JUS WAN

Edit: new flyer, not so secret now! Stoked!

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:18:00 -0700

Edit: new flyer, not so secret now! Stoked!

DFRNT - Shortbus [Jus Wan Remix] - Out Now

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:29:00 -0700

My remix of DFRNT’s ‘Shortbus’ is out now digitally on his excellent EP ‘Emotional Response’. Due on vinyl sometime soon as well. Check it out here:

http://www.juno.co.uk/products/emotional-response/431490-01/

SF Weekly Interview

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:56:46 -0700

There’s an interview with myself, DJG and DJ Dials in the SF Weekly Music Blog: All Shook Down. Thanks to Tomas Palermo for making it happen!

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/06/sf_electronic_producers_djg_di.php

UPDATE: It’s out...

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:47:00 -0700

UPDATE: It’s out now:

http://boomkat.com/cds/414611-various-brownswood-brownswood-electric-2

And a little interview is here: http://www.datatransmission.co.uk/Features/883/

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My song “Miles Away” is being released on the Brownswood Electric 2 compilation in June. There´s a sampler here:

http://soundcloud.com/brownswood/brownswood-electr-c-2

And more info here:

http://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/brownswood-recordings/artists/brownswood-electric/.

nomnombass: “Computer games don’t affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we’d all be...

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:03:00 -0800

nomnombass:

“Computer games don’t affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we’d all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.”

- ~~Kristian Wilson, Nintendo Inc., 1989~~ - Marcus Brigstocke

Music and the Ego

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:46:00 -0800

I suppose it’s obvious I’ve been going through some weird times with music over the last year. It started with some feelings of resentment and anger about deals that didn’t work out and promises not kept. I had become very wrapped up in the “business” side of things, although not in the sense of wanting to make money necessarily. I have had some extraordinarily good luck with getting to release my music on some reputable labels and I guess that sort of gave me some unrealistic expectations about how things would be. I felt like if I wasn’t able to continue releasing music regularly, that I would be a failure. I also felt that if my music wasn’t well received by “the scene”, then that would also make my efforts futile.

Needless to say, these kind of feelings were very dismaying. I was frustrated because it had become clear that my motivations for creating music weren’t as pure as I had tricked myself into thinking they were. I have always told myself that I wouldn’t care whether or not I achieved “success”. That it would be purely for the joy of it and nothing else. I mean, I knew that some part of me craved attention and even thought I deserved it. But I tried to suppress those thoughts and just focus on making music that I loved.

During the process of creating a track, I would start off just messing around, trying to come up with an idea. Once something started sounding good, I would have to fight off my ego. It would be there, whispering “yeah, this ones good, people are really going to be into this one. so-and-so is definitely going to release it and then the gigs will come pouring in…” I would just try to ignore all of that and focus on creating sounds that I really loved, that gave me a giddy feeling when I listened to them after spending hours and hours in the middle of the night tweaking and massaging them into the perfect arrangement. This process would go on for days or weeks sometimes, and many times I would be able to tune out my ego completely. I think that is when I’ve done my best work. Those are the moments I strive for, where its just pure creation according to my own sensibilities without any concern for how others will perceive my work.

But the in between times are when the demons come out and start to gnaw on me. I begin to feel insecure, searching for some positive reactions from friends or contacts with similar tastes. Many times, I would find the praise I was looking for from trusted sources, and this would lead to feelings of hopefulness. My ego would be soaring, and since everything was feeling great, I wouldn’t notice that I had let it back in, failed to shut out the monster. And then later on, when all of my hopes and dreams started to turn into expectations, which inevitably wouldn’t come to pass, I would fall into a deep funk of depression and feel completely worthless.

This cycle has repeated itself many times and I sometimes feel a little schizophrenic. I am starting to get better at recognizing the source for all of the pain and misery, which in turn leads me to just focus on creating, forgetting about everything else. I haven’t figured out how to put my work out in the world without my ego getting out of control yet, but I think the bandcamp release was the closest I have gotten. I truly didn’t expect much of a response to it, despite really loving every track on it. I was feeling like it wasn’t right to just quit with all of this work sitting around, never to be heard outside of a small group. I figured, what the hell, can’t hurt anything since my “career” is basically dead already. Might as well just put it out there and see what happens. I will admit, the decision was made hastily late at night, and my judgement may have been a little impaired. However, that gave me the benefit of not having time to over-think it. I don’t regret the decision one bit.

