FREAKS dj set
Ministry of Sound / Music for Freaks
Booty House / Breaks
Justin Harris' illustrious musical career kicked off way back in 1987 when he was a regular DJ at the first pioneering Acid House events in the UK. He later went on to become one half of the pioneering DJ partnership North & South, who were infamous on the free party / DiY circuit throughout the UK.
Upon moving to London in the early 90's, Justin turned his technical dexterity to the studio and began making some of the most innovative and leftfield house music around. Eight years ago, he teamed up with Luke Solomon to create the groundbreaking Freaks project. Freaks have over 80 productions under their belt, including remixes for artists such as Revlon9, Matthew Herbert, The Books, Kasabian, Soft Cell, The Human League, Derrick Carter, Greenskeepers, Tiefschwarz and Damon Albarn to name a few and have themselves recorded for such esteemed labels as Perlon, Wally's Groove World, Classic, Playhouse, Silver Network and of course the legendary Music For Freaks (MFF).
Freaks, over the last eight years have continued to concentrate their musical output on their own 'Music For Freaks' imprint and have released around 15 EPs along with Three Albums - 'The Beat Diaries' , 'Meanwhile Back At The Disco' and the most recent 'Man Who Lived Underground'. All three albums were creative landmarks in house production, bending people's perceptions of how house music should sound. Freaks are in the process of completing their FOURTH album 'PSYCHE!' which will even further rewrite the rules.... with new material conceived and refined during there now infamous live performances.
Other highlights of Justin's sonic career include further collaborations with Luke Solomon under the Robotic Movement, Oliloqui and Freesoul (also featuring Diesel) guises. The audio fruits of these partnerships found homes on seminal house labels such as Classic, Phono, 20/20 Vision, Large, Seasons and SSR. Justin has also recorded his own solo projects as himself or Philippe Maurice for Tom Bone, Classic, Sensory Productions, Swag and Tombone. He has also recently started a new label, Paranoid with Lil Mark (Classic) which is now on its fifth release and is getting world-wide support from such DJ's as Chris Duckenfield, Mark Farina, Ritchie Hawtin and Rob Mello. Forthcoming are more releases for Baker Street, Organised Music Classic, Paranoid, Shaboom and a few more on the burner.. Also to watch out for are Harris remixes for Positiva (John larner - 'Too cool to dance') and Dot Bleep (Jacob London) with more in the pipeline.
Also nearing completion is a solo album 'Me and My Computer Said' which he has recorded over the last four years which features a more downtempo and sound-scaped feel to it. This has been gaining accolade on the underground..With the vocal talents of Robert Owens, Stella Attar and E-ma, this project is the culmination of eight years work and construction and promises good things.
Justin regularly DJs at such venues as The End (Classic Record Parties), Planet K (Manchester), Fuse (Brussels), Rex (Paris), Batofar (Paris), Skanssen (Oslo), Lolita (Barcelona), Robert Johnson (Frankfurt), WMF (Berlin) and has played at many other dates all over the world including exclusive nights in Paris, USA (Chicago, NYC, Sandiego, Seattle), Montreal, Toronto, Moscow, Lisbon, Milan, Tokyo, Lithuania, Georgia....Well the list just goes on.....
This summer Justin is going to be touring with his band Freaks around the world including dates in Zurich, Munich, Amsterdam and Roterdam to name a few they are also playing live at this summer's Glade Festival... DJ dates to watch out for are at Manumission - Ibiza, Back To Basics as well as a launch tour for his fourth coming EP release in Amsterdam and Belgium on Organised.
