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Now up on Youtube. Sound is pretty poor, but Jules appeared to be loving it. No (from the bits I listened to) dreaded 'samples' either. Played it slightly safe tune wise, which i suppose was inevitable with the hour set, but still good to see, nonetheless. It appeared to be universally lauded by fans and djs alike on twitter after the event.

Oakey famously was handed this while playing a gig, and immediately played -twice- in his set after listening to it there and then (which was a major rarity due to the masses of cds handed to the dj at the time). He then snapped it up for Perfecto instantly. I will absolutely contribute to this. Major props to Jules for this too. Will come up with one of the less obvious classics that just scream 'Jules' to me later. Tempted to pick one of the old techno, dave the drummer stuff he used to drop, just for the hell of it. Must say, can't see many other big djs agreeing to playing a tracklist like this picked by others, for fear of getting tunes they wouldn't want, or don't fit with their curret 'sound'. Massive kudos and thanks to Jules.

Anyone see it? He seems to have some sort of contract with them, always seems to be on it on various shows. But he was on a one hour, no-ad show of him dj'ing for an hour last night. And Clubland+Jules dj set..... it actually wasn't bad. Still feel s the need to play samples over near every tune, though not the 'somebody scream' ones, more 'I have a dream' speech, 'Jack had a groove', and some cringe like 'I'm looking for Molly'. I dunno why he persists with it, but it's been done to death I suppose. The set itself surprised me. Decent trance, some techy hints, some cheese, before he loses it in the last ten mins with some EDM crap. Bar the samples and the last ten mins, it was a reminder to me that he still can pick a tune. No 140 stuff, granted, but does he ever hit that tempo anymore? Tuned in expecting to be watching through my fingers, ended up cranking the volume for large parts. Maybe my expectations were just so low, I dunno!

I was lucky enough to see Jules in his 'prime'. Exact dates are hazy, but the sets memorable. He came to our local nightclub (The Grill, Letterkenny, Ireland) at the beginning of his explosion at the early part of 99. I was unable to make it as I worked in another club at the time, (and was still underage, not by much though). The night went down in legend. People dancing on tables, refusing to go home. He opened with 'Flat Beat' (when it was still brand new) and completely destroyed the place. Still hear people talk about it till this day. I vowed that I'd never make the mistake again. He came back on an unfashionable sunday night in August the same year. The club had a capacity of around 2000 and tickets had sold out weeks in advance. I'd heard of ticketless people trying to break in! Made sure I wouldn't miss this, and he didn't disappoint. It was the first time I'd seen the 'superstar dj' phenomenon in action. And felt it myself, if I'm honest. He needed bouncers all around the dj booth due to the amount of people just wanting to slap his hand! He- every so often- would look up from the decks, single out an outstretched hand among the twenty or so straining to reach him, slap it, then put the head down again to concentrate. It was immense, if I'm honest. I remember noticing his 'quirks' which I thought were awesome at the time- the blessing himself on a breakdown, hands on head, pointing to the sky etc. And I was hooked. The tunes were a bit more experimental than those you would hear on his shows, but nontheless, an amazing night. Homelands Ireland in September was next (the audio is on this site). This was completely different to the club setting, but amazing all the same. Jules was on at five in the evening, I wondered how it would fare. He banged it out from start to finish. The place was like nothing I've ever seen since atmosphere wise. Just bananas. I think I've said before on this site, but much as we were all indulging in all sorts of 'artificial enhancers' at the event, I could swear Jules was too. He was just like one of us, absolutely loving it. His mixing was iffy to say the least at times which when viewing him live, was understandable. Standout memories were Spoiled and Zigo, Beatbox and playing Horny Horns (which I never was fond if really) and an idiotic mate of mine scaling the scaffolding with an airhorn to play an accompliment to the tune, with Jules acknowledging him, before the security inevitably cut short the performance. Just an immense mad day, with Jules being the highlight. I next saw him in 2001 (I think) and it was a weird Tuesday night for some reason, but it was still packed, although not with the same levels of hysteria as seen before. I loved it, he played mainly a set of tunes which would make up the 'Clubbed' cd, although with it being a Tuesday, Jules was playing an earlier set and finishing at one rather than closing the night. I asked him when he was leaving and he said he'd a 7:30 flight the next morning. Fair enough. This was the last time I was passionate about seeing him and went away so enthusiastic about him. Saw him a fair few times since, but never left me with the same impression. The most recent being in 2012, and to be honest, it left me flat. So much so, that he's been back since and I didn't go, which I never thought I'd see. Still, he's been a massive influence to me musically, and I'm glad I was able to be part of it. Wouldn't swap these memories for the world. Great topic, by the way.

