★★★★★
One of the key takeaways from RA's recent Exchange interview with Crosstown Rebels boss Damian Lazarus was his sense of pride that no catchall term existed for the music his label releases. By extension, the same could be said of the related (and wildly popular) house sound pushed by the network of labels that takes in Hot Creations, No.19, Wolf + Lamb et al...
- www.residentadvisor.net
2012-07-05
★★★★★
Jamie Jones's Fabric mix (the 59 in an already esteemed series) sees the UK-based house producer, DJ and Hot Creations label co-head in top gear. Jones's track selection indicates an emphasis on accessibility in place of a single coherent musical theme and experimentation. Metronomy's electro remix of Sebastian Tellier's "La Ritournelle" is shrouded by the straight-up house/disco house vibes the rest of the mix exhibit...
- exclaim.ca
2011-10-17
★★★★★
There's a definite thread of playfulness that runs through Jamie Jones' work. The London-based DJ and producer has exploded in popularity off the strength of oddball dance cuts like "911" (which sampled an infamous stoned police call) and "Whiff it Yawl" (which creatively appropriated a line from the Dazz Band)...
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2011-09-29
★★★★★
The decisive moment in Fabric 59 occurs right at about the midpoint of the mix. The strident electro bassline of "God Sent" meanders along as the vocal fades out, to be joined by a shadowy twin, closer-than-familiar, then a slightly haunting melody cooing alongside and suddenly there's this voice, and you know the story by now, "I am the story, I am the star, like nine-oh-two-one-oh. Oh, yeah...
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2011-09-12
★★★★★
Jamie Jones has reworked Illuminate and added five strong new cuts to release a more formal debut, Jamie Jones, on his own Genesis Entertainment label. For those who lamented All-4-One's fall from grace and those (like me) who wished the group had taken on meatier fare in its recorded work, Jamie Jones is a pleasant surprise...
- www.soultracks.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
There is a school of thought claiming that the route of musical styles, like fashion, is cyclical, returning to its source though never in the same form. Electronic music albums like Jones' lend credence to this argument as the London-based producer plunders the archives of dance music history to create a fresh hybrid form somewhere between Italo and Detroit electro...
- www.hour.ca
2010-11-02
★★★★★
The second single from Jamie Jones' hotly-anticipated debut full-length is a dancefloor destroyer from the outer realms. Featuring live vocals from Egyptian Lover, "Galactic Space Bar" is a massive, sonic, electro-infused battle weapon, a creation that makes the body vibrate with beats. "Snake Pit" is a dangerous and glowing beast of a track, ducking and diving into abstract, peak-time dimensions and providing a fantastic take on modern acid house.
- www.forcedexposure.com
2010-08-27
★★★★★
At the beginning of 2006, Jamie released the Amazon EP on Dan Ghenacia's Freak n' Chic label and it was widely regarded as one of the finest debut EPs in recent years, picking up support and major respect from the likes of Damian Lazarus, Steve Bug, Slam, Tiefschwarz, M.A.N.D.Y., Phonique and Kiki to name but a few. Refusing to conform, his productions and ideas are full of character and his sound is crisp, deep and groovy...
- www.forcedexposure.com
2010-08-27
★★★★★
This is the debut artist album from the UK's Jamie Jones, peering into the coming apocalypse with a body-shaking, teeth-grinding, tripped-out fusion of sound on Crosstown Rebels, plus a bonus CD full of extra tracks. Jamie Jones has quickly risen to superstar status in underground dance circles over the recent years. Releases on Cocoon, Get Physical and BPitch have catapulted him to become a cult figure, and he is widely-admired for his true originality...
- www.forcedexposure.com
2010-08-27