DJ Mix

Various live performances played with synths, drum machines, samplers and effects. 

Dipped in dub

Live (Dawless)

Pseudonote presents: Lunar Sequence, an aquatically fresh 5-track EP from the late-night cosmonaut, JdB.

Over the course of three tracks, Josiah glides through moving bodies of submerged distortion and crumbling tones. Bright drums, choppy grooves, and a careful selection of damp and dubby synths all work together to create a vibration that is equally as movement inducing as it is reflective.

In addition to the originals, undercurrent and Zero Idea have both contributed a remix of Piscium.
credits
released July 14, 2023

all songs by Josiah Burnham
mixed by Ian Ellison (except undercurrent remix)
mastered by Ian Ellison
cover art by Gliss Image

Lunar Sequence

Substrate Mix Series

After long jams and recording around 8 tracks, a growing feeling in my gut told to tell me to start over and head back to the drawing board. I exerted a lot of effort to push this feeling away and press on with the work that was started, but the feeling would not shake. 
	
I submitted to the message from the universe, and decided to head back to the gear, away from the laptop. I let go and dove back into jamming and exploring - on one occasion, Cha Cha (chana masala) challenged me to play fast, "Hit me with some 160 shit”… new territory for me. Experimenting with distortion pedals, acid, percussion, and a sample from a WW2 historical record lead me to the track "render". The captured jam was 20 min long, and brought me to my perpetual challenge: condensing moments sewn delicately into a final cohesive feeling. Enjoy a driving slow burn, acid techno with a hard knocking kick and distorted horns.

render

"gnawing" came next in a very similar way - back to the hardware. Exploring a bubbling dub with a round bass line to hold a steady groove with the Korg Minilogue XD. The pad came in first by accident, and I ended up living in the pad jam for hours before composing the stabs using the same synth voice. I experimented with reverb, distortion, and echo pedals and rode the track through some feedback. Once the ground was set, the track came together quickly and arranged itself in the DAW.

gnawing

Pulse (ft. Alex)

carbon:file is a curated mix series highlighting the diverse soundscapes of independent and rising artists. The element carbon is essential for life and so should all creative voices be celebrated.

Gracing our fourth installment is the talented artist/producer J.dB. With an affinity for sound design and organic java, they are purveyors of cohesive narratives; gifting us this month with a gradual rise of emotions and keen sense of movement.

Soundcloud: @djlactaid
Instagram: @J.dB
Bandcamp: djlactaid.bandcamp.com

carbon:file 4 - J.dB

Live Dub Techno hardware jam / On the LA River, 7:30pm-8:30pm / Performing newly crafted patterns as well as remixes of Gnawing, Piscium, and Render.

JdB (Live)  : Los Angeles River Dub Techno

Happy to have captured this feeling, driving, head down, eyes closed. Hoping to play this live real soon.

Gone Swimming

under it's spell, hypnotized once again, bliss

Deep Dive

Pseudonote presents: Star Gazer, a voyage-inducing EP from JdB featuring two originals and two remixes. Burnham’s grounded aura and resonant grooves fly high in these, galactic, long-form journeys through the cosmos.

Embark on an adventure with "Broken Constellation," a track that sets the scene in a somewhat frantic state, with its growling acid line and pulsating galaxy of shimmering bleeps and percs. “Star Gazer” on the other hand, ventures into a more reflective territory, invoking a sense of hopeful awe. Experience the swelling ethereal synth pads and thumping, optimistic bassline as Josiah transports you far beyond. It’s a cosmic, late-night tune with major anthemic potential.

But the journey doesn't end there! Backing up the originals are two interstellar remixes from Ian Ellison and AFFIRM.
credits
released June 30, 2023

all songs by Josiah Burnham
mixed and mastered by Ian Ellison
cover art by Gliss Image

Broken Constellation - AFFIRM Remix

Broken Constellation

Start Gazer

Piscium (Zero Idea Remix)

Piscium (undercurrent Remix)

Lethargy

Piscium

Untitled

Previously recorded during a live performance at Monarch in San Francisco for a Sunday gathering called WERD. The original recording was damaged by a poorly set needle, so I set out to re record with slight adjustments to the original journey. Both nights were colored by the rain, the changing season, and a desire to move.

