorical as well as some stylish real ones!
Really looking forward to seeing Justin alongside Jon Dasilva and Darren Emerson at The Haciendas 27th Birthday Party this Sunday at Sankeys, Manchester. Great line up. Details below.
Pleasure to meet you at Snowboming, check the pic!
Still cant believe you knew I was from Aberdeen!
I honestly forgot to say, only remember this cos my mate went mental when I came back and said I spoke to you but I had to say Packet of Peace, top 3 tune of all time, respect man!
NOISE OF ART'S
DEEP SPACE DISCO
19 APRIL 2009
http://www.myspace.com/noiseofart ETHER FESTIVAL
QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL
SOUTHBANK
LONDON
£16 6pm -midnight
THE JUAN MACLEAN (DFA)
DJ T (Get Physical)
CHATEAU FLIGHT (Versatile) LIVE
THOMAS SCHUMACHER (Get Physical)
LES HOMMES DU TRAIN (Totolo)
SEVERINO
BEN OSBORNE (Slipped Disco/NME Radio)
DJ SONNY (Mighty Rumble)
and from the Faroe Isles
ORKA
BUDEM
plus IMMACULATE EXTREMISTS performers
MOTH projectors
and visuals from
OVERLAP and
FUNKCUTTER and films from the BFI.
BOOKINGS-martje@decked-out.co.uk
MANAGEMENT-sarah@getinvolvedltd.com....
Revtone- Justin Robertson and Mark Ralph
Thee Earls-Justin Robertson and Gez Dewar
Kidscience-Justin Robertson and Gez Dewar...other
Electro rave acid material generally by Justin Robertson..
REVTONE-RIDE RIDE RIDE-OUT....DECEMBER 3RD.
