Machine love: Jamie Jones
RA sticks its head around the door of Jamie Jones' East London studio to find out which machines the Crosstown Rebels man is loving. "Ketamine tech house." Seems like a pretty derogatory tag at a glance. After all, both have been thought of—accurately or otherwise—as watchwords for dance floor monotony these past few years. In 2009 RA's William Rauscher seemed more than happy to apply the phrase to Jamie Jones' debut full-length, Don't You Remember the Future. Only in this context, it was in glowing terms. And you could clearly see what he meant. Ever since his first release, Amazon, for French label Freak n' Chic back in 2006, Jones' output has been shrouded in a sort of dense druggy fog; the peer pressure in this case is from the basslines and synths, baiting you to remain under and out for just that little bit longer.
Don't You Remember the Future sported one of the year's most ubiquitous tracks in "Summertime"; although whether it's been through Crosstown Rebels, Get Physical, BPitch or his own Hot Natured imprint, the productions emanating from Jones' East London studio have consistently been played, supported and danced to more than almost anything else out there. Oh, and there's also been an edit or two. Well, several in fact. The names Electric Jones, Hot Natured (alongside Lee Foss) and Jones/Mizrahi (with Gadi of Wolf + Lamb fame) have all acted as smoke screens for Jones' reinterpretations of hits from the likes of La Roux, MGMT and Radiohead. Keen to gain an insight into the gear and methodology behind his woozy grooves, we called up Jones' studio earlier this month to talk tech.
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