Jam City
| Jam City | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jack Latham |
| Also known as | Vincent L'Traques |
| Born | London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, producer |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Labels | Night Slugs |
| Associated acts | Bok Bok, Main Attrakionz, Kelela |
| Website |
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Jack Latham is an electronic music producer and DJ who uses the name Jam City.[1][2]
Classical Curves
Jam City's first album Classical Curves featured glossy, alien-sounding post-dubstep club music and established his reputation for creating objectivist instrumentals from club music tropes.[1][3][2]
Dream A Garden
His follow-up was Dream A Garden, a socio-politically charged protest album which critiqued neoliberalism and was inspired by the 2011 England riots and the work of bell hooks.[1][4][2][5] The music featured wispy vocals half-buried beneath layers of woozy electronics, fuzzed-out beats and processed guitar.[5][3][2] The Guardian said it was "strange and disorientating, idiosyncratic and frequently astonishing, a modern-day psychedelia that owes almost nothing to that genre’s hackneyed conventions and never forgets to temper the sublimity with darkness".[3] Latham said the album "is about the personal effects of living under capitalism. Why do I feel shit and why do the people I love feel shit when they look at billboards?"[5] The first single from the album, Unhappy, critiques corruptive elements of online porn.[6]
Work with others
Latham has also written songs and produced for Kelela, producing "Keep It Cool" and "Cherry Coffee" on her mixtape Cut 4 Me, and providing a remix of "Keep It Cool" on the deluxe edition.[5][7][8]
Personal life
Latham grew up in the suburbs of South London and worked in corporate espionage and also spent time as a fashion designer.[9][10]
Discography
Albums
- Classical Curves (2012)
- Dream A Garden (2015)
Singles and EPs
- Refixes 12" (2010)
- "Magic Drops" (2010)
- Waterworx EP (2011)
- "Glide" (2012)
- Classical Club Mixes (2012)
- Club Constructions Vol 6 (2013)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wilson, Sophie (25 March 2015). "Weekly Listening: Earl Sweatshirt, Diana Tribute, Jam City and more". Wireless. Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Fox, Killian (22 March 2015). "Jam City: Dream a Garden review – a departure from Jack Latham’s glossy debut". Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Petridis, Alexis. "Jam City: Dream a Garden review – modern psychedelia with a dark edge". Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ Saxelby, Ruth. "Jam City Is Fighting The System With Love". The Fader. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Macpherson, Alex (19 March 2015). "Jam City’s songs of resistance are a reaction to ‘living under capitalism’, says Jack Latham". The National. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ Eede, Christian. "Positive Force: An Interview With Jam City". The Quietus. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ Lindsay, Cam. "We Talked to Jam City About His New Protest Record, the Angry But Still Hopeful 'Dream a Garden'". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Kelela - Cut 4 Me (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ↑ Ravens, Chal. "Darkest dreaming: Jam City dismantles his world". Fact (UK magazine). The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Jam City interview and mix". DJ Magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2015.