So, Pioneer are to launch a turntable soon, from what I've seen they have the exact same lay-out and functions of the good old Technics. I read somewhere that they don't have a USB input (surprisingly), but the whole thing is still a bit of a mystery as yet. So what do you make of it? Good for the purists, or just another cynical money move now that Technics are obsolete (which they -indirectly- contributed to)? Personally, I'm skeptical. I don't like the way they rammed stuff down our throats and pandered to making dj'ing as easy as possible (synch buttons on decks for example). A cd-less CDJ is next on the cards apparently. I think it's just another cash cow prime for milking for them.

Saw Jules mention that the other day. I physically shuddered. I see Jules getting on the 'deep' house bandwagon that's going around at the mo too. I find it all very samey and, well, a bit dull really.

Superb mate, thank you so much. Always love any new audio from Jules' golden years. On the dl now. Thanks again.

'Somebody scream'...........

I'll give it another listen mate. Didn't immediately strike me as familiar though.

The id on the Jules mix is Lunatic Asylum, Meltdown 2000 (Kaycee Mix). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq-AZ7RoAwc

Few off the top of my head; Tocas Miracle, Bullet In The Gun, Spiller Groovejet, and what personally think is up there with the best tunes anyway, despite the cheese factor, Rui Da Silva touch Me. I'm sure I'll think of more later.

It's all usb's now, with some cds for back up, he said recently.

Jules said on his recent round-up: 'Be sure to tune in on Friday 7th September, for a musical journey through my current sound intertwined with a few delicate musical memories.' So yeah, it sounds like it's gonna be what we feared with a few classics chucked in.

Judge Jules ‏@RealJudgeJules3h If you could choose one classic #Trance track to be included in my @BBCR1 #EssentialMix , what would it be? Hmmm. I'm kinda torn as to what this means. On the one hand it's great to see that Jules is at least thinking about the classics for his EM. On the other hand, I can't fathom why Jules feels the need to ask which tune to play. He's the reason most became classics in the first place, he shouldn't need to ask. Also leads me to think it'll be just the one tune.

Think I'll give this a go too.

Can't help here mate, sorry. That 'Kinky Toys' tune that has been id'd already, I used to love years ago. Really catchy, and I'm only just finding out now it was an early Ferry release! Mad. Best of luck with the rest.

Saw this. Colour me skeptical though. I'd be absolutely amazed if William hadn't at the very least contacted the label about it. It's getting plenty of people talking about both tracks. Win/win for all involved.

Absolutely love that Dj Punk rock tune (it's the Plump Djs remix as a by the by). That bassline wouldn't sound out of place in the harshest of dubstep tunes today. So symptomatic of the diversity of Jules at the time, and the complete confidence to not play it safe like many others, and drop something like that on such a massive stage.

Lest we forget too, Nappy Hardcore. *shudders*

Question. The Advent tune that Jules plays, is that the way it is on the vinyl, or does Jules mix another tune into it? It changes into a totally different tune in the second part. Beatport has Sketch Up as only 3:42 long, there deffo appears to be another tune in there or something. http://www.beatport.com/track/sketch-ups-original-mix/240833

New audio! Omg omg omg omg omg. On the download, will report back in due time. Thank you so much! Love it.

Great news mate, congrats! Nukleuz??? Looking forward to grabbing a copy of this when it's released.

Speed garage was the 'in' thing for a while. It was new, fresh, and a lot of it was British based, which was to be proud of. Funny, I just bought an old Essential Selection, Pete Tong cd the other week, a good 40/50% of it was forms of speed garage. In comparable terms, it's a lot like dubstep. A sub-genre that sits side by side with most forms of dance. Many of the big tunes of the time would've had a speed garage remix thrown in, as a lot of tunes have dubstep mixes now. A track that inspired a lot of it was such a track; Armin Van Heldens version of Tori Amos' Professional widow, and his mix of Spin Spin Sugar. I'd say dubstep has more longevity though, although it remains to be seen. It followed a very basic formula. Long minimal intos, just the beat and (normally) a drum and bass snare, time stretch sample. Breakdown, then the main part kicked, the bassline; a heavy jungle style one. Some of it was excellent, but with a formula that basic, it was always going to die a death pretty quickly unless things changed, which it didn't, it evolved into other genres, notably the garage which went mainstream later and suffered a similar fate. I loved a lot of it, my mate used to have collect loads of vinyls of it, but remember going out a night and the dj played an unexpected speed garage set the whole night, and thinking how boring it got after a while, and that shone through in the genre as a whole. Fun while it lasted, but nothing earth shattering. Will try put up a few tunes later (if I can remember the names).

I always thought The Prodigy's 'Outer Space' sample said; 'I'll take your brain to another dimension, and close the kitchen'.