Speedy J changes electronic music LPs forever

Speedy J changes electronic music LPs forever

5 November, 2008 | 3.08PM

• Written by: Terry Church
• Filed under: Music News: speedy j

Dutch techno pioneer Jochem Paap aka Speedy J has always pushed the boundaries of techno further than most (word has it Richie Hawtin’s current DJ set up was conceived by Speedy J), and now he is set to change the way electronic music albums are constructed forever.

For his next LP Speedy J is inviting producers worldwide to submit parts and loops to him which he will use to create a collaborative album of epic proportions.

It’s an ambitious project that has never been tried before on such a scale.

By harnessing the collective creativity of electronic music producers around the world, Speedy J will be producing an album that’s not so much his, but rather an LP by the global techno community.

Speedy J is merely the conductor (but he’s fine with that).

Producers are free to submit basslines, drum loops, sound effects - any conceivable audio part - via the online collaboration tool Soundcloud through his website.

Speedy J will then take the parts that he likes and build tracks out of them to create an entire album.

The project will be released on his label Electric Deluxe and the collectivisation approach will also trickle down through the album’s profits, which will be split 50/50 with all the artists that appear on the album.

This collaborative approach is very much a product of our time, made only possible through the continued digitalisation of our world.

It is the embodiment of techno.

Collaborate with Speedy J

Producers can send their audio parts to Speedy J until December 1st 2008 via a dropbox on www.speedyj.com/opencollabs and then comment on the work as it progresses.

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