Pour les fans de Funk & Soul, Hip-hop, Electro, et Rock.
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Releasing "The Sad Piano" on Ben Watt's Buzzin' Fly label immediately sent Justin Martin's music across the spectrum of dance, making waves with A List DJs like Derrick Carter and Pete Tong who often played the track as well as receiving rave reviews from the international music press. For Justin Martin, he really could not have hoped for a more successful first record, striking gold and establishing himself on the dance scene.
Alongside fellow San Franciscan producer Claude VonStroke, the pair were heavily involved with the early days of dirtybird records, appearing on its first lot of releases. Having developed his unique sound through a number of solo EPs, Martin had gained the respect of his peers and was quickly looking like becoming one of the most popular house DJs in the world.
In 2010, he was invited by Pete Tong to create a DJ mix for his famous, regular "Essential Mix" series, bringing Martin to a wider audience. His appearance on the front cover of DJ Magazine equally helped raise his profile. Releasing more solo EPs on dirtybird, Martin gained critical acclaim from a number of music media outlets, with his singles "Mr Spock" and "Lezgo," the latter becoming a big hit and fixture on many DJ's playlists that year (2011).
Alongside his solo productions, Martin also formed a duo with his brother Christian, as The Martin Brothers, creating hip hop influenced tracks, with hits including "Duckface," "Dum" and "Stoopit." Martin has also established himself as having a quality ability to remix, re-envisioning classics such as Radiohead's "Nude" and TG's "Revox," garnering further attention in the dance music scene.
His debut album, "Ghettos & Gardens" was released in 2012, alongside a number of successful singles in support of the album. SInce this success, he has become an internationally sough after DJ, performing at places such as Panorama Bar in Berlin, Fabric in London and Space in Ibiza.
The Boston based DJ duo, Soul Clap, will definitely have your soul clapping for joy if you ever see them live. They take the cool, breezy vibes of old reggae, R&B, and soul music and blend them together into one huge amalgamation of uplifting music.
Although Soul Clap are DJs, their music does not really encompass the genre of electronic music. They take the smooth, warm bass lines from reggae and funk music and repeat them to get a house music vibe. Soul Clap also experiments with some unique effects in their music, such as taking a bright sounding horn riff and putting a lot of reverb on it to add dark, eerie quality to the music. Soul Clap is able to take the repetitive element of the DJ genre and make it unique and interesting. They consistently have repetitive drum and bass lines thumping through their music, but they know how to create great textures to their music by layering different sounds on top of one another.
Soul Clap’s music is incredibly fun and danceable. Their music also always seems to be fresh and original, and never tires out like some DJs’ music. They have been critically acclaimed by various publications and some of their recent work has been favorably compared to Chromeo’s music. They have also had the honor to work with many great musicians such as George Clinton, as well as remix songs for several artists such as Little Dragon and Robert Owens. Soul Clap is very aware of how to create groovy music that makes people want to dance. They are so skilled at their jobs that they were asked to teach a class on dance music at Tufts University. If ever given the chance to see these guys live, you should jump on the chance to see these professors of dance churn out the funky beats.
An unhealthy obsession with pizza isn't all that Justin Martin should be known for. He's also the co-label boss of American label Dirtybird which he runs with Claude Von Stroke. And a bloody good techno and house music producer who gives equally brilliant DJ sets. Releases such as 'Don't Go' which you may know through the Dusky remix, 'The Gettup' a collaboration with Bristol's Eats Everything and 'Ruff Stuff' go down a storm whenever they are dropped during his hotly anticipated, heavily attended DJ sets. Lots of bass and head-bopping and smiles come from behind the decks when he plays. I had missed him on several occasions while he was on tour around the UK so you can imagine how excited I was when I saw him play TWICE IN ONE DAY at Hideout festival. The first time, performing at a pool party, he provided the set of the day dropping tracks from the Dirtybird lebel back catalogue as well his own productions. Shiba Shan's 'Okay' and Second City's 'I Enter' are highlights with a building bass beat on each. Later, during an evening set at Aquarius club, it's just as good, this time reaching a one in, one out attendance policy while the lucky fans who get in are on each others and shoulders shuffling away throughout. Unexpectedly, on the last day of Hideout, we found ourselves observing Shy FX's genre-bashing set, with Justin Martin raving away practically next to us!