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AEON 001CD
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Sidetracking is Jona's inventive, diverse debut album. Created over the course of two highly creative years, Sidetracking features studio collaborations with some of Jona's musician and producer friends to complement the album's solo productions. Driven by his desire to explore new sound perspectives and ideas, Jona has carefully forged his career path by consistently creating exciting and forward-thinking music. His previous outings on Alex Niggemann's Aeon label, including "Traffic" on Lost Tapes Volume 1 (2014), have seen him fine-tune his own unique sound. By incorporating a wide range of styles into his tracks, Jona strives to break down unnecessary boundaries and ignite that hallowed dancefloor flame. It is therefore no wonder that his solo and collaborative creations for Sidetracking have yielded such stimulating aural delights. "Microcosm," with its subtly mesmeric intro and snappy, swinging percussive energy, is the perfect introduction to the spiraling, glitchy ambience of "Descent into the Abyss." Rue de Plaisance label founder Varoslav, a Parisian of Czech origin, brings his heartfelt creative energy to the gentle chiming chug of "Over and Out," the album's first collaborative venture. "The Chase," a studio jam with the somewhat mysterious Usio (whose 2013 Kuwa Huru album on Studio Barnhus (BARN 012LP) deserves attention from everyone), features an utterly compelling Afrobeat-influenced percussive groove topped with swirling, funk-fueled stabs and strings; mesmerizing, melodious piano; and a large helping of pure hip-swinging goodness heavily influenced by the jazz music with which Jona was so in love during his formative years. The funk factor explodes when Bolivian percussionist Daniel Aguilar unleashes his skills on Jona's stripped-back, bass-heavy "Drive." The filmic qualities and ambient beauty of "Detachment" show yet another side to Jona's diverse compositional palette, complemented perfectly by Italian pianist Giovanni Verga's delicate touch. Jona has found a kindred spirit in David K (Cocoon, Souvenir), and their combined creative energy sparks with joyous abandon on "Space Jungle," setting the scene perfectly for Jona's bubbling solo excursion "The Temple." The dubbed-out skank of "Transmission Breakdown" sees Jona's experimental creative juices in full flow, as he teams up with Edinburgh-based digital composer and sound artist Dave House (aka The Reverse Engineer) for a delightfully hazy downtempo jam that flows perfectly into "Hidden Away," the album's stunning, melancholic finale, once again featuring Verga's keyboard wizardry.
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AEON 020EP
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Jona presents Sidetracking - Part 1: Prologue, preceding his 2016 Sidetracking album (AEON 001CD). "The Chase" features Usio (Studio Barnhus) for a compelling Afrobeat-influenced groove topped with mesmerizing, chiming piano and swirling, funk-fueled stabs and strings; Speaking Minds (Simone Sinatti and Marco Paladin) remix it into a futuristic technoid disco demon. For the delightfully hazy downtempo jam of "Transmission Breakdown," Jona teams up with Edinburgh-based digital composer and sound artist Dave House aka The Reverse Engineer; Manchester's Marcus Intalex aka Trevino takes the track on a magical excursion filled with subtle, hypnotic, evolving energy and anchored with an irresistible, pulsating bassline throb.
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LEENA 022EP
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Jona presents a three track strong EP that brings together a variety of musical themes. While "Drifting Away" and title track "This Time" both have grooving bass lines perfect to shake up the dancefloor, "Resonate" has layers of drifting synths, creating more of a dreamy summer's day atmosphere. A debut release from an artist that you'll see a lot more of in the future.
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GPM 068EP
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Get Physical's Belgian protégé strikes again with a release that brings together deepness and contemporary beat programming, more evidence that he's one of Europe's finest new producers for this refreshing style of warm and melodic club tunes. The title track starts off gradually, first as a mournful electronic soundscape that recalls Carpenter-esque soundtracks as well as early '90s trance moods. With an unexpected, elongated break down and a persuasive, pulsing rhythm, this slice of modern Detroit trance will please all dancefloors. "Smart Cats vs. Dumb Dogs" features more house-based beats, accompanied by a resonating and jumping bassline and evocative old school chords, telling a story of a cosy and organic place, somewhere in the past of the future.
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GPM 083EP
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Jona is back with Manta -- a sick, expertly crafted new EP. The title track is a peak-time club weapon, with a hard kickdrum, kinetic drum edits and pressurized FX while a dizzying synth motif ravishes the listener into submission. "Amon" is all rolling bass line, acidic synth cycles, crisp percussion, jump-up vocal samples and surging narcotic effects. "Exoplanet Dub" features addictive, zig-zagging melodies guaranteed to turn your dancefloor inside out.
