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  9. 1999-02-12 - Judge Jules, Studio Session

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    I feel the same way as you Krump, I am sooooooo glad I was there, but I also think was it just a special time, or will the kids breaking into it now, have tunes from NOW as their special tunes in years to some.

    1999 was f***ing awesome though, IMO, I did think it was just memories etc but the more I re-listen to my stuff from that year and around, but mainly that actual year, my whole body just melts to the music. I can remember specific nights out where I heard certain tunes, and they are the best memories of clubbing I'll ever have.

    Jules was GOD in 1999 I reckon!

    I was 18 in 1999 so timed it perfect. I remember working every night after college (a levels) for 4 hours to save up for tunes and lost weekends. I used to get paid weekly aswell so it never lasted long. I used to get £120.00 a week, more than nearly all my mates! I used to spend about £30 a week on vinyl, about £20 train tickets to get to sheffield and about £40-50 on going out. Cos i worked on saturdays i used to have to finish work at 1800hrs, grab clothes, get my mates rounded up and we'd get the earliest train we could. Of course, we always had Jules saturday show on the walkman whilst heading up to Sheffield, Media or to Cream. I have fond memories of literally being a vegetable on the way home though and seeing the other people that had been out clubbing with disco dirted up "wookies" (remember them?) and what not, they were some tired moments, but god they were special times, i sorely miss them.

    That was pretty much my weekends too!

  10. Judge Jules to leave Radio 1.

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    this is sad news indeed, but as most have already said, its been a while coming, even i said it last year that his time was coming to an end.

    What worries me, is Tong will be next, but who on earth do they replace him with? There is no one who immediately springs to mind except Dave Spoon (His in new dj's we trust shows were excellent and vastly underrated). Radio 1 needs to keep house dj's at least, if they are phasing out trance djs. If Tong goes, i can safely say i will no longer be listening to Radio 1 at all.

    But anyway, Jules...what a legend. Calvin Harris recently tweeted about this, and it summed it up perfectly. He said "if it werent for Judge Jules old friday + Saturday night shows, I would never have got into dance music". So true, and its something i think that resonates with all of us. We all remember Jules from 98-2001 being his best years. On his day, there was no one that could touch him. I've had many a good night out listening to Jules, and the radio shows, timeless!

    Radio 1 are a strange bunch, they seem to think they know what people want, but do they? I'm very surprised that Skream & Benga are the replacements. Dubstep to me, is urban music, so why are they not on 1Xtra? This is what annoys me, they have a dedicated "black music" station, so why not keep it all uniform?

    I think to say farewell, i'd like Jules to play his personal favourites, mixed in with some banter about his memories from certain times etc.

    Jules, thanks for opening my ears to house music, and getting me into it all. Thanks for the memories and those 1999-2000 radio shows, they were truly epic.

    I think the problem there is that Jules said in his diary about 12-18 months ago that he'd got rid of most of his vinyl. He stated that he'd converted some of his old favourites to MP3 - but I suspect the ones that he's converted are the classics that he still regularly plays now - Kristine Blond - Love Shy, Lost Witness - Happiness Happening, Green Martian Industry, etc. I suspect the really dated and/or lesser known tunes are long gone.

    I do think he'll finish off with a special show though playing some of his favourites throughout his Radio 1 career - or he may even play snippets from previous shows, such as some of the outside broadcasts, etc.

    There are also rumours that he's being given an Essential Mix as a "goodbye" too - so hopefully that is the case, and he'll play a set of some of his favourite "trademark" tunes. I'd love to hear him dig out something like Altitude - Excession, The Clergy - Saints & Sinners, Citizen Caned - The Journey, JamX & De Leon - Can U Dig It & DJ Elite - That Fuct Camera. All tunes that you could refer to as "Jules tunes".

    Yeah, despite Jules not being the DJ that he once was, and not my cup of tea at all for the past 3 years - overall, he's still my favourite DJ of all time.

