|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12"
|
|
WG 012EP
|
Lee Jones' "A Perfect Kick" describes the end of a long, but successful search which finds its expression in four versions. The original starts with swirling scapes, which are cut into a rhythm by smoothly rattling hi-hats. Soft synths wind again and again through the composition and carry away every thought, except the sunrise in your head. The "Lee Jones Remix" rolls faster and has a darker atmosphere than the original. Other remixes by Matthias Meyer and Daria.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
AUS 1136EP
|
Whether on his own or with Nick Höppner as My My, Lee Jones has been DJing and making music for more than a decade. Next up from him is a futuristic 4-tracker including two remixes. On "Moment," Jones offers up a bass-driven house number that hints at his jazz roots while pushing forward into garage territory. For the remix, George FitzGerald delivers his most straight-up, heads-down house production to date. Next up is the quirky "Duvel," which Midland twists into a moody, multi-genre convergence.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
CD
|
|
WG 007CD
|
This is the seventh edition of the Watergate series, compiled and mixed by Lee Jones. Situated by the river Spree, known for its first-rate line-ups of international talent and, of course, its famous wall-to-wall LED dancefloor installation, the Watergate Club in Berlin has quickly become one of the world's leading dance music clubs. Only 5 years after its official opening, the club went a step further and started a characteristic mix CD series delivering only the finest DJ mixes by some of club's most exciting residents and guests like dOP, Ellen Allien and Sascha Funke. With the focus being put not only on the music but also on the packaging and design, this series quickly became a truly sought-after collector's item and surely stands out in the flood of mediocre music and mixes that often dilute the market. Artists include: Flowers & Sea Creatures, Andri, MyMy, Matthias Meyer, Ray Okpara, The Cheapers, Daniel Dreier & Lee Jones, Brandt Brauer Frick, Alex James vs. Alif Tree, Los Updates, Patrice Bäumel & Lee Jones, Mark Henning, Acid Pauli, and Gregorythm And Greenbank.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
AUS 814EP
|
Soon is the second EP taken from Lee Jones' debut album Electronic Frank on Aus Music. Quirky and playful, 'Soon' is full of real instrumentation with individually sung words and vocal snippets. The Mole remix cuts up the vocals and uses fragments for percussive hits with melodic textures. Reminiscent of early Isolee, "The Secret" offers a deliciously soulful lead line while the title of "MDMAzing" says it all -- don't take it too seriously, it's supposed to make you smile.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
AUS 813EP
|
Safari is the first EP taken from Lee Jones' debut album Electronic Frank on Aus Music. "Safari" evokes the sounds of a seriously twisted jungle. Elephant trumpets swathed in reverb and detuned bird calls combine with percussive loops to create something truly fresh. Stimming tweaks and twists the sounds, increasing the groove while fattening up the drums. "Roadworks"' jacking, stripped-back groove and pitch-shifted stab sequence is softened with a blissful chord sequence that changes the vibe completely -- spine-tingling.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
CD
|
|
AUS 002CD
|
This is the debut solo album by Berlin-based Lee Jones. He lived in London until 2002, where he was producing and remixing as the successful downtempo/nu-jazz artist Hefner, but followed his heart to Berlin where he was inspired by the music and clubs to move into a new production style. Most recently, he's become known as the main creative force behind MyMy, whose debut album Songs For The Gentle on Playhouse made waves across the globe. Since 2007, he's released his beautiful solo works on Aus Music and Just, while also collaborating with Berlin local hero Daniel Dreier on releases for Upon You and releasing new MyMy material on Berlin's illustrious Ostgut Ton imprint. Electronic Frank is full of surprising and heartwarming moments that open out unexpectedly from richly-textured grooves. He pulls melody and harmony from the most abstract places and spaces, yet makes them work together like few producers can. His wistful melodies, combined with his spacious programming, allows you to drift off into your own thoughts, yet the detail in the sound design can snap you back to reality in a second. The first half of the album is a lush, rich, intricate tapestry. Quirky and playful. Inviting and detailed. The pace is gentle, the vibe relaxed. Individually sung words and vocal snippets lend a human touch, and when layered with an imaginary orchestra full of opulent harps, sweeping strings, delicate pianos, bouncy accordions and all manner of weird and wonderful instruments, it creates a dramatic effect. On "Roadwork" and "The Secret," the groove is stripped back, giving the melodies a feeling of space and power. The mood darkens with the sinister guitar licks of "Shoe Shine" before the intensity dial is cranked up fully with "Every Click Matters," which sounds like Timbaland might if he'd hung out in Berlin for the last 5 years. "It Is, Isn't It" and "Safari" are drawn from equally freakish sound pallettes -- trumpets (real and of the Elephant variety), flutes, timpani, insect sounds, bird calls, the list goes on. They are percussively explosive, rhythmically beguiling, full of surprises and packed with sounds that shouldn't work but do. Brilliantly. The climax of the album is "MDMAzing" and we think the title says it all. Don't take it too seriously -- it's supposed to make you smile.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
AUS 812EP
|
"Essex-bred Lee Jones lived in London until 2002, where he was producing and remixing as the downtempo/nu-jazz artist, Hefner. After following his heart to Berlin, he was inspired by the music and clubs to move into a new production style and for the past 3 years he's been the creative production force behind My My, whose debut album Songs For The Gentle made waves across the globe. 'As You Like It': a crisp lead melody leads us by the hand into a full-on old school Chicago stab fest. Lee's typically intricate tom pattern nestles underneath the taut drums, keeping the rhythm section bouncing along. Yes, it is indeed how we like it! Perhaps Lee's most peak time record to date. 'Recloose Remix': a real summer treat. Matt reinterprets Lee's stabs and adds his own p-funk infused live bass line and chords, which totally change the vibe. In the the words of Jimpster, 'a mutoid boogie rinse out.' 'The Ice Train Cometh': shimmering pads are intertwined with snippets of a female vocal EQ'd to sound eerily icy. Only Lee could make this '80s bass sound feel so contemporary. Matthew Chicoine aka Recloose, made his name signed to the fantastic Planet E label over the past decade. Having studied music at Ann Arbor and cutting his teeth as a college DJ, Recloose went on to be a turntablist for Carl Craig's Innerzone Orchestra, the esoteric Uri Caine Ensemble, globe-trotting far and wide to collect musical influences. The burgeoning musical scene of Wellington has offered fresh inspiration to a mind already brimming with talent."
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
JUST 001EP
|
"With three My My EP's and a forthcoming album for Playhouse already finished, and our monthly night My My and Friends at Watergate up and running, myself, Nicolas Höppner and Carsten Klemann were thinking of what to do next. Matt offered to remix 'Kinder Country' and the label just was born. 'Kinder Country' is the theme to a summer that never happened. It's warm texture and subtle funkiness provide a soundtrack for warm mornings and long lazy days subdued by a melancholic cloud that dampens the brightness. Matt John's Vollbart remix accentuates that mood, by stripping down the elements and locking them down over his own, unique groove."
|
|
|
|