Picabia For Ipod
Psyché-dance & Anémic-Disco
Eater Sounds
Post-human-Magneto
Holographik-Mixer
Arty orgitorhinques
Répartisseur des matières
Futura-rock-spam-spam
Minimal-punk
Fumeur new wave
Prof de pets
Designer incohérent
DaDa vintage
Agent d'Ambiance
DJ for before.
philosophie directe.
Suprématist Conceptual Conversation.
Knack Poetry.
Electro God'pig Art.
Rock'n Banana.
Electrik Camembert.
Buffalo Bill and Abstract/Donal Judd.
Tuba Poésia sonora .
Color Guerilla maximal Pouik-Pouik.
Crème fraîche Performance.
Drawing Bruitism Space.
Kaos Zen.
Pulp action.
Danseur sur vitre.
Love-sculpture.
Broken Musik.
Théoricien de la non-théorie.
Dragqueen rurale.
Peintre anal saisonnier.

Louche, lugubrious lounge lizard with a Punk heart \\\\\\\ Stop Haunting Me was included at Cannes Film Festival 2015  vimeo.com/121281959 as part of short film Bardo 

Alternative Ballad Singer lounging in the depths of some kind of Noir lair, lighting his way through the smokey shadows (to the bar) with shimmering torch songs. Epic haunting ballads to exhilarating Spector-esque art-pop sounds resound.

The band's boozy base was on the Holloway Rd, North London (down road from Joe Meek's old studio).



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Influences include; Scott Walker, Portishead, Lynch, Johnny Hartman.

Live shows have been supported by a 7-piece band including viola & violin, upright bass, tremelo guitar/backing voc, keys, drums/percussion.

Fans include the Pet Shop Boys who said Dexter is 'how Lana Del Rey should have sounded'. In other incarnations Dex worked with James Ford, Andrew Weatherall, Peter Hook, Trevor Jackson.

Welcome. 

For lots more edits that are not on Soundcloud please visit https://ole-smokey.bandcamp.com

I spent the four decades that I’ve waffled on about below, soaking up all the musical goodness that informs my sets today. I was always record collecting, but never thought about DJing, but that would all change when I visited San Francisco in 92. Little did I know that I wouldn’t be coming back for 11 glorious years. There I met Eddie O’Callaghan (former co-promoter of the Garden Festival in Croatia) and together we put on many club nights and events, the flagship being the Bulletproof Boat Parties. 

During those years Bulletproof welcomed countless DJ’s and bands to it’s parties including Mark Farina - DJ Shadow – Galliano - DIY – Gilles Peterson – Marquess Wyatt - Rockers HiFi - Derek Carter – Coldcut - Wicked – DJ Food – Frankie Feliciano – Greyboy and the Greyboy Allstars to name a few. I also had a residency at Mushroom Jazz playing alongside Mark Farina, DJ Is, Thomas (Then Wicked, now Rub n Tug) and George (Behind the Post Office)

When I returned to the UK in 2003 I pretty much retired from DJing, but worked for Eddie at the Magnet nightclub in Liverpool Booking the DJ and Band nights. When Eddie moved out to Croatia in 2005 to plant the seeds for the Garden Festival with Nick Colgan I went out to give them a hand and became a Resident DJ at the Garden Festival for many years. I have also been a guest at various gigs around the UK including Mr Scruff’s Tea Tent, The Devil’s Jukebox and The One Deck Sessions at Electrik 

If music be the food of love... play on brother!

Some of the ingredients along the way that have inspired and influenced the recipe.... 1970 - 1990

