Musically Intoxicated

Coffee Shop Interlude

Coffee Shop [Interlude]

Interstellar Troubadour

Jive with the sky

Chad Jackson. Chad Jackson, Chad Jackson, Chad Jackson. Say the name of this legend fast, three times on repeat, and your tongue ends up lisping it off into abstraction. Chad Jackson, Chad Jackson, Chad Jackson.

For some reason, the Jack Said What crew can’t help saying Chad Jackson’s name affectionately in this way. It probably stems from the time that JSW associate, Klaus Blatter, immortalised Chad in one of his songs, his origin story ‘Ball Bearing Factory’. Chad reputedly met Klaus in the 1980s, when Chad was a resident at the fabled Hacienda nightclub in Manchester. Chad has a long and storied history in dance music.

A hip-hop fiend as a teen, Chad taught himself to scratch — practising for many months in his bedroom — and in 1986 entered the DMC turntablist world championships. He scored well with a routine that included scratching with his nose, chin, elbow, bare foot, behind his back and even blindfolded, doing a deft pirouette spin or two as he mixed in tracks like disco classic ‘Le Freak’ by Chic. This inventive routine wasn’t quite enough to win him the trophy though, so when he returned next year for the 1987 competition he’d sharpened up his skillz still further. 

Mixing in everyone from rocker Eddie Cochrane to LL Cool J, his piece de resistance was pulling out first a snooker cue to scratch with and then a rugby ball. The judges awarded Chad first place. He was the DMC World Champion!

A natural extension of his scratchadelic collaging was to make his own sampladelic record. His hip-house masterpiece ‘Hear The Drummer Get Wicked’ was constructed by the clever use of snippets from tunes by The O’Jays, Gang Starr, Kool & The Gang, Public Enemy, Soul II Soul, Bobby Byrd and more. In a precursor to the PLUR mantra adopted by ravers, its “Peace, unity, love and having fun!” refrain — nicked from a chant by James Brown and Afrika Bambaataa, no less — resonated with the burgeoning acid house scene, and the single shot to No.3 in the UK pop charts. Chad appeared on Top Of The Pops, and became a bona fide pop star.

He’s spent the last 30+ years immersed in music — releasing records, DJing everywhere, journeying through his record collection for his radio show, teaching music to a new generation of youngsters. Every so often he heads down to Brighton to hang with the Jack Said What crew — playing at JSW nights, recording with Steve Mac in his Bunker studio, kipping on Carl’s sofa when he gets too drunk to drive back to London. Releasing his sequel record ‘Get Wicked Again’ on KAB Records, the occasional Jack Said What offshoot, and getting played by Mary Anne Hobbs and others. He’s part of The Firm. He’s Chad-muthafuckin-Jackson! Chad Jackson, Chad Jackson, Chad Jackson.

Quote from Irvine here - 

A lover not a fighter, Chad is what you’d call a good egg. Humble yet proud, passionate yet kind, a self-taught intellectual and a mighty fine DJ, he’s back once again with the ill behaviour to spurt love around the musical universe. Chad Jackson, Chad Chacksun, Jad Chacksun. 

‘Spread Love’ isn’t some sickly sweet schmaltz song. Released on Valentine’s Day, this kaleidoscopic techno missive will bring joy to any dancefloor. A gently gurgling, burbling bassline gives way to a mysteriously omnipotent force in the clouds urging us to “spread love” in a retrofuturist quasi-robotic voice. As night turns to day it kicks back in and powers home in a golden shower of glee. Drop it at the right moment and your crowd will start hugging each other.

There needs to be more love in this world. Spread Love.

Spread Love

Chad Jackson & Steve Mac - Spread Love

Mix Tape
Producer: Will Carmack, Fifty50 Studios, Dallas

WHERE YOU GOING NOW by Max

Where you going now?
Do you even know?
Sometimes life can get you down.
I want you to know,
I will see you through.
Look inside your mind
And you will find,
Love will see you through.

In blue skies there is cold rain.
And true love comes with heartaches.
I know we are going to make it somehow.
For every moment you need,
Anything you need I will be there for you.
Say your love is true.
One life to live,
And one love to give,
Won’t you share a dream with me now.
For every moment you need,
Anything you need I will be there for you.

Where you going now?
Do you even know?
Sometimes life can get you down.
I want you to know,
I will see you through.
Look inside your mind
And you will find,
Love will see you through.

Lucky

Where You Going Now

As I embarked on this project of creating the Electra Suite, I started reading about the character Electra to see if I wanted to go with the Greek tragedy or the Marvel character and I decided they were both the same character; she is not a happy character. The Marvel character reforms a bit but the one in the Greek tragedy just gets the Furies dancing over her. This movement is the entrance of Clytemnestra, Electra's mum, who murdered her husband Agamemnon.

The Electra Suite

Electra Suite Movement 2; Clytemnestra

Electra Suite Movement 2; 'Clytemnestra'

Rebels (with Maor Benny & Valty)

Remix of the Song We Ain’t Here For Long by Nathan Dawe made by LessLax (Repost Exchange Contest). 
	
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We Ain’t Here For Long - LessLax Remix

Nathan Dawe - We Ain’t Here For Long - LessLax Remix

Nathan Dawe - We Ain't Here For Long (Philipp Emanuel Remix)

Supersonic

The Cord (Vocal Edit)

KIELBASA

25 years young - 🇧🇷

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