JdB resides in Los Angeles, working as a sound engineer and entrepreneur, deploying Klipsch sound systems in the rave space as co founder of Corduroy Garden. JdB is a live hardware artist and vinyl DJ. Romanced by the Berlin club sound, he conjures a meditative dance floor energy harkening back to the pioneers of dub techno, employing DAW-less electronics. 

Ole - Tony Allen (Moritz Von Oswald remix) 0:00
Sand & Stars - Dubatech 9:20
Dissoant III - Satoshi Tomiie 16:00
“Starlight” Original Mix - Model 500 21:00
Flatline - Bioroot 25:45
Expectations - Djoko & Nikita Sisov 31:20
Vibert - Fletcher 36:20
Marble - Bärtaub 41:35
Séattle - Kike Mayor 48:10
Time and Space - Pharba 52:25
A Tale of Two Cities - Delano Smith (Efdemin Mix) 58:10

JdB on BAIHUI Radio

Substrate Vol.1 / July 26th, 2024 / 22:00-00:15

Track List
Still - WSMN
CMD - Attenuator
Iten - Vørticė
Visie - Rambadu
PL1 (Antonio Vázquez Remix) Modvs
Floating Sequence - Noah Lyas
Quantum Vacuum II - Simone Bauer
Ajna - Rambadu
Flora - WSMN
Bioluminescence (Deepbass Remix) - Luigi Tozzi
Pulse - Federico Corrado
ID94 - Shkedul
Exomoon - Deepbass & nAX_Acid
Obsessed - Federico Corrado
Dunkla Former - Kris Dubinsky
Endor (moon) - Luigi Tozzi
Submarine Public Transport - Shaded Explorer
Function 303 (Warehouse Mix) - BLNDR
Reduction 2 (Reminiscent Mood Mix) - JS
Atacama - Luigi Tozzi
PL1 - Modvs
Zoviet France (Remix) - Panasonic
Reflection V - Noah Lyas
Taris - MTLR / Polygonia
Eclipse - Feral
Stormur Sex - Yagya
Allergic - Luigi Tozzi
Ionosphere - Altinbas 
Mnajdra (Shifted Remix) - Mike Parker
Cygnus - Cirkle
Koko (Takaaki Itoh Remix) - DJ Nobu
003.1 Company

Substrate / vol.1 / JdB

Anemone 009 features an exquisite live set performed in the Mojave Desert by electronic hardware artist, Anemone co-organizer, and head of Corduroy Garden rave crew and sound system, Josiah Burnham aka JdB.

There’s something captivating about the connection between the desert and the sea. Resilient life surviving in extreme environments: The ocotillo cactus resembles the tentacles of an anemone :-) Mystery, expansiveness, and the feeling of infinity on the horizon line. How fascinating that Earth’s driest places evoke the essence of the ocean. Here, JdB explores this connection, performing a deeply aquatic sound under the desert stars ✨ 

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A note from Josiah:

Recorded October 13th, 12:00am-2:00am at Bear’s. Johnson Valley is a very special place to me, I’m grateful for the opportunity to play in this beautiful Desert setting, knowing full well how much energy, time and effort has gone into setting up and running a state of the art 4 point sound system for 3 Days straight. Thank you to Bear, Anthony, Mandolin, Jonathon, Noa, and Brian especially for ensuring a high quality recording came back with me. The energy of this gathering is experimental and free spirited, I try to come to this space relatively empty, patient, and mindful of each element I’m bringing into the mix. I treat this quiet space as my own personal studio, and attempt to tune the frequencies. 

At it’s heart, this is DAWless dub techno, I’m using the Digitakt as my Brain drum, synth and sequencer, Digitone for melodies bass and chords, TR-8 for accompanied drums, SH01A for dub chords and Filter Freq Resonance, all running into a 1010 Bluebox Mixer. I run two effects chains, Eventide Space Reverb (Dark Matter), and Overdrive > Flanger > Delay > Reverb Chain. 

