Speedy J
Dutch producer and DJ based in Rotterdam, Speedy J — born Jochem Paap — established himself in the early 1990s as a key figure in the development of European techno. First noticed for his maxi singles on Plus 8, he soon appeared within the wake of Warp’s Artificial Intelligence series and released the album Ginger (1993), which blends techno, ambient and structures close to IDM, followed by G-Spot (1995). At the end of the decade he hardened and fragmented his writing with Public Energy No.1 (1997) and A Shocking Hobby (2000), released on NovaMute, which explore a more industrial and experimental techno. In 2002 he shifted toward a loop- and club-tool-oriented approach with Loudboxer. Concurrently, Jochem Paap built an extensive live presence on club and international festival stages and pursued several collaborations, notably the Collabs project with Chris Liebing, extended on the album Collabs 3000: Metalism (2005). During the 2000s and 2010s he founded the Electric Deluxe label and the STOOR studio/performance platform in Rotterdam, where he developed an improvised, often long-form and evolving techno between abstract textures, repetitive rhythms and an emphasis on the physical dimension of sound.
upcoming events 1
Dekmantel Festival 2026
- from Wed, July 29 to Sun, August 2
- Het Amsterdamse Bos
- Skrillex, Shy FX, Skin On Skin, Clark, Darkside, Death in Vegas, Novelist, The Black Dog, Shanti Celeste, Ron Trent, Sir Spyro, Brodinski, Jeff Mills, Efdemin, Carl Craig, RHR, Mala, Ellen Allien, Actress, A Guy Called Gerald, Marcel Dettmann, Ricardo Villalobos, Olof Dreijer, FJAAK, The Bug, Rene Wise, Octo Octa, Dax J, Francois K, Speedy J, Palms Trax, James Holden, Shed, Polygonia, upsammy, Juan Atkins, Oscar Mulero, Steffi, Objekt, Luigi Tozzi, Piezo, Batu, James Massiah, Sherelle, DVS1, Skee Mask, Surgeon, Makam, Helena Hauff, Dopplereffekt, Pariah, Peach, Slikback, Wata Igarashi, JakoJako, Underground Resistance, Cari Lekebusch, GiGi FM, Space Afrika, Colin Benders, Kode9, Jennifer Loveless, Nørbak, Call Super, aya, Eris Drew, JASSS, DJ Nobu, Benny Rodrigues, Mike Parker, Al Wootton, Saoirse, Ryan Elliott, Dasha Rush, Alex Wilcox, Azu Tiwaline, Nídia, Aurora Halal, Bitter Babe, Identified Patient, Sepehr, DJ Sprinkles, Ikonika, Dino Sabatini, CCL, Katatonic Silentio, Lord Tusk, Dr. Rubinstein, Beste Hira, Kuniyuki, Blasha & Allatt, Christian AB, Lady Starlight, Interstellar Funk, Sandrien, Fumiya Tanaka, Sage Introspekt, LSD, NIKS, Job Jobse, Ben UFO, Nicolas Lutz, Jane Fitz, DJ Moxie, AMORAL, Barker, Dekmantel Soundsystem, Dimi Angelis, Doudou MD, Gabrielle Kwarteng, Jyoty, Konduku, L.F.T., Léa Occhi, livwutang, Mad Miran, Nazar, Neska, PLO Man, Quest, Rozaly, Sugar Free, Sybil, Tasha, Verraco, Vlada, Woody92
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