jasperboer's Last.fm Journal

en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices jasperboer's Last.fm Journal http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal The Last.fm journal for jasperboer. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. NEW Jap Jap release: free download! http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2009/02/28/2itj2s_new_jap_jap_release%3A_free_download%21 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:27:42 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2009/02/28/2itj2s_new_jap_jap_release%3A_free_download%21 The new Jap Jap release "A Resonant Discovery EP" is OUT NOW!

The EP, released on monotonik, consists of varied doses of tracky pieces coupled with evolving melodic motifs, which go through different moods: from chillout ambient to more uptempo material. Jap Jap's signature style of solidly produced minimal yet melodic style of dance...

"A Resonant Discovery" features 6 tracks and a remix by Morgenfish (NL)

Listen to the EP:
Winds of Change
Reunited Spirits (Interlude)
Morning Light Dream
Coloured Cubes
Surrounded By Magic
The Long Walk Home
Coloured Cubes (Morgenfish Remix)

Influences:
Falko Brocksieper, Gui Boratto, Jeff Samuel, Thomas Fehlmann, Anders Ilar, Dextro, Aril Brihka, Bruno Pronsato, DeepChord, Dominik Eulberg, ZVUKBRODA, John Tejada, Jonas Bering, Jori Hulkkonen, Matthias Tanzmann, Morgan Geist, Rod Modell, Stryke, Swayzak, Trentemøller, Vince Watson, Yagya, Shed, Nathan Fake, Holden, Petter, Jap Jap, Morgenfish, Delsin, Border Community

Audiomilch on Myspace | Official website]]> Vote Jap Jap into the Paradiso venue Amsterdam! http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2008/08/21/24jj8t_vote_jap_jap_into_the_paradiso_venue_amsterdam%21 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:47:06 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2008/08/21/24jj8t_vote_jap_jap_into_the_paradiso_venue_amsterdam%21

Great news! Jap Jap is semi-finalist in the category dance/producers in the most important Dutch competition for undiscovered national artists: the Dutch Big Prize. Next month Jap Jap and 11 other semi-finalists will have 30 minutes of airtime on national radiostation 3FM. A jury will then select 5 finalists who will perform during the final in Amsterdams best known venue the Paradiso. 1 finalist will be voted into the final online. This is why I need you! Help me secure my claim to fame!

Thank you!

Influences:
Ulrich Schnauss, Boards of Canada, Manual, BT, Dextro, royksopp, Bitcrush, Tipper, Planet Bliss, Air, Slowdive, Zero 7, ST, troupe, Brian Eno, M83, Aural Planet, Airiel, Ochre, The Album Leaf, Prefuse 73, Way Out West, Four Tet, ISAN, Massive Attack, Below the Sea, Phoenix, I'm Not a Gun, Savoy Grand, Secede, Kettel, Xela, Yasume, Helios, Bent, Syntaks, Vector Lovers, Praveen, IJO, Carbon Based Lifeforms, B. Fleischmann, Milieu, Aus, Anders Ilar, Jon Hopkins
]]> Electrodandy Love http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2008/04/01/329f_electrodandy_love Tue, 1 Apr 2008 06:42:15 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2008/04/01/329f_electrodandy_love Electronica artist Jap Jap spreads some dandylove in the Foals remix competition!

For the Electric Bloom remix the melodic chillout electronica makes way for an uptempo electrorock track. Jap Jap already remixed for the likes of A Shoreline Dream and Copark.

Download it for free from this location or have a listen:
Electric Bloom (Jap Jap Electrodandy Mix)

Cheers!]]> Jap Jap's Electrodandy Mix http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2008/03/29/329e_jap_jap%27s_electrodandy_mix Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:40:48 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2008/03/29/329e_jap_jap%27s_electrodandy_mix Electronica artist Jap Jap spreads some dandylove in the Foals remix competition!

For the Electric Bloom remix the melodic chillout electronica makes way for an uptempo electrorock track. Jap Jap already remixed for the likes of A Shoreline Dream and Coparck. With already more than 20 entries Jap Jap will need YOU to listen to this track OVER and OVER to get it listed in the top 10 for release consideration.

Download it for free from this location or listen here:
Electric Bloom (Jap Jap Electrodandy Mix)

Spread the word to get this track the love it deserves!

Influences:
Ulrich Schnauss, GoodBooks, The Whip, Klaxons, Hot Chip, Digitalism, Van She, Thieves Like Us, New Young Pony Club, Junkie XL, Phoenix, Alex Gopher, Datarock, Lo-Fi-Fnk, The Presets, M83, Tokyo Police Club, Tom Vek, Cut Copy, The Long Blondes, We Are Scientists, Does It Offend You, Yeah?]]> NEW Jap Jap release! http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2008/03/24/329d_new_jap_jap_release%21 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:37:08 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2008/03/24/329d_new_jap_jap_release%21 The new full length Jap Jap album "This Is Where We'll End" is OUT NOW!

Melodic chillout electronica with dreampop, shoegaze and postrock influences. A blend of ambient electronica and structures, melodies, and rhythms. A connection between the elongated ambience of Boards of Canada and the guitar-sourced drones and sweeps of My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. Echoing chords, playful melodies and lush, warm sounds. "This Is Where We'll End" is enchanting and epic...

