Speedy J

Speedy J (born Jochem George Paap in 1969, Rotterdam ), is a Dutch techno producer based in the city of Rotterdam. His breakthrough came with the release in 1992 of the minimal techno track "Pullover". Subsequently his material became more mellow as he moved away from the hardcore sounds that were then becoming popular in Belgium and the Netherlands.

His debut album "Ginger" (1993) was released on Richie Hawtin's Plus 8 record label in the US, while in the UK it was part of Warp Records' "Artificial Intelligence series" of electronic listening music. A further, more introspective release, "G-Spot" followed in 1995. Afterwards his work, which included "Public Energy No.1" (1997) and "A Shocking Hobby" (2000)) became more experimental, importantly influencing the development of what is known as "intelligent techno".

"Upon first impressions, "Public Energy No.1" highlights a big departure from previous Speedy J offerings... in a complete role reversal, it enters upon an iconoclastic electro territory more familiar to admirers of such other purveyors as Autechre, the Aphex Twin, Mike Paradinas and Martin Damm in his Steel persona," wrote Andrez Bergen in 1998 for Australian magazine Inpress. ["Speed Freak", Andrez Bergen. "Zebra", Inpress, 1998.]

The album "Loudboxer" (2002) saw a return to a more minimal four to the floor style of techno.

He collaborated with Mike Paradinas on the project Slag Boom Van Loon, through which they have released two CDs on Paradinas's record label, Planet Mu. In 1999, he also released two ambient albums for the FAX [phone] label under his real name.

Collabs

"Collabs" is the name of a series of EPs wherein Speedy J collaborates with a selection of techno artists. Following "Collabs 300" Speedy J and Chris Liebing embarked on a Collabs tour, on which they perform a mix of live samples and turntable mixing. An album, "Collabs 3000: Metalism", was released November 10, 2005 on NovaMute.

Collabs discography

*"Collabs 100" (with Adam Beyer)
*"Collabs 200" (with Literon)
*"Collabs 300" (with Chris Liebing)
*"Collabs 301" (with Chris Liebing)
*"Collabs 3000: Metalism" (with Chris Liebing)
*"Collabs 400" (with George Issakidis)
*"Collabs 401" (with George Issakidis)

References

External links

* [http://www.speedyj.com/ Official site]
* [http://e.discogs.com/artist/Speedy+J Speedy J] at Discogs
* [http://e.discogs.com/artist/Slag+Boom+Van+Loon Slag Boom Van Loon] at Discogs
* [http://www.myspace.com/jochempaap MySpace]