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Jondi
& Spesh
Origin:
Jondi: Oakland,
Berkeley,
SF, Davis; Spesh: Bay Area
Years Playing: Jondi:15 years; Spesh:17 years
Style: Lots of progressive, breaks
and
anything else that makes us move.
Affiliation: Jondi
& Spesh | Loöq
Records | Qoöl
| Spundae
Records |
Audio: The
Answer | Back
Alive | World In Motion
The
track/DJ/party that made me want to be a DJ was:
Jondi: Qoöl
&
Spesh, for years I didn't DJ but only produced, but it looked
really
fun so I gave it a go and went to Spesh's DJ boot camp.
Spesh: For me it was back in the '80s, hearing
DJs like
Steve Masters mix on the radio. I was already buying tracks on
12",
and I became obsessed with figuring out how it all worked. Doc
Martin
was the DJ who made house music click for me.
Influences:
Jondi: The Doors, Led
Zeppelin,
Depeche Mode, New Order, Talking Heads, Art of Noise, Psychic TV,
KLF,
LFO, Eric B. & Rakim, James Holden.
Spesh: Sasha &
John
Digweed, New Order, Laurent Garnier, D-Train, Doc Martin, The
Buzzcocks,
and a thousand other bands, DJs, artists. I think I absorb
something
from everything I'm exposed to.
I got my first break:
Jondi: signing the first
track
I ever finished to a San Francisco dance music label (Megatech),
then
joining the Trip 'n Spin label collective.
Spesh: Around 1991 when Martel asked me to play
at
his new party, "Release" every Saturday night.
Some DJs I like playing with are:
Jondi: Hyper D,
Hoj,
James Zabiela, Jerry Bonham, Jax, and Pia D.
Spesh: Any of the Qoöl residents. A few
more
on the local tip would be Tyler Reed, DJ Splice, Scott Carrelli, D
Spurlock, or anyone else with good taste and good skills.
Favorite thing about the SF scene:
Jondi: Freaks and
phreaqs!
Spesh: There are so many parties to choose from
every
night.
Least favorite thing about the SF scene:
Jondi:
After-hours licenses for
venues are hard to get.
Spesh: There are so many parties to choose from
every
night.
My favorite SF party is/was:
Jondi: Qoöl
(self-serving,
I know, but it's true).
Spesh: Qoöl for
sure.
Can I pick more? Sweet, Spundae, Opel.
My favorite Club to play in is:
Jondi:
111 Minna, but Sikamikanico in Oslo was really fun.
Spesh: There are so many really good ones, I
can't
decide. Sorry!
If
I could put together MY dream music festival, the Entertainment
would
be:
Jondi: White Stripes,
Postal
Service, Dntel, Autolux, Massive Attack, Radiohead, Jondi &
Spesh,
Jonathan Lisle, James Holden, Momu.
Spesh: A two-day mixture of bands and DJs would
be
fun. Day 1: New Order, John Digweed, Moby, Momu, Jondi &
Spesh,
Adam Freeland. Day 2: Infusion, Sasha, Grayarea, Green Velvet,
Underworld,
Hardfloor.
If I couldn't play records I would probably be a
professional:
Jondi:
gambler,
but probably not a successful one.
Spesh: Chef.
I want to thank these people for helping me get
this
far:
Jondi: my wife
Kia,
Spesh, Mark Musselman, Jackie von Treskow, Megan James, Christian
Matthews,
everyone at 111 Minna, all Qoölios, my family, all my
roommates
and girlfriends over the years who have more or less tolerated me
learning
how to make and play music.
Spesh: Astrid (my wife),
Jondi, Jackie von Treskow, Megan James, Xian,
John Digweed, Martel Toler, Eiming Jung, all
SF's underground scenesters, and Astrid one
more time because I can't thank her enough!
My motto
is:
Jondi: The nature
of
the self is illusory and ephemeral. And it's probably a good idea
to
skip that fourth glass of whiskey.
Spesh: To be responsible to myself and those that
I
love. Also to always keep music in my life somehow.
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