My second release on Soul Deep Recordings is out now on Juno Download.  I have named the EP ‘Sailing Through’, after the title track, ‘Sailing Through The Atmosphere’.

This follows on from my ‘Ajrift’ EP which came out last year on this fast rising label.  It’s a real pleasure to work with Scott Allen & Bryn Deeper Connection.  I really respect the way they do business and the vision they have for the label has really reached fruition with some sublime music coming out monthly from the SDR camp.

The music on this EP was composed last summer and consists of the deep composition which is ‘Sailing Through The Atmosphere’ – it was great to play this out at the Offworld v Bassdrive night last October as it went down really well in the club as well as being easy on the ear for home listening.  I really enjoyed making this track.

‘Fusion Groove’ consists of a Lonnie Liston Smith voice sample over a tight groove – I had fun making this one!

‘That Natural Sound’ is a track that came together really quickly, whilst experimenting with some looping in Ableton Live and is a track I consider to be one of my best from 2011.  I think it typifies the type of sound I set out trying to compose at the beginning of the year, and in this track I felt I accomplished what I had set out to achieve.

The final piece of music on the EP is ‘A Time to Reflect’.  This track came about whilst I was reflecting about how I distribute the music I create and the complexities of releasing music in the digital age as well as reflecting on how dumbed down certain music has become with the X Factor juggernaut and so on, which seems to roll on year after year.

If you like this EP then please buy it and don’t download the inevitable pirate versions.  You’ll be doing me and Scott and Bryn a big favour.  Lots of time, energy and passion goes into making the music and from the guys running the label so give a little back to this genre that we all love so much 🙂

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the EP as much as I did composing the music.  Composing this music is such a release for me and I love every minute I can spend in my studio.

The Offworld v Bassdrive night was a great success, despite the snow – thanks to Scenic & Advisory for inviting me to play.  Great sets from them, Phatplayaz, Stunna, D-funk, Ashatack, LM1, Skam and PMX :

With my good pal, Phatplayaz.

 

With D-Funk and Stunna.

 

Phatplayaz & Jrumhand – available for DJ bookings.

Also, this month my EP with Soul Deep Recordings has been arranged for release on 20th March 2012.  The EP is called ‘Jrenched Tendencies’.

Lastly, my track ‘Johnny Promise’ has been remixed by the mighty PFM and is set to be released this year, so watch this space for information on this track.

 

The long awaited Long Player from the mighty Phatplayaz is released on Monday 9th January from Fokuz Recordings.

It contains collaborative tracks from: Dynamic, Blade, Duoscience, dRamatic & dbAudio, PFM, Scott allen & Deeperconnection,Cosmology, Penny Giles, LM1 and MJT. It also includes my own collaboration with Phatplayaz entitled ‘Tools’.

Make sure to bag a copy, available from all the usual outlets; this is an album not to miss. You can catch myself and Phatplayaz DJ’ing in Birmingham on 4th February!

I’m pleased to be a part of the brand new album released this week on Rotation Deep Recordings. My track, ‘Illuminating Encounters’ features on the new album, ‘Definition of the Deep II’. This album is available on CD and digital and can be purchased from all the usual outlets. Thanks to Adam and the Rotation Deep family.

Buy it from here : http://www.beatport.com/#/track/illuminating-encounters-original-mix/3196766

I’m really looking forward to playing at the next Offworld night in February, alongside Phatplayaz, PFM, Stunna, Ash-a-tack and Dfunk, Skam, LJ High, Scenic & Advisory and LM1…

Jrumhand ‘Picking up the pieces’

Jrumhand ‘Everything’

Jrumand ‘Thoughts so…’

 

Composed : November 2011