All of the kind, thoughtful responses and donations I got from individuals meant so much to me, way more than any “scene” response could of. It made me regret my decision to quit a little, although I was resolved to stick to it, lest I be seen as a provocateur that would attempt to create some big drama purely to gain more attention. Maybe there was some element of that in my decision, but it certainly wasn’t a conscious thought. I just felt that if making music were going to leave me feeling this poorly, then I wanted no part of it any longer.

Eventually, I started to miss the creative process very much, and I started to brainstorm about other ways to get my fix. I did a little writing, some photography, and spent more time in the mountains and ocean. I thought that with enough time, I would just forget about making music, that I would get over it much like I had gotten over lost loves in my past. And maybe its true that I would have. However, one day I just decided to sit down and see if I still had it in me. I’m not really sure why, it was probably just a spontaneous decision, or even just a lapse of discipline. Much like an addict finally caving in to the urge to have a cigarette or a drink. The old ego still reared its ugly head, but I was able to see it coming and avoided the old pitfalls a little better. With practice, I hope to be able to work past it altogether.

Orange

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:08:00 -0800

Delusion

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 03:36:00 -0800

Bodega/Real Ting with Juakali

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:51:00 -0800

This is a bit of a late pass, but I figured I should post it up anyway. Juakali and I played at a Surefire event last year sometime and when I played the early version of this tune, he sounded awesome over it. So he decided to record some vocals. It turned out really well I think. The EP it came out on is available here:

http://www.junodownload.com/products/1633438-02.htm

Lyrics and liner notes:

http://www.facebook.com/notes/juakali/smoke-clears-ep-liner-notes-and-lyrics/442210451133

And, the original instrumental (unreleased until now):

Download

Big Up Magazine 2nd Bday

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:30:24 -0700

I’m playing records (thats right, vinyl only) this Friday at the Big Up Magazine bday party in San Francisco. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a gig and it will probably be the last one for a while. Should be fun! Hope to see some friends there: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154489701255946&index=1

Miles Away

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:28:00 -0700

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2010/10/interview-jus-wan.html

Free Tune

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:42:00 -0700

This tune that me and my french pal Florent made in 2008 is available for free now if anyone’s interested. It was supposed to come out on vinyl through Tube10 but I guess it wasn’t meant to be. People have told me its their favorite tune of mine, so I guess it can’t be all bad! Check it out and see for yourself.

http://juswansf.net/reasontolive.html

So long

Wed, 19 May 2010 16:00:53 -0700

I’m taking an extended hiatus from making music. Thanks to everyone whose been supportive of my efforts in the past. It’s been a fun ride and I’m very grateful for having had the chance to get my music heard. It’s hard to put in words why I’ve decided this, but there are other areas of my life that need attention and music is sort of an all-or-nothing pursuit for me. I don’t think I can give it the energy it would need to be worthwhile at this point.

Anyway, not trying to be dramatic, just figure there might be some people out there wondering whats happening. There aren’t any more planned releases unfortunately, due to lack of label interest and my own lack of desire/ability to release my music on my own. There are a couple of “maybes” in the works, but they are out of my hands at this point. Although I will update this space should anything come of those.

Cheers!

-Justin

Hotflush Podcast Tracklist

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:06:00 -0700

I did a mix for the Hotflush Podcast last year, and was just listening to it again and figured I’d post the tracklist since most of the tunes have been released by now.

Steve Foulds “Gentle Seduction” [DFRNT Remix]
Von D “Miss Maui” [Mr Lager Remix]
Jus Wan “Beyond”
Addison Groove “Footcrab” (Swamp 81)
A Bridge Far Away “Drift” [Grievous Angel Remix]
DJG “Apophenia” [Jus Wan Remix]
Jus Wan “Noir”
F “See The Light” (7even)
Jus Wan “Azure” [F Remix] (Pushing Red Dub)
Jus Wan “Azure” (Pushing Red)
Peverelist “Junktion” [Shed Remix] (Tectonic)
Jack Sparrow & Ruckspin “Blessings” (Pushing Red Dub)
DJG “Duality” (Pushing Red)
Von D “Chacha’s Leggings”
Silkie “Turvy” (Deep Medi)
Helixir “Let Me Drive Now” (7even)
Ike Release “Nature Manipulation”
Djunya “Crossroads”
DJG feat. Komodo “Bare Hands”
System “Red Click” (~Scape)

Download it here

Mala Interview

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:24:00 -0700

I really enjoyed reading this interview with one of the most talented and down to earth producers I know of. Big up Mala!

