Parisian youngster John Jastszebski’s new track La Toureille is a deep techno wonder reminiscent of the vitriolic sounds of Berlin techno. The trenchant beat and the syncopated percussion convey a heavy yet addictive atmosphere. Sounding timeless already, this pure, icy tune is definitely dance floor-bound.

B-side Funky Dreamer is a violent and sharp composition by French dj John Jastszebski. As a young but experimented artist, Jastszebski skillfully maintains tension and elation throughout the raw, hypnotic track. It is as straightforward as spontaneous, and leaves the listener wanting nothing but more!

 
A headlining act among the young and promising producers/djs of Paris, John Jastszebski, who previously studied cinema, now draws inspiration from cinematographic culture to create heavy house and techno sounds. Formerly a fan of hip-hop, a pioneer genre to disk jockeys of all sorts, John Jastszebski is now (and has been for the past ten years) mainly bound to all that is techno.

He primarily played in Bordeaux, where he resided before making way to Paris, where he quickly became resident dj at Le Tryptique (now Social Club), and for backstage parties in Batofar. Beginning with 2011, he also often plays at the famous Rex Club. He is now recognized as one of the most talented djs, not only in Paris, but worldwide.

John has released several EP on labels like Abstract Theory, Syncrophone, Baile Musik, Res Lab, Subversaal Musik, Deso Records, and Tools&Stuffs. His productions have received plenty of affirmation from established djs such as Luciano, Arnaud Le Texier, Richie Hawtin, Agoria, D’Julz, Laurent Garnier & Redmond, to name a few.

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Wax Treatment meets Version

Friday 19.11.10, 11pm, @ horst krzbrg, Tempelhofer Ufer 1
east caribbean food available from Cris’s Roadside Cuisine

It’s always a good chance to get cool records at a very affordable price. Better come early, it’s gonna be packed!

The Diggin Days sale will take place on Saturday and Sunday between 12 o’clock a.m. and 9 o’clock p.m. During these opening hours HHV will provide a free checkroom where you’ll be able to store your bags etc. During the day they’ll have a bar open, a bbq and some fine music will be playing. On Saturday night there will also be a big party at the cassiopeia called “Born2Roll”. On three floors the DJs Dejoe, Dister, Han Shock and Roxy One will play their sets ranging from hip hop to funk and soul to club classicpeia.

Can you dig it? Yes you can!

A UK company called And Vinyly is offering people the chance to press their ashes in a vinyl recording of their own voice, their favourite tunes or their last will and testament. Minimalist audiophiles might want to go for the simple option of having no tunes or voiceover, and simply pressing the ashes into the vinyl to result in pops and crackles.

The company was founded by Jason Leach, who co-founded the techno group and record label Subhead in the 1990s and has since founded a number of other labels, including House of Fix, Daftwerk and Death to Vinyl.

Leach explained to Wired.co.uk that there were a number of factors that made him launch the service, including thinking that he was “getting a bit old” and “might not be invincible”. His mother also started working at a funeral directors, which brought the whole funeral process closer to home. A third prompt was when he saw a TV programme that showed someone in America putting their ashes into fireworks, which made him think about how he might want to be remembered. And, he says, “It’s a bit more interesting than being in a pot on a shelf.”

How does it work?
The process of setting human ashes into vinyl involves a very understanding pressing plant. Basically the ashes must be sprinkled onto the raw piece of vinyl (known as a “biscuit” or “puck”) before it is pressed by the plates. This means that when the plates exert their pressure on the vinyl in order to create the grooves, the ashes are pressed into the record.

The site has a very irreverent style and operates under the strapline “live on from beyond the groove”. One of Leach’s family stories, he tells Wired.co.uk, suggests why he has a practical attitude to people’s ashes.

He explains how he went out on a boat with his family members to sprinkle the ashes of his grandfather into the sea. His uncle “released them on the wrong side of the boat and so the ashes went all over us.” Apparently the same thing happened to his father, too!

And Vinyly also offers personalised RIV (Rest In Vinyl) artwork — the simple version just carries your name and your life span, or you can have your portrait painted by artist James Hague, using your ashes mixed into the paint.

The basic package costs £2,000 and comprises of the standard artwork along with up to 30 ash-flecked discs with whatever sounds you choose, lasting a maximum of 24 minutes.

Extras include “Bespook Music”, where artists from The House of Fix and www.daftwerk.com write a song especially for you and global distribution of your record in vinyl stores.

The main challenge is choosing the music. Leach says: “It’s difficult to think of what to put on your record because you want it to be the best album you can imagine.”

What would he have on his own record? “I would definitely have a recording of my own voice as well as some ‘sound photos’ of places that are important to me and then I would have some of my own music on there. It’s something I’m working on.”

Sunday 29.8.10, 6pm, @ horst krzbrg, Tempelhofer Ufer 1. East caribbean food available from Cris’s Roadside Cuisine

In the meantime you can enjoy the lastest Wax Treatment Podcasts.

Errorsmith, Tatjana, DJ Pete, Mark Ernestus w/ Tikiman will warm you up with some deep and cosy bass-sounds straight outta the Killasan Soundsystem.

And if you hungry, try Cris’s caribbean sandwiches – that’s always a good choice ;)

* There are brand new Record Store Day 2010 t-shirts and a commemorative poster available at www.recordstoreday.com. The shirts are a pretty, calming blue-purple-grayish thing for the men and ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb red for the ladies. The poster was designed and handscreened by Chapel Hill NC poster artist Ron Liberti and is super-limited.  (Also, we have a few 2009 “classic” shirts left, and they are on sale right now too)

We also recommend our very own Vinyl Kills MP3 classic T-Shirts for this day.

* Record Store Day has appointed a new Ambassador for 2010, and you should see what he has to say. Ambassador Joshua Homme  (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Them Crooked Vultures) has produced an explanatory little video about Record Store Day and why it’s so important. We think it’s a must-see. Check it out on www.recordstoreday.com

* Are you a tweeter?. Record Store Day is on Twitter as @recordstoreday  Follow & join the fun by answering question of the week, like this week’s:  “What’s your favorite guilty pleasure album?”  (They’re on Facebook too.)

* Record Store Day releases have caused an even bigger buzz this year than in the past few years—and those years were buzzy-buzzy. There are more than 150 pieces being released just for Record Store Day this year, and you can find a list at www.recordstoreday.com. You’re gonna find something(s) you can’t live without, but remember that not every store will bring in every thing, and even if they could, most of these are limited so check with your local stores and strike up a conversation. Let them know what you’re dying to get your hands on!

* Also over at www.recordstoreday.com (gosh, that site has it all, huh?) there’s a great contest up right now where you can win a Record Store Day prize pack from Zoom, Samson and Record Store Day. They’ve got even more contests lined up to unleash in the weeks to come, so check back often. Can’t win if you don’t enter! Duh.

Finally, keep in mind what Record Store Day is all about—supporting your local indie record stores. I’d like to encourage you to check them out now, and after Record Store Day too, they’re really fun places to hang out. And while you’re at it, stop in at some other local merchants too. You can find almost anything you need at a locally owned retailer.

Have a great week!

Tatjana,  MMM (live) Mark Ernestus w. Tikiman, DJ Pete & Mackjiggah will warm your heart  with some deep and cosy bass-sounds straight outta the Killasan Soundsystem. And if you still feel cold, try Cris’s caribbean sandwiches – that’s always a good choice ;)

Horst Krzbrg – Tempelhofer Ufer 1