End of year blog by JOOF

I'm a little late this year with my end of year blog. Being honest I've been fighting for time to get a spare moment to be in the right space to put down some words. I knew I'd be away on tour for three weeks after Christmas, so I had to put every single spare minute into finishing and preparing my artist album ready for March 4th release. This continued on all my flights around the world utilising every minute of those very long days at 35,000 feet. It's only now on my way back from LA I can breathe a sigh of relief and take a moment to speak to you.

At the start of 2012 I made a bold statement stating that 2012 would be the resurgence of the more pure form of Trance. Many DJ's and producers have certainly been active forging ahead with new projects and tour concepts. DJ’s like Solarstone, Paul Oakenfold, and Simon Patterson have all been quite vocal. Even M.I.K.E. seems to be turning back to his Trance roots, just a few examples of many. We've seen many clubs nights moving away from the usual mainstream acts, and going back to their club roots. We’ve seen one of the biggest years for more serious festivals across Europe, Boom festival being one great example.

From where I stand, 2012 has been a phenomenal year for quality music and club nights. Usually I'm moaning I can't find enough music for my radio show, but last year I had far too much. In the past I’ve been getting frustrated there wasn’t enough club nights to allow me to express myself fully, but I had one of my best years in my career. There is certainly change in the air.

In the depths of inside the industry, I'm getting a lot of chatter from promoters, producers and DJ's wanting to change their musical direction. Many felt they were stuck just going with the flow of the masses copying their business models thinking this was the way to make their ‘big break’ and also how to survive. After a while they knew they were just another number. These artists/DJ’s/promoters now want to reach for that inspirational side again and start doing what they always believed in. So from my eyes, I'm seeing huge change already, this will certainly surface in 2013.

What’s planned for me in 2013? A recent interview I did with Cream, made me realize I was looking back a lot at one of my favourite musical moments in my career. Many of you have a fond attachment to my 2000/01 Radio One Essential mixes. I have to admit I was in musical heaven then. The Progressive Trance era. This being a time when this genre was one of the most credible genres on the planet, with the likes of Sasha, Digweed and Way out West supporting. In recent years, I’ve always struggled to find this style of music, it’s been frustrating, as I’ve wanted to play more of this style in my sets. So I set about making changes. I’ve been turning to artists around me asking them to produce music in this style. All I can say is WOW. The feeling was mutual from the artists involved, they have found a new musical love. We’ve already seem Airwave with his magical art, soon you’ll see more under the newly formed ‘JOOF Music Group’ where we’ve collected many likewise artists and labels and put them under the same roof. This way we can all work closely together as a family and support each other, having the same musical ethos makes this much easier. There’s no competition for commercial success, just a strong unit wanting to support each other and help.

So for me 2013 is looking to be a very exciting year. As I mentioned in a previous blog, the rants are gone and replaced with action. I’m actively getting involved creating a place where I’m happy via my own club nights/tours, mentoring producers and labels and producing the music I love. There’s actually a lot more! I’m in euphoria being involved with all this. It’s where I belong. It’s important to remember, things don’t come to you in life, and you need to make them happen.The one thing that’s missing from my life, I want a club. I’d be interested if you know the perfect underground/warehouse venue that needs some TLC. If you’ve got the club, I’ve got the ideas. How was your musical experience in 2012?

This joof music group looks the same idea that schulz came up with.

start a fucking cult already. I do love how he ever so slightly adds a certain tone to make you know he is doing big things making big decisions on big airplanes making big trips across the word.

Not sure why he didn't hire a british actor to read it like it was a world war II report in black and white and film it.

"All is well on the western front. Our chaps our in great spirits fighting jerry driving their modernity back slowly but surely. Watch while our loverly tender women folk support the war against the tyrannical advance of change by sending aid parcels to the producers in the trenches. THis one has loops from 1998, a formula to sound generic and a nestle bar from the mums that wish their sons all the best. Good luck boys. "

fuckin hell. Grow up, grow your hair and fucking move on.

