Most of the tracks on the mix are from Steve: “You’ve got to have some choice
your JFunk label. Tell us a bit about lyrics, try to bring some literacy to
TRAck By TRAck
that… house music. It’s about when you’ve
JFunk label boss Jason guides us through the tracks on his
Jason: “I’m best known for Fitz & been out of the game, like a boxer who
covermount mix CD…
Herd’s ‘I Just Can’t Get Enough’, which gets back into the ring after a while.
is our biggest commercial hit. A lot of You’re dusting yourself off; it’s about 1. Herd & Macklin feat Steve Edwards energy for the floor: it’s not hard or soft. It’s in
stuff in the clubs in the old days did renewal. Green means go, man.
‘Greenlight’ JFunk the same direction where I am as a DJ.”
really well. We started off soulful, then “I’m also writing for the new Bob
“This is the direction the label is going in as far as
full vocals go. It’s not funky house, it’s not too 8. Kam Denny & Paul Zala ‘Sunday School’
went to funky house. Now we’ve moved Sinclair album but my main thing is my
slamming for the clubs. It’s radio-friendly as Vicious
away from that to a degree. band, Lords of Flatbush. People say it’s
well.” “We’re looking at signing this and putting a vocal
“I’m very excited about the next four like a mix of Two Tone and Basement
on it. Every time I play it out it goes off and I’ve
2. Wawa & Herd feat Amanda Wilson ‘The Right never heard anyone else play it. It’s got an old
releases. I made ‘There’s My Girl’ in Jaxx. Seamus Haji did a remix of one of
Way (Jason Herd’s 2008 Mix)’ JFunk school feel.”
Australia following a party after a our tracks, ‘24 Hours (Nice Tight “This was a great track but it was released when
festival. It has some funny lyrics. There Derriere)’, which made it onto the
the funky sound was dying. It’s been released 9. Cevin Fisher ‘You Got Me Burning Up (Prok &
now and I think it’s No.3 in the club charts.” Fitch Mix) Subversive
was a friend there who said, ‘I love my Ministry ‘Ibiza Annual’.
“Prok & Fitch are two good friends and two
girl but…’. You have to listen to the 3. My Friend Sam feat Violla Willis ‘It’s My producers to watch for the future.”
‘Dirty Mix’ to know what he said! Our other covermount mix this month
Pleasure (Raul Rincom)’ JFunk
“This track was one of my all-time classic 10. Juan Kidd, Felix Baumgartner & Lisa
There’s also a clean version. is from Ritchie Hawtin, who’s at the
favourites so I contacted them, signed it and Millett ‘Now You’re Gone (Live PA)’ JFunk
“The second is ‘Greenlight’ with lyrics other end of the spectrum to vocal remixed it.” “This is obviously my track. It’s a little bit more
from Steve Edwards, which I did with house. What do you think of the
techy, very percussive and big room. I’ve given it
Ben Macklin; the third is ‘I Feel Good’ whole minimal techno sound?
4. Jonathon Ulysses & Juan Kidd ‘Panic Attack to a handful of DJs and had a lot of people want to
(Drum Mix)’ JFunk sign it. Again, it’s the future of JFunk.”
with Roland Clarke, who is a legend Jason: “I love him and I feel quite “Me and Jonathon did this months ago and I
from the old Defected days, and then proud I have a CD alongside his with
never really played it. Then someone heard it and 11. Jason Herd ‘I’ve Just Had Enough’ JFunk
my track ‘Now You’re Gone’ with Lisa.” this issue of DJmag. I used to get a bit
said it was really good. Jonathon’s been playing it “I couldn’t get permission to use ‘I Can’t Get
at Space all summer and it’s been going off. Enough’ so I replayed the sample and gave it a
Steve: “Jason and I are mates and I like annoyed when people looked down
There’s a really techy mix too.” tougher edge. We may put a vocal on it, I don’t
doing tracks with mates. He had a because you played vocal house but it
know yet, but it’s getting great reactions.”
fantastic backing track. We were in takes the overground to make the
5. Jason Herd vs Flashlight feat Jason Heerah
‘My Girl (Dirty Mix)’ JFunk 12. Kim Koffrey & Natalie Konan ‘Take Me
Jason’s new studio in Manchester, I underground. You have to respect that.
“This is the one we did after the festival in There’ C12 Records
wrote a few things, I showed them to I’m not the maddest person on the Australia. The singer is a big reggae artist. For “I love this record and I’d have loved to have
Jason, we moved a few things and came current electro sound but it doesn’t
me, it’s my biggest record for crowd reactions.” signed it. The melody and beats make you
bounce, even when you listen to it quietly.”
up with the idea of the song. I wanted mean I think it’s rubbish, it’s just not
6. Jason Herd feat Roland Clarke ‘I Feel Good’
to do something that was about good my thing. JFunk 13. Dahlbäck & Cost ‘Golden Walls’ Nero
times like ‘Crazy Crazy Nights’ by Kiss. “I used to think I’d never get into
“I love this and play it in every set. It’s big room, “Nero is one of my favourite labels. I play
vocal — the way forward.” virtually everything on this label.”
It’s inspired by Kiss.” minimal then years ago me and Mark
Jason: “It’s not your usual piano, Knight were in DC10 and we were 7. Unconditional ‘Sole (Leonid Rudenko CD photography by Adam Murray Brown at
strings and disco loops though. It’s got converted. Everything has its own place
Remix)’ Egoiste
studio-2.co.uk. Design/Creative by Neil Marra
lyrics about ring rust. I still don’t know on the scene.”
“This is just really nice beats. It’s got loads of & Andy Mallalieu at
creativespark.co.uk.
what ring rust is!”
“It takes the overground to
make the underground. you
have to respect that.”
Jason
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