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GPM 095EP
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Jona is back with his fourth release on Get Physical. At the core of "Take Five" is a warm, fluttering piano loop. Around these faintly jazzy chords is a percussive track which nods to the passion and polish of classic '90s house music. "Sunset" boasts a minimalist groove undercut by a raw bass line, tight snares and hi-hats. A dubbed-out organ makes way for a smoky saxophone sample. This is the arrival of night and all the possibilities it entails.
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SFR 027EP
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Hailing from Belgium, Jona incorporates a wide range of styles into his work, without confining himself to one particular sound. Having released on labels such as Get Physical & Planet E, he brings his own unique flare to this EP. "Air" nudges the listener along with dark, punchy analog bass beats and subtle, breezy melodies. "Fiction" is in a different vein, with haunting orchestral strings and a high-energy, acid-tinged bass line.
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SFR 019EP
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Guy Gerber's Supplement Facts is proud to present the Rise EP by Jona. This 12" continues to push the musical boundaries of the Supplement Facts sound, this time in the direction of a solid techno production in typical Jona fashion. Deep beat lines and long, stretched-out, chunky bass riffs elegantly piece together the cheeky highs throughout, making all mixes true peak-time dancefloor options.
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PE 65297EP
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"Jona says he's always trying to explore new ways of sounding... making emotions talk is what he calls it. He has been recording and releasing dance music for the past four years on labels such as Strobe, Fumakilla, Toys For Boys, Resopal Schallware and most popularly for Berlin's Get Physical. He also records under the alias' Carsen Denaso and Fandango. He has remixed M.A.N.D.Y., Booka Shade, Daso and others. His past productions have already appeared in the boxes of major DJs like Sven Väth and John Digweed as well as Laurent Garnier and Mylo. He's currently working on his first album that will be released on Get Physical, but before then he found time to give two very special dancefloor cuts to one of his heroes, Carl Craig. And here you have it: further proof that in terms of dancefloor damage, Planet E is unsurpassable in 2008, first Sebastien San, then Martin Buttrich and now Jona and things are just heating up. Dancing on Planet E never sounded better."
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FUMA 024EP
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"Fom the very first second he shows the right direction, 'Swamp' is walking the line between tech house and post-Detroitish sound structures. Warm and hypnotic fragments will be the new deadly weapon in early morning hours for sure, this chord monster demonstrates who is playing in the first league at the moment, it is Jona again, well known for his stunning tunes on labels like Get Physical, Resopal, Toys for Boys and for sure his incredible tune on Fumakilla called 'Tap Stroke' which appealed to everybody. On the flip, another pretty nice piece of music named 'Fields.' This one comes around with a nasty club-friendly formation, nice modulations and a peaktime guaranteed pretty little melody, spherical chords and a splendidly constructed drum work which gets directly to the point again. It seems Jona is the man of the hour, his idea of modern club music offers unequalled opportunities, swamp that thing, baby!"
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RSP 034EP
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"Bounding out from his musical roots, Jona takes off in his new release, showcasing his love for the more house orientated side of electronic music. After his last 12" on Get Physical and Strobe, Resopal signed this upcoming Belgian based artist for two fresh tracks that bring us the latest house sound and make the dancefloor go crazy. Both tracks are deeply quirling and bouncing along the microhouse sound, which we missed so long. The tracks appear in The Process by Oliver Koletzki and now we will release it on 12" nice cut vinyl. You will definitely hear more from Jona in the future."
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FUMA 019EP
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"Fumakilla venture in international artist directions this time. Up is newcomer Jonathan Troupin aka Jona (upcoming releases on Get Physical Music, etc), who delivers an easy (not lightweight!), clean and highly usable ultra-sturdy clicked out dance floor 2-tracker. 'Operation O' and 'Monjey Money' are both extremely well crafted ventures into pounding crunchy and hi densed fluffy minimal house. A cutting edge techfunk eclectism with high presence which has to be his signature sound by now and the sound system you play this on can just not be big enough. Jona tracks catch you from 'Outside In,' intense storming bleeped out electro house freakiness, with enough variation & stamina for a true dance floor bonanza!!! Jonathan Troupin was born in 1983 in Liège, Belgium. His background is technical (audio engineer since 2000) as well as musical (he has been playing the guitar for 12 years). He's not a 'one lucky shot' producer but always trying to explore new ways of sounding...making emotions talk."
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GPM 040EP
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This is the debut release by Belgian producer Jonathan Troupin, who will be a name to watch in 2006. The title track sets out a brave new order for electronic dance music, as Jona combines the gritty, dubby beats and glitchy percussion of Berlin's finest with a house swagger alien to most minimal music. He then proceeds to add in a soaring trance riff that subtly builds over the scuffled backing. "Learning From The Mistakes" is a future classic in waiting. On the flip, Jona takes more chances with "Full Pool," laying down an insidiously infectious blues rock guitar riff over squelchy beats and a bleepy electronic bassline. Equal parts classic rock and futuristic German studio engineering, The Learnings dares to go where no others have ventured.
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