    One of his main criticisms over the past few years has been his mixing and lack of set flow - but 10-12 years ago, that's where Jules stood out from the rest. He'd think nothing of doing a really long, 2-3 minute mix that sounded absolutely genius. He'd also not be afraid of pulling off 'risky' mixes - you know the ones, mixes where you'd never expect two tunes to go together. Mixes that other DJs simply wouldn't even dare to attempt - yet Jules would pull it off with ease and make it sound amazing. He's also one of the very few DJs that, throughout his career, has never been afraid to play a variety of genres in one set - he'd often play his old pacey Euro-House sound, Trance, Tech-Trance and Techno all in one set - yet make the set flow perfectly with none of the genres sounding out of place.

    Jules was very unique in his DJ'ing style. If you turned up to a club not knowing who was on the line-up, you'd instantly know Jules was playing without even seeing him simply through hearing the tunes that were playing - the sound that us Jules fans referred to as "The Jules Sound". Generally, fast-paced, 'fun', bouncy tunes of various genres that you could associate with him. He also wasn't afraid of his critics - if Jules felt that a tune was good, he played it - whether it was a more 'underground' Techno tune, a top 10 chart hit, or one of "those" bizarre tunes that he occasionally played throughout his career. Whether every DJ was playing it, or whether he was the only DJ in the world playing it. Whether it was signed to a massive label, or signed to a minor label that nobody had heard of. Whether a tune had had huge chart success or whether nobody had ever heard of it - Jules didn't care! He'd play them all.

    Thats why there will never be another Jules. Everything is far too serious these days. DJs have to have 'a sound'. DJs have to be a brand. DJs won't touch anything if its entered the charts. DJs won't touch anything if it could be regarded as "cheesy". Every DJ is playing the same tunes, and everyone knows what they are. None of that bothered Jules. Even today, 10-12 years on, there are still unidentified tunes from Jules's tracklistings because he was the only DJ playing them, and nobody knew what they were, or where they came from. That doesn't happen with DJs any more.

    Agree with all of this.

    For me I would always go to see Jules because back in the day he always played the bouncy banging tracks and I knew he would always rock it the most (with the odd clanger thrown in) This probably hasnt been the case the last few times I have seen him.

  11. Judge Jules to leave Radio 1.

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    Not been on here for a while so this has come as a bit of a shock - but i guess it says everything that I havent heard Jules' radio show for a very long time. It wasnt really the same when they took away Friday night shows and especially the live sets.

    I think its always sad when something that has been in your life for such a long time ends but think everyone on here will look back with great memories (especially 1998-2002 for me)

  20. Request - Jules Creamfields 1999

    in Judge Jules Audio

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    assuming it's the same set.... I got my copy from Mixriot :-

    http://www.mixriot.com/category/judge-jules/browse-show/broadcasts/bbc/radio-1/1999

    it's bloody massive though (320kbs rip, 261mb)

    I can split the mp3 and upload somewhere if you would like?

    Cheers mate thats brilliant! I downloaded all of the essential mix from the same night 4.5 hours = 385mb!!

    Im not sure if there is a limit on here but you could just split it in two, if not i'll just register at that site just to get it

  25. 2000-07-08 - Judge Jules, Radio1 Soundstage, Love Parade, Leeds (Part 2)

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    2000-07-08 - Judge Jules, Radio1 Soundstage, Love Parade, Leeds (Part 2)

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    BBC Radio 1

    Saturday, 8th July 2000

    Live from the 'Radio One Soundstage' at The Radio 1 Love Parade, Leeds
     

    01. Dj Fubar - 'Love Parade' [Dance Planet]

    02. Zombie Nation - 'Kernkraft 400' (DJ Gius Mix) [Transk]

    03. Mario Piu - 'Library' [Nukleuz]

    04. Planet Perfecto - 'Bullet In The Gun' (Saturday Mix) [Perfecto]

    05. Da Hool - 'Eichelrück' (MG Mix) [Additive]

    06. Oliver Klein - 'Rheinkraft' (Ian Wilkie Mix) [b Sides]

     

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