Speedy J

Speedy J (real name - Jochem Paap), is a Dutch techno producer based in the city of Rotterdam. His breakthrough came with the release in 1992 of the minimal techno track Pullover. Subsequently his material became more mellow as he m

Speedy J (real name - Jochem Paap), is a Dutch techno producer based in the city of Rotterdam. His breakthrough came with the release in 1992 of the minimal techno track Pullover. Subsequently his material became more mellow as he moved away from the hardcore sounds that were then becoming popular in Belgium and the Netherlands. His debut album Ginger (1993) was released - as was all his early material - on Richie Hawtin's Plus 8 record label in the US, while in the UK it was part of Warp Records' Artificial Intelligence series of electronic listening music. A further, more introspective release, G-Spot followed in 1995. Afterwards his work (Public Energy No.1 (1997), A Shocking Hobby (2000)) became more experimental, importantly influencing the development of intelligent techno. The album Loudboxer (2002) meant a return to a more minimal four to the floor style of techno. He has collaborated with Mike Paradinas under the project name of Slag Boom Van Loon, through which they have released two CDs under Paradinas's record label, Planet Mu.

Collabs is the name of several projects involving a collaboration between Speedy J and a selection of techno artists. One of those, Collabs 300 together with Chris Liebing, was extended with another collaboration between these artists, Collabs 301. Speedy J and Chris Liebing have also started to do a Collabs tour, where they play a mix of live samples and turntable mixing. Their debut album, Collabs 3000: Metalism, was released November 10, 2005 on NovaMute.