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1176

Locals Only on KUSF

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:03:00 -0700

1st Hour (Download)

2nd Hour (Download)

Locals Only is a semi-monthly show on local San Francisco college radio station KUSF showcasing only local music. I was invited down to play some of my music and to talk about some of the local artists that have inspired me. Big thanks to DJ Push for having me down!

Hour 1:

Broker/Dealer “Can’t Believe” (Asphodel 2003)
Kit Clayton “A Lack Of Callibration” (Drop Beat 1999)
Kit Clayton “Slarnex” [Octet EP] (Organised Noise 1998)
Abstract “Touch” (Tempa 2003)
Abstract “Generation” [SCO Mix] (Verde 2001)
Noel “Invasion” [Golden Gate Breaks LP] (Om 2003)
Jackie’s Army “Murther” (Voltage 2003)
DJG “Apophenia” (Tube10 2009)
Juju “Mogera” [Djunya Remix] (NarcoHz 2007)
DJG “Shadow Skankin” (NarcoHz 2008)
Djunya “Sub Sol” (NarcoHz 2008) - Gets cut off

Hour 2:

Juju “Iroko” (NarcoHz 002)
Matty G “One Step Forward” (War 2007)
Jus Wan “Glimmer”
Jus Wan “Beyond”
Jus Wan “Stand Dub”
DJG “Apophenia” [Jus Wan Remix]
Jus Wan “Action Potential” (Apple Pips 2008)
Jus Wan “QB41” (Naked Lunch 2009)
Jus Wan “Noir”
Jus Wan “Azure” (Pushing Red 2009)
Jus Wan “U43A”
Jus Wan & F “Untitled”
Jus Wan “Level”
Jus Wan “Coma Wall”
Jus Wan & F “Reason to Live”
Jus Wan “Connect”

Jose James - WARRIOR [Jus Wan Remix]

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:12:00 -0800

Jose James - WARRIOR [Jus Wan Remix]

F (7even Records) Mix for Your Time Radio

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:53:00 -0800

http://soundcloud.com/musicbyf/f-february-2010-studio-mix-for-your-time-radio

Tracklist :

The Sisters of Transistors - Solar Disco (Untold Remix) - ? (unreleased)
Ruckspin & Visionz - Give - Transistor (unreleased)
F - 0907 - 7even Recordings (unreleased)
Jus Wan - Azure (F Remix) - Pushing Red (unreleased)
Jus Wan - Stand Dub (unreleased)
Scuba - You Got Me - Hotflush (unreleased)
Pangaea - Sunset Yellow - Hessle Audio
Distal - Attempt @ Yellow - ? (unreleased)
Headhunter & Gatekeeper - Jellyfish - Transistor (unreleased)
F - Perspectives - 7even Recordings (unreleased)
Headhunter & Matt-U - The Chosen One - Black Box (unreleased)

I’m really excited for my next gig in San Francisco on February...

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:20:31 -0800

I’m really excited for my next gig in San Francisco on February 20th. 2562 is one of my favorite producers and his DJ sets are always eclectic and energetic. Going to be a fun one!

Azure/Dwell In Stores Now

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:25:00 -0800

Jus Wan - PUSHING RED 001
A. AZURE
AA. DWELL
*Full art promos in all great record stores & online shops now. Digital release soon on http://beatport.com

http://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/asp/RecordLabel.asp?Label=2940

http://www.juno.co.uk/labels/Pushing+Red+UK/

http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/search?SX=&ND=-1&Sort=NI&Lab=Pushing+Red

AUDIO:
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Support: DJG, Joe Nice, F, Headhunter, Untold, 2562, RSD, Komonazmuk, Rob Booth, Phaeleh