// John Tejada //
It’s quite exciting to have the legendary Los Angeles producer/DJ John Tejada drop a mix for our series. It’s one he made exclusively for us that focuses entirely on his Palette imprint. Any Californian worth his weight in salt and of a discerning ear will tell you how much of an influence this guy’s music has had on their own. One of my favorite things about this series has been that guys even older than me are still going strong with their passion and devotion to the craft, and Tejada is a founding influence out West who has been going strong since the days of KDAY on the AM down in the Basin. My own connection to him stretches the divide between my days as a hawker of digital music with those of my vinyl selling days, but it stretches even further back to my days of living in Hollywood. Back in those days there was lots of obnoxious trance as well as hardcore, which I fully enjoyed, but Tejada was always that one guy who showed the promise of unmitigated techno and even the joys of well done drum & bass. I didn’t know him then (and barely know him now), but thought he still might be around later down the road. One reason is that he’s never wavered, nor has his label, in constancy of purpose. You can also hear that quality on Tejada’s recent remix of Deepak Sharma & Dieter Krause’s “Wolkenreise” and also on his recently announced album for Kompakt due out this summer. In the meantime, this guy ain’t goin’ nowhere and should continue be an influence for years to come. Without further ado, we give you John Tejada. - Sean-Michael Yoder
// Links //
http://www.paletterecordings.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tejada
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/johntejada
http://www.discogs.com/artist/john+tejada
// Current Releases //
Joe Babylon – I Speak Jive (John Tejada Remix) – Roundabout Sounds
John Tejada – Timeless Wavelength – Whatpeopleplay
Deepak Sharma & Dieter Krause – Wolkenreise – Hidden
arne
/ April 27, 2011nice story !
really like it, especially track at 50 min… but what the hell is it?
web
/ April 28, 2011Its suprise suprise .. John Tejada..
John Tejada & Arian Leviste – Lost in thought
from PAL048 – Live 07 on Palette Recordings
Koktelero
/ April 29, 2011Where is the tracklist ? does someone knows the name of the last 2 songs before the final ambient song ?
Lars
/ May 12, 2011Hey,is there any way to get the playlist?
symbio
/ May 12, 2011hey there! John provided a tracklist, here ya go!
1. dave hughes – realization
2. josh humphrey – p.o.l.r.
3. dave hughes – start over
4. dave hughes – placid
5. john tejada – forced fiction
…6. joh tejada & josh humphrey – assimilation
7. john tejada & justin maxwell – 100% post-consumer
8. justin maxwell – can you confirm it?
9. john tejada – flight at night
10. palette all-stars – after school special
11. arian leviste – senioritis
12. john tejada & arian leviste – mathemagician
13. john tejada & arian leviste – messenger
14. john tejada & arian leviste – lost in thought
15. i’m not a gun – the dance
All tracks from Palette Recordings =)
Jay
/ August 5, 2011Great Track list. Thanks for listing the Tracks!!!!