Led Zep 3 (first album I bought 1970) - Ziggy Stardust (first 45 I bought 1972) – David Bowie and Roxy Music on Top of the Pops 1972 - James Brown’s “The Payback” (first James Brown album I bought 1973) – Kool and the Gangs Wild & Peaceful (the second funk album I bought 1973) - Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon tour (Empire Liverpool 1974) - Bowie’s Station to Station tour (Earls Court 1976) – The Sex Pistols’ Never Mind The Bollocks, The Clash’ White Riot, the Stranglers’ Rattus Norvegicus and The Damneds’ New Rose in 1977 –Iggy Pop Live at Colston Hall Bristol 1977 – Ian Durys live at the ? 1978 - The Blitz club 1979 - Buying Planet Rock, Walking on Sunshine and The Message from Groove Records in Soho 1982 – Art Blakey, Airto and Roy Ayers live at Ronnie Scotts - Grandmaster Flash perforforming Adventures on the Wheels of Steel at the Venue London 1984 – Flim Flam v Meltdown (later Coldcut) at the Harp Club New Cross 1984 - Afrikaa Bambaataa at the Hacienda 1984 – Gil Scott Heron at the South Bank - Monday Jazz night and Black Market Fridays at the Wag Club (‘81-‘86) - Tom Waits at the Apollo (1981) The Dominion (1985) Hammersmith Odeon (1987) – The JB’s at the Town and Country Club London 1988 - Dirtbox and many, many warehouse “raves” (’81-’86) at places like Battlebridge Rd and Clink St years before the House music phenomenom arrived with a bang with the likes of Shoom – Norman Jay’s High on Hope and Shake and Fingerpop nights - Soul II Soul DJing at the Africa Centre – Sonny Rollins at the Royal Festival Hall 1989 - Tribe Called Quest, Pharoah Sanders, Roy ayers, Galliano, Brand New Heavies and Steve Williamson at the Jazz Weekender Camber Sands 1990 - Gilles Peterson and Patrick Forge at the legendary Talkin’ Loud Sunday sessions at Dingwalls (‘87-’90) where you could hear Tribe Called Quest followed by Yusef Lateef’s Brother John and no one would leave the dancefloor! 

“What a Long Strange Trip It's Been”

I’m just glad I was along for the ride!

A wee bit of funk, a wee bit of soul, a wee bit of disco and a wee bit of whatever else I fancy.

Joining the dots between dub, funk, disco & house. No specific genres, eras, musical fads or other such nonsense. Just a celebration of grooves that tickle your hips and soothe your soul.

DJ Bookings & remix/production enquires: jonathan.moore1@gmail.com


JB Newman & The Black Letter Band bring you a shot of Haunting, Bluesy Rock'n'Roll with a surreal poetic twist from the depths of London UK. 'Like a roadhouse band from a Lynch movie'.

We have just finished our debut 11-track album, which was almost entirely recorded in a single 6 hour studio session earlier in 2013. 

We are releasing the first few tracks as a series of singles & EPs through the latter half of 2013

Direct any further queries to contact@jbnewman.co.uk

Picabia for Ipod
Psyché-dance & Anémic-Disco
Eater Sounds
Post-human-Magneto
Holographik-Mixer
Arty orgitorhinques
Répartisseur des matières
Futura-rock-spam-spam
Minimal-punk
Fumeur new wave
Prof de pets
Designer incohérent
DaDa vintage
Agent d'Ambiance
DJ for before.
philosophie directe.
Suprématist Conceptual Conversation.
Knack Poetry.
Electro God'pig Art.
Rock'n Banana.
Electrik Camembert.
Buffalo Bill and Abstract/Donal Judd.
Tuba Poésia sonora .
Color Guerilla maximal Pouik-Pouik.
Crème fraîche Performance.
Drawing Bruitism Space.
Kaos Zen.
Pulp action.
Danseur sur vitre.
Love-sculpture.
Broken Musik.
Théoricien de la non-théorie.
Dragqueen rurale.
Peintre anal saisonnier

Hailed as a “music guru” by Rolling Stone and cited among the “world’s Top DJ’s” by The New York Times, J.PERIOD is a master of his craft: a musical storyteller whose work bridges cultures, generations and styles.

As a DJ & Producer, J.PERIOD's resume boasts collaborations with GRAMMY® winners Nas, Kanye West, Common, John Legend, The Roots, Q-Tip, Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige and Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda on the Billboard #1 album, The Hamilton Mixtape.

His extensive roster of collaborators, combined with a visionary approach to musical storytelling, have earned comparisons to both DJ Khaled and Ken Burns and most recently, a prestigious post as a founding member of The Kennedy Center's Hip Hop Culture Council. “Make no mistake,” says DJ Booth, “as to the power of J.PERIOD’s impact and influence on hip hop culture.”  Music icon Questlove (The Roots, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon) calls J.PERIOD “the most creative mixtape producer of all-time.”

J.PERIOD’s work has also been featured in film and TV (American Gangster, NBA Inside Stuff, The Doctor), earning an EMMY®.  His groundbreaking work as Music Supervisor for the Brooklyn Nets’ debut Barclays Center was lauded as “the new standard” for music in the NBA arena.

For more: http://JPERIOD.com

Ninja Tune has established itself as one of the world’s leading independent record labels. Now a bonafide global music institution, synonymous with diverse, uncompromising releases and equally visionary artists—from breaking-through to GRAMMY-winning, internationally acclaimed acts—committed to pushing the boundaries of music.

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