Jokers Of The Scene's recent remixes for the likes of Mika, Acid Girls and Burns have been making waves in forward-thinking DJ sets and charts alike. But it's their original tune "Baggy Bottom Boys" that has become a signature anthem - an enormous dance track that's as moody as it is ecstatic. It's a perfect introduction to JOTS, whose sound continues to mutate from straight-up club bangers into a deeper, darker strain of electronic dance music that's completely original and exciting.
The "BBB" video captures all these contrasts and complexities in glorious, stroboscopic black & white, filmed at two particularly wild JOTS shows in Boston and Ottawa by Julian Wadsworth (aka Red Foxxworth) and chopped up with glee by LA-based video vanguard Demonbabies.
To go along with the clip, Fool's Gold is releasing a digital "Baggy Bottom Boys" remix EP, featuring brand new mixes by High Contrast, DZ, Rob Threezy and JOTS themselves - and a "pianopella" for the mixers! Grab this and all the other JOTS releases and remixes on Fool's Gold, available at iTunes, Beatport, and wherever else fine music is sold.
Be sure to catch the Jokers on tour around the globe: debuting new tracks, destroying dancefloors, and exploding minds!
"One last mention goes to Jokers of the Scene, who shone last year. I’m predicting that this Ottawa duo, signed to A-Trak’s Fools Gold label will go on to big things." Sinden, FACT UK, Kiss FM.
"Apparently it’s becoming almost impossible to think up a cool name for your DJ crew… Wow, the mental image of a bunch of DJs sitting around a room and trying to come up with a name is a spectacular one… hehe… um, where were we? Oh yeah, bad DJ names. Jokers of the Scene will be conjuring mental images of weirdos clad in medieval apparel doing the devil sticks and juggling tonight..." Only, Vancouver.
"While Jokers of the Scene hail from Ottawa, this hour-plus mix features a more experimental approach similar to M.I.A. producer Switch. Most of all, they share a dedication to euphoric intensity that recalls (and at times directly references) early rave music, combined with an understanding and appreciation of hip-hop; no matter how utterly bonkers the often atonal, stuttering tracks become, they're always funky. The cross-pollination of these traditionally black and white musical genres, hip-hop and techno, hasn't been this exciting since the late 80s, when house music seemed to spawn a new offshoot every few minutes; now both seem to be entering a new creative era thanks to influences from the other. Mixes like this are inspirational, not only for their purely sonic thrills, but also for the underlying philosophy: the more race ceases to be a factor, the better." Party Ben, the Riff Blog (Mother Jones).
"Lately, there's been increased debate – among DJs, peeps posting to Stillepost.ca and in these very pages for example – about what makes a DJ good. Is it having the right tunes (whether on vinyl, CD or MP3) or knowing how to play them? Are irony, fashion sense and an ability to draw dozens to hundreds of “friends” to your gigs more important than programming and mixing skills, especially in this time of trendy indie parties? Well kids, here you get it all with Ottawa's Jokers of the Scene, a.k.a. DJs Booth and Chameleonic. Their mixing skills are as tight as their tunes and 'tudes. Go hear how it's meant to be done." Denise Benson, Eye Weekly.
RELEASES/PRODUCTIONS:
Bonde Do Role - Melo Do Tobaco (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Mad Decent
J.O.T.S. - Juggle It - Fools Gold
J.O.T.S. - Y'all Know the Name! - Fool's Gold
Apostle Of Hustle - 24 Robbers (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Arts & Crafts
Blaqstarr - Shake It To The Ground (J.O.T.S Remix) - Mad Decent
Kid Cudi - Day & Nite (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Fool's Gold
Brodinski - Bad Runner (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Mental Groove
Water Lilly & St. Plomb - Shake A Leg (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Mental Groove
M.I.T.C.H. feat. Uffie & Feadz - Euros (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Mental Groove
Vitaminsforyou - Flesh Python (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Sfeericle
SLUTTT - Stop Copying Me (J.O.T.S. Remix) - S.L.U.
Dandi Wind - Searching Flesh (J.O.T.S. Remix) - S.L.U.
J.O.T.S. - Acidrod - Fool's Gold
BagRaiders - Fun Punch (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Fool's Gold
Muscles - The Lake (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Modular
South Rakkas Crew - Mad Again (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Mad Decent
Thunderheist - Jerk It (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Nasty Mix
Destroy Disco - Fly or Bounce (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Secure Recordings
Nacho Lovers - Go On (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Fool's Gold
J.O.T.S. - Baggy Bottom Boys - Fool's Gold
Congorock - Runark (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Fool's Gold
Vitaminsforyou - B4U (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Sfeericle
Robert Koch - Lies (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Sugarcane
J.O.T.S. - Baggy Bottom Boys (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Fools Gold / Scion
Andy George & Scott Cooper - Jump & Twist (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Potty Mouth
Kid Cudi - Day & Nite (J.O.T.S. Extended Remix) - Ministry of Sound / Data
The Subs - My Punk (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Lektroluv Recordings
Flosstradamus - Big Bills (J.O.T.S. After 4am Reconstruct) - Green Label Sound
McLloyd - Tembisa Funk (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Positiva
The Brash - H Muet (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Saboteur
Rob Threezy - The Change Up (J.O.T.S. Remix) - Nightshifters
Acid Girls - The Numbers Song (J.O.T.S. Taking Acid to Make Music to Talk to Girls To Remix) - IHeartComix
Burns - Turbo (J.O.T.S. Rmx) - 2112
Mika - We Are Golden (J.O.T.S. Are Not Who You Think They Are Rmx) - Island
Passion Pit - Little Secrets (J.O.T.S. Rmx) - Sony
Ahmed Fofana - Don Kan (J.O.T.S. Rmx) - Akwaaba
The Count & Sinden - Mega (J.O.T.S. Rmx) - Fool's Gold
J.O.T.S. - Revolting Joks - Fool's Gold
J.O.T.S. - Joking Victim - Fool's Gold
Ali Love - Love Harder (J.O.T.S. Rmx) - Back Yard Recordings
MIXES
PRE PARTY JAMZ 68 Mixtape (November 2009) - LINK
BRIGHT BLACK MAGICK Mixtape (October 2009) - LINK
ACTUAL PAIN Mixtape (April 2009) - LINK
MISHKA Keep Watch 1 Mixtape (July 2008) - LINK
NLLR Mixtape (May 2008) - LINK
Disconnected Vol 5 (Dec 2007) - LINK
Topshelf Motherfucker Mixtape (Sept 2007) - LINK
Discobelle Mix (March 2007) - LINK
Guest Mix on Sinden's radioshow (KISS FM) - NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Holiday Mix-mess (December 2006) - LINK
Canadian Boys Club Tour Mix (July 2006) - LINK
1. Fake Blood - I Think I Like It 2. Miike Snow - Black and Blue (Tiga Remix) 3. Duck Sauce - You're Nasty 4. Major Lazer - Pon De Floor (Cold Blank Remix) 5. Idiotproof - Gorilla ((Siriusmo's Ass Of The Baboon Remix) 6. GTRONIC - Cameltoe 7. DISTRAKT - F.Y.E. 8. Boys Noize - Jeffer (Para One Remix) 9. Soda n' Suds - We Do It Again (GTRONIC Duck and Slide Remix) 10. Boys Noize - Kontact Me (John Roman Remix) 11. Corpus de Textes - Golden Grahams
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