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This "revival" idea is getting ridiculous - even more because progressive psy and Patterson/Kearney "tech trance" are both incredibly dull.

whats the harm in making old style trance, its not like you have to listen to it, I don't particularly like trance from 06 onwards so i just don't listen to it, I hope he does I would probably go out to more than classic nights

i am a fan of the 'original' style trance - and the concept these guys are working on - i dont find it that ridiculous tbh - just 'reseting' trance. Joof has done 3 shows down here in melbourne in the last 4 months or so and its pretty obvious that the people going to the shows are definately not finding it boring. If you do find it dull or whatevs then feel free to continue listening to fluff

(and continue enjoying michael bay films)

backlash to a backlash - ahh TA

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Last edited by Light The Fuse on Jan-28-2013 at 01:19

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Originally posted by Axiatonal Align whats the harm in making old style trance, its not like you have to listen to it, I don't particularly like trance from 06 onwards so i just don't listen to it, I hope he does I would probably go out to more than classic nights

nothing, He is just rather dogmatic about it and seems to think others should care. Its all a little ridiculous. No more silly than that guy at guitar centre with the hair wondering what the fuck happened to real metal.

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Mad For Brad's gay little contest

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Originally posted by Light The Fuse i am a fan of the 'original' style trance - and the concept these guys are working on - i dont find it that ridiculous tbh - just 'reseting' trance. Joof has done 3 shows down here in melbourne in the last 4 months or so and its pretty obvious that the people going to the shows are definately not finding it boring. If you do find it dull or whatevs then feel free to continue listening to fluff (and continue enjoying michael bay films) backlash to a backlash - ahh TA

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edit: I should have specified; by "progressive psy" I mean the <135 BPM "trance" with totally profound atmospheres and extremely slick production.

Last edited by fredjan on Jan-28-2013 at 04:03

While I do agree that he tends to make it sound more important than it is, I do appreciate the fact that he is vocal. How many of the "trance" dj's nowadays would say anything contrary to the direction trance is going? Not many. I understand, because unless you are a big dog no one really gives a shit about you. I'm just tired of everyone agreeing with whomever is at the top of the food chain just to get in their good graces.

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney "All is well on the western front. Our chaps our in great spirits fighting jerry driving their modernity back slowly but surely. Watch while our loverly tender women folk support the war against the tyrannical advance of change by sending aid parcels to the producers in the trenches. THis one has loops from 1998, a formula to sound generic and a nestle bar from the mums that wish their sons all the best. Good luck boys. "

This had me near tears, too fucking funny.




Anyways, it'll be interesting to see what this group thing does. 2012 was a solid year for the JOOF label. It's probably just the fanboy talking but I think Platipus is gonna come back and murder modern trance.

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney start a fucking cult already. I do love how he ever so slightly adds a certain tone to make you know he is doing big things making big decisions on big airplanes making big trips across the word. Not sure why he didn't hire a british actor to read it like it was a world war II report in black and white and film it. "All is well on the western front. Our chaps our in great spirits fighting jerry driving their modernity back slowly but surely. Watch while our loverly tender women folk support the war against the tyrannical advance of change by sending aid parcels to the producers in the trenches. THis one has loops from 1998, a formula to sound generic and a nestle bar from the mums that wish their sons all the best. Good luck boys. " fuckin hell. Grow up, grow your hair and fucking move on.

You sound very bitter. Haven't things worked out the way you wanted in life?

As Pantone says, nice to see someone speaking up and that he proves that it is possible to be successful even when you don't follow the mainstream.

that isn't bitterness. I find his dogmatic manifestos humorous. I even suggested a comedy sketch to go along with his little blog post. I would say there is a certain sadness to his pathetic insight to music but live and let live. He ain't harming me. I think he is a clown but oh well.

I would argue the bitterness resides with joof. His preoccupation with what others are doing and subsequent need to inform others that he is the torch bearer of some pure form of music. It is funny on many levels. One that he considers trance in 2000 pure, and the way in how he makes it seem like some battle against the axis of whatever.

There are always people like joof. Those that can't look forward. The punks that claim the new bread of punk rock ala nofx is not real punk. That fat guy at guitar world that thinks metal was diagnosed with a tumour when the Justice for all album came out and the subsequent death when the black album came out. You have your dub step hippies that refuse to believe the genre has moved on yet don't really realize that what they listen to ain't really dubstep either or is so far removed from the origin of dub that it is ridiculous to claim you have the pure unadulterated form .

These types have been around for centuries and they all tend to be drowned out by those that look forward rather than try and bring back an era. I can't think of a single example were an era was brought back. Art doesn't work that way. Unless you are running a museum. Those that don't move forward are forgotten very quickly.

ITs also really hard to hear him rant and rave about authenticity when his studio is pretty much all ITB. You would think he would also be a traditionalist in that regard as well.

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"This is why Superman works alone." GC
old stuff from days gone by (2001-2004)
Mad For Brad's gay little contest

Last edited by Looney4Clooney on Jan-28-2013 at 18:47