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interview
EPM.182 comes from Jason Patrick. Jason’s lineage connects two of the most influential cities in electronic music: Chicago and Detroit. His unique sonic fingerprint combines influences from both cities, honing in on that unmistakable Detroit spirit, while harmoniously incorporating a subtle influence from the Windy City. Here, Jason marries these two pillars of dancefloor history with a techno mix that throws down new releases from Singular Anomalies, Declan James, Orbe, CR_Ø_WN, Carmelo Ponente, Hekum, Oscar Mulero, Michael Ferrell, Bralle, Null Forms and of course new material from the man himself.
As a highly-skilled, dynamic selector, Jason Patrick has been a resident at Chicago’s infamous Spybar with regular travels across the USA, hitting cities like Los Angeles, New York, Miami and Detroit respectively. He’s also been booked to play in Europe, appearing at Tresor in Berlin and Plastic in Milan.
Equally adept in the studio, he channels years spent refining his technical skills into tracks that have landed on labels such as KMS, Gynoid Audio, Dumb-Unit, Northern Parallels, Future Arkive, DJ Hyperactive’s 4 Track and his own Klectik label. Focused on the same nuanced, hypnotic sound Jason is known for, Klectik launched in 2007 and is now 30+ releases deep. Equipped with deep knowledge, superlative skills, and a progressive, driven attitude towards his work, Jason Patrick is one of the lynchpins of Chicago techno.
Jason Patrick’s ‘Images of Light’ EP is out now on Bay Area electronic music label Peer.
EPM.182 is also available on Soundcloud, Mixcloud and Apple Music.
EPM Podcast 182 – Track list
1. Jason Patrick - Interpretation - Peer
2. Jason Patrick - Amalgamation - From0to1
3. Dejan (SE) - Okružen Demonima - illusoriska takter
4. Pyramidal Decode - El Vergonzoso - Semantica
5. Declan James - In The Ruins - Future Archive
6. Singular Anomalies - Partenope - Token
7. Hugo Rolan - Acople Teorico - Things We Said
8. Michael Ferrell - Arrow of Time - Legend 1997
8. Oscar Mulero - No termination date - Warm Up
10. Michael Ferrell - Pbc 1641- Legend 1997
11. Orbe - Exelon - Amotik
12. CR_Ø_WN - Asymptomatic Deconstruction - From Another Star
13. Orbe - Inverted - Amotik
14. Biorc - Dos opciones - Incense
15. JØHRN - Morning Has Broken - Faut Section
16. Tauceti - Hainan Cham - Non Series
17. Jason Patrick - Code Cracking - Peer
18. Jala - In Front Row - BAHN Records
19. Bralle - Slings n Arrows - Adversarial Machines
20. Jason Patrick - Xpx997 - Peer
21. Biorc - Umbral - Incense
22. Null Forms - Nox - Warm Up
23. Hekum - Dance With The Devil - Float
24. Carmelo Ponente - Cycle Polarity - Solitar
25. Hanton - Eterna - Observant
26. Biorc - Parallel Perception - Loopaina Records
Q&A with Jason Patrick
Is this mix pretty reflective of what you are playing now, or just what you went with at the time?
I would say this mix is very reflective of what I am playing now. Although I have been thinking of doing a more deep and heady mix in the near future.
Can you remember when you first became aware of music as more than just having the radio on?
I would probably have to say watching MTV in the late 80s. I was fortunate to come up in that era. Also, the early 90s was a pivotal time as well. Hearing Dr Dre’s album ‘The Chronic’ for the first time was a special thing. I still hold that album as the ultimate sonic benchmark.
What were the first clubs that you started going to?
The first clubs that I started going to were Motor in Detroit, and also the Works.
What inspired you to get more involved and start producing your own music?
Upon really falling in love with electronic dance music, and DJing for a few years, I became very interested and fascinated about the process of how the sounds were created. I was also starting to have sound and music ideas in my head and I decided to learn how to convey them.
What was the reason behind setting up your own label, Klectik?
My reasoning behind setting up the label was to have an output for my early material as well as a way to support other artists. Running the label was a good experience. I stopped the label in 2019 in order to focus more on my own production.
How did you hook up with DJ Hyperactive?
We met in 2013 soon after he moved back to Chicago from LA. I think we met for the first time at Spybar on a night I was playing. We soon became good friends and would go on to collaborate on music together in the following years.
What are your current production plans for the rest of the year?
I just had a release drop a couple weeks ago on Peer Records, the label of Max Gardner out of San Francisco. I’m really happy with how it’s been received. Aside from that I am putting the final touches on mixdowns for another four track EP. I will look to find a home for it before the end of the year. Hyperactive and I are also putting the finishing touches on our third collab project, our second as Aliasing. Look for that one to drop sometime next year on Hyperactive’s 4trk recording.
You are given the keys to your favourite club for the night. Who's playing?
That’s an easy one! It would be Jeff Mills and Oscar Mulero.
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