Boston heads are going to be in for a special treat this Thursday as John B touches down in Boston, playing not only his first set ever at Elements, but also his first in Boston in many years! Clearly one of the most eclectic (and photogenic, haha) producers within the genre, John B is not someone who is known to fit the within the mold of drum and bass music. I personally think he was one of the first to start experimenting with the synth-heavy sounds of electro, techno, even trance, and successfully infusing them into his drum and bass tracks as early as ten years ago. And not only does he have his own signature sound, he also manages to be top shelf DJ (who plays something that everyone in the room- man, woman, child with fake id, etc. can appreciate) AND promotes himself thoroughly via every social networking website known to man.

John just released a new mix literally two days ago, check out the link below and be sure to subscribe to his podcasts if you like what you hear!

1. Utopia // Diamond Shine // Breed12inches
2. Falling of Ideas // m25, Nummix & First Function // Unsigned
3. Hard Fi // I Shall Overcome (Paul B Remix)
4. John B // Robot Lover // Beta
5. John B // Numbers (Camo & Krooked Remix) // Beta
6. John B feat. Shaz Sparks // Red Sky // Beta
7. Camo & Krooked // Turn Up The Music
8. Michael Jackson // Beat It (John B Re-Edit)
9. Subfocus // Rock It // Ram
10. Freeland // Under Control (TC Remix)
11. Alix Perez feat Fats // Down the Line (Break Remix)
12. Doc Scott // Unofficial Ghost // Metalheadz
>> Marty McFly feat. Emmet Brown // Delorian?
13. Johnny L // Evah
14. Fallin (Shockone Remix) // Agent X feat. Mutaya
15. Juggernaut (Nero Remix) // Enter Shikari
16. Ian Carey Project // Get Shakey (Matrix & Futurebound Remix)
17. Camo & Krooked // One
18. Klement // Girls
19. Johnny L // Come Here
20. Bloc Party // Trojan Horse (John B Remix)

Oh yeah, here's a few CLASSICS tracks by John B for the old school heads in the room. John got his start on Formation when he was still in school, however his studies in molecular biology didn't phase him at all as he released several albums and a stack of singles for DJ SS's legendary imprint when he was barely even old enough to get into the clubs in the first place. Like Starburst, one of his classics- video below!

 

And another one of his tracks that deserves a mention, and is easily one of his most underrated, is Take Control. It's a lovely minimal vocal roller, and was the B-side of his most successful tune of all time, Up All Night, on Metalheadz. I obviously still love Up All Night, however, most didn't even take note of what was on the other side of this record, causing Take Control to get pushed aside in the shadow of the monster that backed this piece of plastic. Ah well, still a great tune, no matter how many (or few) people actually know about it!

 

This thursday at the Phoenix Landing!!