Get on Top!!!
...with Summer Wahoo! at Rose Garden - we continue on Friday 29.7.
Guest Dj Jimbo "RAW DEAL" Robins
(Talkin' Loud, Straight Ahead Rec., That's How It Is/Bar Rumba, Groove Sanctuary/Madame JoJo's, UK)
& Wahoo! residents + Lil'
In Stereo room 22-04 / K-20 / 7 e / Iso Roobertinkatu 10, yard
...More info about our man Jimbo:
JIMBO 'raw deal' ROBINS............Biography..........................
With a mother who taught dance and a studio engineer for a father,
Jim Robins (AKA Raw Deal) had always lived in a house filled with music.
From a young age he learnt to play piano then as a teenager a passion for
druming took over before settling on the bass guitar.
At 15 he was already making a name for himself as a hip-hop DJ, but with an open attitude to music that has become characteristic found his way to the roots of hip-hop, the beats and breaks of Funk and Jazz. While other teenagers were playing Nintendo, Jim was all ready out working with DJ and vinyl collector Keb Darge at the now defunct Brain club on Wardour Street. Initially the two played a mixture of House, Hip Hop and Rare Groove, but they soon began to realise that it was a particular kind of sound that was filling the floor.
Gradually they unearthed this precious seam in Funk, discovering that it was popular enough to deserve its own night, Deep Funk, which found a home at Madame Jo Jo¹s in Soho. It¹s still running,celebrating its tenth anniversary this year as the home of Funk in London, legendary for its atmosphere as much as the sound it defines.
For Raw Deal each genre is a door to another. Groove Sanctuary (now five years old) his own night at Madame Jo Jo¹s, is a weekly statement of this musical outlook. A four or five hour set might gather Deep Soulful House, BrokenBeats, Nu-Jazz, and Boogie classics into one fluid mix, but even loyal regulars are often surprised by what gems come out of the bag. He regularly shares the decks at Groove Sanctuary with like minded guest DJ¹s including, Jazzanova, Peter Kruder, Phil Asher and Patrick Forge who have all borne witness to the enthusiasm of the dancers, and dancing is what this night is about. The Groove Sanctuary mix album (released in 2002) is a snapshot of the club¹s atmosphere and sound at a particular time, a point in its progression captured on CD.
Since the early days of his career Jim has spent much time in the recording studio as producer, remixer and artist. His first single, ¹Headless Horseman¹ on Botchit & Scarper, his take on the trip-hop sound current at that time, was championed by many DJs including James Lavelle and Gilles Peterson. Its success along with subsequent releases on B&S gave him the opportunity to co-produce an album for Urban Species (Talkin¹ Loud). He then went on to create two EPs for the Talkin¹ Loud label, as well as an album This is Raw¹ which was exclusively released in Japan.
As an artist he has a new album out on Straight Ahead Records with two singles released so far Eye Fly and Blues for Brother George Jackson that give a tantalising glimpse of what to expect-blending old school House, Jazz and Soulful vocals with an unmistakable Funky undercurrent. The respect accorded to Groove Sanctuary, Deep Funk and the popularity of his other resident DJ spot on Monday nights at Bar Rumba - This (That¹s how it is) where he plays along side Gilles Peterson and his prolific remix work for artists including Courtney Pine, Nicola Conte and Yukihiro Fukutomi to name but a few have earned Raw Deal far reaching respect and recognition.
Along with his three London club residencies and recording studio commitments he now fulfils a packed DJ schedule around the world including regular spots in Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Switzerland and Japan.
...with Summer Wahoo! at Rose Garden - we continue on Friday 29.7.
Guest Dj Jimbo "RAW DEAL" Robins
(Talkin' Loud, Straight Ahead Rec., That's How It Is/Bar Rumba, Groove Sanctuary/Madame JoJo's, UK)
& Wahoo! residents + Lil'
In Stereo room 22-04 / K-20 / 7 e / Iso Roobertinkatu 10, yard
...More info about our man Jimbo:
JIMBO 'raw deal' ROBINS............Biography..........................
With a mother who taught dance and a studio engineer for a father,
Jim Robins (AKA Raw Deal) had always lived in a house filled with music.
From a young age he learnt to play piano then as a teenager a passion for
druming took over before settling on the bass guitar.
At 15 he was already making a name for himself as a hip-hop DJ, but with an open attitude to music that has become characteristic found his way to the roots of hip-hop, the beats and breaks of Funk and Jazz. While other teenagers were playing Nintendo, Jim was all ready out working with DJ and vinyl collector Keb Darge at the now defunct Brain club on Wardour Street. Initially the two played a mixture of House, Hip Hop and Rare Groove, but they soon began to realise that it was a particular kind of sound that was filling the floor.
Gradually they unearthed this precious seam in Funk, discovering that it was popular enough to deserve its own night, Deep Funk, which found a home at Madame Jo Jo¹s in Soho. It¹s still running,celebrating its tenth anniversary this year as the home of Funk in London, legendary for its atmosphere as much as the sound it defines.
For Raw Deal each genre is a door to another. Groove Sanctuary (now five years old) his own night at Madame Jo Jo¹s, is a weekly statement of this musical outlook. A four or five hour set might gather Deep Soulful House, BrokenBeats, Nu-Jazz, and Boogie classics into one fluid mix, but even loyal regulars are often surprised by what gems come out of the bag. He regularly shares the decks at Groove Sanctuary with like minded guest DJ¹s including, Jazzanova, Peter Kruder, Phil Asher and Patrick Forge who have all borne witness to the enthusiasm of the dancers, and dancing is what this night is about. The Groove Sanctuary mix album (released in 2002) is a snapshot of the club¹s atmosphere and sound at a particular time, a point in its progression captured on CD.
Since the early days of his career Jim has spent much time in the recording studio as producer, remixer and artist. His first single, ¹Headless Horseman¹ on Botchit & Scarper, his take on the trip-hop sound current at that time, was championed by many DJs including James Lavelle and Gilles Peterson. Its success along with subsequent releases on B&S gave him the opportunity to co-produce an album for Urban Species (Talkin¹ Loud). He then went on to create two EPs for the Talkin¹ Loud label, as well as an album This is Raw¹ which was exclusively released in Japan.
As an artist he has a new album out on Straight Ahead Records with two singles released so far Eye Fly and Blues for Brother George Jackson that give a tantalising glimpse of what to expect-blending old school House, Jazz and Soulful vocals with an unmistakable Funky undercurrent. The respect accorded to Groove Sanctuary, Deep Funk and the popularity of his other resident DJ spot on Monday nights at Bar Rumba - This (That¹s how it is) where he plays along side Gilles Peterson and his prolific remix work for artists including Courtney Pine, Nicola Conte and Yukihiro Fukutomi to name but a few have earned Raw Deal far reaching respect and recognition.
Along with his three London club residencies and recording studio commitments he now fulfils a packed DJ schedule around the world including regular spots in Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Switzerland and Japan.