Traversed 7 Patterns… Pattern 4 (40:00) “Summed Parts” out on NP003 Nov 17th, Catch my live set that Sunday for a release event with New Palm at Porter Street Studio.

Anemone 009: JdB

Substrate / vol.2 / prv.d 

tastemaker, curator, dancer, and after after host. 

Dom Dang has been a part of my LA underground journey from the start, he has always been there supporting me and Corduroy Garden. When thinking of who to play the first Substrate I knew I wanted Dom to set the tone. We have always resonated on the Psychedelic/Hypnotic techno sounds and we pursue them together in dark loud warehouses. Dom is committed to the underground, to bringing good vibes to the dance floor, to uplifting friends and their work, and to opening up his space as a place to experiment, express, and listen. Thrilled to have him feature a collection of music on vol.2 of the Substrate mix series, hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Track List
Phi – Locus Pica
Retina.it – Cult of Violent Passion
Cobblestone Jazz - Dmt
James Ruskin & Truncate – Sketch 3
Dvs1 - [Ecks]
Anthony Linell – Concordia
Krumelur – What do you think
Mike Parker – Sand Shifter
MirrorLake – Passcode
SPD – Pfhin
Beneath - Lesser Circulation
Simisea – Simi See, Simi Do
Stereofuse – Hot Slot
Efdemin - Mono
Human Space Machine – Searching
Adiel – In the End
Forest Drive West – Dune 
Sam Brickel - Speaking Through Machines

Substrate / vol.2 / prv.d

Psychic Skin ~ Episode Seven with J.dB & Jane Margarette
Streamed on KCHUNG Radio December 10, 2024

J.dB 00:00 - 1:02:00 
Jane Margarette 1:02:00 - End 

J.dB is a dawless producer focused on the dubbier sounds. Recently featured on New Palm’s latest compilation NPAOO-03, “LA River Tracks”, as well as releases on Pseudonote and a few self released projects. Co-founder of Corduroy Garden, Josiah curates musical gatherings at PSStudio as well as deploys High Fidelity PA’s for the LA underground.



Ep. 7 J.dB & Jane Margarette - Psychic Skin

Recorded Live at Porter Street Studio for Substrate. 3 hours of vinyl bliss

Substrate / vol.3 / Force Placement

@djlactaid

J.dB is a resident of 𝔾ℝ𝕆𝕋𝕋𝕆, a dub techno enthusiast, and one of the most tender souls in the underground LA music scene.  𝔾ℝ𝕆𝕋𝕋𝕆 is thrilled to launch it's mix series with this live vinyl set recorded from the very first event back in May.

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J.dB is a lover of the dub, the wub and aquatic sounds, an aspiring audio engineer, curator, producer and speaker enthusiast. Show Curator and production designer at Porter Street Studio, working on shows that range from ambient and experimental to house and techno.  Currently releasing dawless dub techno with Los Angeles based label and event series “New Palm”. Keep a look out for an upcoming vinyl release this summer.

𝔾ℝ𝕆𝕋𝕋𝕆 Mix 002 - J.dB

New Palm 13: JdB

For our 13th mix installment ~ a special recording of JdB playing live on the opening night of this year's Gradient Campout in Johnson Valley, CA, thrown in collaboration with our homies eternal PrintShop. 

Check our Bandcamp for JdB's new EP out on New Palm - NPAOO-04 | 'Come Over' EP

@j.db

New Palm 13: JdB

Hope you danced as hard as me.
Symbian (Christopher Rau Remix)- Freund der Familie
Moses (Stimming Remix) - Nina Kraviz v. Sascha Funke
No. 17 Governing - Terron
Aggravate - Sascha Funke
Life - Galcher Lustwerk
Doo Doo - Ninetoes 
Too much data - DJ Haus
Exile 007 B1 - Johannes Heil
Walk Up To Yo House - Skin on Skin

J.dB

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