Full length previews:
Evening Sun Sky
Tell Me How (Ft. Lonneke)

Order a high quality direct download or CD in the Jap Jap webshop

Influences:
Ulrich Schnauss, Boards of Canada, Manual, BT, Dextro, royksopp, Bitcrush, Tipper, Planet Bliss, Air, Slowdive, Zero 7, ST, troupe, Brian Eno, M83, Aural Planet, Airiel, Ochre, The Album Leaf, Prefuse 73, Way Out West, Four Tet, ISAN, Massive Attack, Below the Sea, Phoenix, I'm Not a Gun, Savoy Grand, Secede, Kettel, Xela, Yasume, Helios, Bent, Syntaks, Vector Lovers, Praveen, IJO, Carbon Based Lifeforms, B. Fleischmann, Milieu, Aus, Anders Ilar, Jon Hopkins
]]> Jap Jap on Nautic Radio http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2006/11/05/329c_jap_jap_on_nautic_radio Sun, 5 Nov 2006 12:35:21 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2006/11/05/329c_jap_jap_on_nautic_radio This evening (november 5th 2006) Jap Jap will be a guest in Nautic Radio's "Licence to Chill" and play alot of own material in a 3-hour chillout electronica set.

Tune in at 8pm! (+1 gtm)

First half: own chillout material followed by some funky tunes you never heard fresh from my more uptempo sideproject.

Second half: chillout electronica inspiration. Mix of my favorite tracks with these artists:

My good friend Michaël, Aural Planet, Bliss, Ian Ballamy, Kettel, Mu-Ziq, Scaven, Secede, Tipper, Blaimstrein, Boards of Canada, International Observer, Manual, Ulrich Schnauss, Bovaflux, RJD2, Squarepusher, ST, troupe, Epic45, Nobukazu Takemura, royksopp, Helios & Under Byen.

So TUNE IN!

http://www.nauticradio.net/

I think the set will continue to be streamable after this date(!)

Cheers,

Jap]]> pursuing a musical dream http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2006/11/03/329b_pursuing_a_musical_dream Fri, 3 Nov 2006 01:20:08 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2006/11/03/329b_pursuing_a_musical_dream Since the first appearance of the unknown Jap Jap here on last.fm, about a year ago, alot has changed. The number of listeners have increased to 1500 listeners a week (!) and alot of positive reactions have been greatfully received. Offering free music seems to have payed off. The goal of building up a decent fanbase is reached!

Time to convince labels of this succes, you should think. Unfortunately for starting artists in the chillout genre the competition is immense and it's very hard to reach the right ears and have your work released...

This brings me to the subject of this email. I have discovered an online platform or service, that places the music industry back in the hands of the artist and their fans: sellaband.com

All I need to to realise my dream is 5,000 people who believe in me enough to invest $10. These 5,000 believers will receive an exclusive Digi-Pack CD with the result of my professional studio-recordings...

With the support I have had so far maybe this is possible. With the help of everyone here at Last.fm

Spread the word, help me realise this dream!

Check out

http://www.sellaband.com/japjap/

I uploaded some new material, so have a listen!

Jap Jap is inspired by chillout electronica artists like Ulrich Schnauss, Manual, Boards of Canada, royksopp, Tipper, Aural Planet, Bliss, Kettel, ST, Secede, Air, troupe, Coldplay, Slowdive and Mew

Cheers and thanks for all the support!

Jasper]]> Coldplay - Talk Remix http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2006/07/25/329a_coldplay_-_talk_remix Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:03:19 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2006/07/25/329a_coldplay_-_talk_remix From Ulrich's website:
"...a few new remixes for italian band port royal as well as Coldplay will be made available by the respective record labels soon..."

Who know's more about this? (Release dates, Labels, Purchase info... etc.)

I found the "Talk" remix on Ulrich's myspace!
http://www.myspace.com/ulrichschnauss

...and I have some thrilling inside information. I quote from my e-mail correspondance with Jonas Munk (Manual): "I have been working with ulrich since december so we have almost four tracks - none of them are completely finished yet though."

Of course we are all eager to hear Ulrich's third and long awaited album. I still haven't got the specifics, but what I've heard live in Augsburg, there's some amazing material! A quote from an email of Ulrich: "really busy finishing the record and organising my move
to england."
In the mean time, be patient and listen to some Jap Jap material. Inspired by the above mentioned artists and artists like Boards of Canada, royksopp, Tipper, Aural Planet, Bliss, Slowdive and Mew

The album "Blue Shimmery Fall" (Maetrixsolution, 2006)can be downloaded for free from this location: http://maetrixsolution.zftp.com/mp3/ms013n/ms013n_japjap-blue_shimmery_fall.zip
The EP "Shapes Are" (Nishi, 2005)can be downloaded for free from this location:
http://www.archive.org/compress/nsh084

Finally I want you all to listen to ST's "I'll meet you there EP". I just completely love it! http://www.mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp140.html

Cheers! J.]]> Jap Jap featuring on Nishi's 100th release http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2006/07/18/3299_jap_jap_featuring_on_nishi%27s_100th_release Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:58:24 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jasperboer/journal/2006/07/18/3299_jap_jap_featuring_on_nishi%27s_100th_release For those who want to hear new Jap Jap material.

I contributed a new track for Nishi's 100th anniversary.

The result is almost 3 hours of music spanning dozens of genres, styles and moods (not to mention several continents).

Between the sublime washes from Pocka and Ambient Field, the dark glitch-pop of Samarah and John Tennant, and the relentless pounding of Elektro Punc and Sascha Müller, and everything in between, there really should be something for everyone here.

Here's the link:
http://www.notype.com/nishi/releases/100/index.html

Cheers!

Jap Jap]]>