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Deep & propulsive with one eye on the funk & one eye to the heavens...
The J-Lab story began in 2003 when Jon Dickens, the man behind J-Lab began a live techno project based on improvisation. After 2 years of gigs home & abroad, the guys at the After-Dinner net label got him to stay out the clubs long enough to complete the Bout Time EP on www.adrecordings.com.
Informed by a love of dub & funk, the J-Lab sound is constantly evolving, mixing up Detroit, electro & more minimal influences.
2006 saw a further live release on www.adrecordings.com, and the 'Ghostwalkin' track appeared on Metroline's downloadable compilation album 'Metro Buskers Vol 1' (www.metrolinerecordings.com). A live set recorded live at Run in London in January 2006 is available to download at www.runsounds.com. Jon has also contributed bass guitar to some of Katzo's recordings. A winter's break in India 2006-07, saw J-Lab perform a live set in Goa. The 'Radiophique' EP was released in March 2007 on Brazil's up & coming Motronic netlabel. 2008 was quieter, as Jon was involved in the organsation of the Netaudio London festival, but in the autumn a J-Lab track found it's way on to an alt recordings release entitled 'Not Another Netlabel Vol2', available at http://www.deletetechno.com/alt.html. J-Lab also made a number of festival appearances in the summer of 2008, inbetween Jon working on an AV project. Jon has also worked with Alex Fisher under the name SST & is currently also working with Berlin's Dr NoJoke & Servando Barreiro as the improvisational AV project TRIOon This project made it's debut at Club Transmediale 2009 festival in Berlin.
Anyone interested in bookings can send a message at this page.
Meanwhile, you can download a couple of live tracks here & listen to various other new stuff as it evolves....
SYMBIONT-MUSIC UND EXQUISITE STÜRMEN DIE KINDL
BRAUEREI!!!
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gäb's kein Morgen !!! @ Ex kindl Brauerei Neukölln
Nach einer ausgedehnten Lesestunde mit unseren Partnern von
den S³ Literaturwerken zaubern wir euch eine voluminös-traumhafte Atmosphäre in
tiefen Kellern und bringen euch mit folgenden Klangkünstlern das Fliegen bei...
Have you left us for Berlin or something? or will you be returning to are fine city at some point? did you get a message from oli about the alt birthday? your at the top of the shortlist of people to play.
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