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jitterbug

About Me

music obsessive, dj, producer, audio engineer, late night tweaker, vinyl lover, disco dancer, open minded, freeform kinda human. feel free to get in touch on my page or email me on [email protected] peace.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/10/2006
Influences: here's the tip of the iceberg....... derrick may, carl craig, theo parrish, moodymann, juan atkins, boo williams, lil louis, gemini, cajmere/green velvet, francois k, robert hood, larry heard, kevin saunderson, derrick carter, UR, glenn underground, jeff mills, frankie knuckles, 3 chairs, dj pierre, daft punk- homework, omar s, maurizio/basic channel/rhythm & sound, reggie dokes, patrice scott, roland - 909's, 808's, and 303's, chicago house & detroit techno in general................. gil scott heron, stevie wonder, george clinton, david bowie, leroy burgess, curtis mayfield, james brown, michael jackson, roy ayers, the funk brothers, sly & the family stone, bootsy collins, patrick adams, loleatta holloway, marvin gaye, crown heights affair, chic, ashford & simpson, patrice rushen, herbie hancock, miles davis, thelonius monk, king tubby, johnny clarke, scientist, dillinger, the congos, mikey dread, u roy, prince jammy, keith hudson, tapper zukie, gregory isaacs, black uhuru, augustus pablo, mad professor, tons of other disco, funk, italo, rare groove, afrobeat, jazz, soul, dub, and reggae, joy division, new order, giorgio moroder, kraftwerk, jimi hendrix, deborah harry & blondie, bob dylan, the doors, the disco-mixes of walter gibbons, larry levan + ron hardy, amp fiddler, maurice fulton, the roots, the beatles, fela kuti, tony allen, nas, a tribe called quest, minnie riperton, j dilla, acid house, aphex twin............. labels- relief, cajual, FXHE, peacefrog, planet E, KDJ, (early) classic, transmat, sound signature, motown, west end, metroplex, prelude, salsoul...... i'm gonna stop with the music for now cos it could go and on indefinitely............ other stuff- sunshine, soundwaves (creation, manipulation, physics of, naturally occuring), late night beat tweaking, switched on people, goin' record shopping... yeah, for VINYL, remember?, people who take pride in their work, civil rights activists........................... ..uloid- blade runner, quadrophenia, jackie brown, withnail & I, the life aquatic, napoleon dynamite, the sting, any coen brothers, drugstore cowboy, shaft, superfly, the harder they come, the mack, a clockwork orange, the exorcist, dirty harry........ literature- ken kesey, jack kerouac, john steinbeck, william s burroughs, hemingway, hunter s thompson, sir arthur conan doyle, haruki murakami, paul auster.......
Sounds Like: machine soul music...
Record Label: uzuri, millions of moments, metrolux music

My Blog

DJ BOOKINGS: contact Lerato Khathi @ Uzuri Bookings and Management

email contact: [email protected]: http://uzurirecordings.com/uzuri-management-and-bookings/
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:17:00 GMT

Raw Winter EP gets plays on Jus-Ed's Underground Quality radio show

2 plays for 'Dream Memory' and 1 for 'No Pressure' on the show from Wednesday...download the show and view the tracklist here: http://tiptopmusic.com/pinkblog/?p=1181peacejb
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:54:00 GMT

Jitterbug - Raw Winter EP - Uzuri Recordings - out soon...

My debut release should be out on vinyl in March 09 on the excellent Uzuri Recordings. Check out the trax on their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/uzurirecordingshope you dig. peacejb
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:49:00 GMT

Exclusive Reggie Dokes interview @infinitestatemachine.com...

I had the pleasure of interviewing the Psychostasia Recordings owner, DJ and producer Reggie Dokes recently....Read all about it here:http://infinitestatemachine.com/2008/08/31/interview-re ggie-dokes-...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:56:00 GMT

Summer vibes - "Poppin Out For Ice" mix @ infinitestatemachine.com

a feel-good, summer vibed mix ranging from proper sleazy funk workouts to joyous disco, deepest house and influential synth-pop. hope you dig. http://infinitestatemachine.com/2008...r-ice/respond ...
Posted by on Wed, 21 May 2008 03:36:00 GMT

"Walking On Clouds" - guest mix at http://www.trackwerk.net/

the guys over at www.trackwerk.net run a cool site featuring loads of good mixes - check it out! ... so when they asked me for a mix, i was happy to oblige. i gave them a pretty varied selection, star...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:50:00 GMT

2007 - a good year for records. a few favourites...

What a great year for vinyl! I've alternated between picking up new stuff (most loosely sitting in the house & techno realms) and digging for older bits (funk, disco, soul etc - and stuff with fun...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:56:00 GMT

"Man meets Machine" DJ mix, sep07

clocks in around 2hrs, 49 mins, 128kbps mp3, 155Mb :ManMeetsMachinea mixed bag again, from broken to electronic to deep chicago house, via funk, soul, disco and detroit, some dubbed out moments, a rar...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:44:00 GMT

"Working It Out" Vol.1, DJ Mix

2 hrs + 5 mins of music I stitched together in June 2007...download here (172Mb Mp3):http://d01.megashares.com/?d01=3a44818Tracklisting:jitt erbug- pop-up place- unreleasedmarathon men- sweet exorcist-...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:48:00 GMT