eightball.ie proudly presents Jon Carter

Monday, April 01
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Jon’s rise to prominence was triggered, like so many of his generation, by the acid house revolution of 1988-89 when the warehouse parties that happened nationwide suddenly made music so much more accessible than ever before. A move to Southampton also signalled Jon Carters move into making music as he put together his own band. with Carter on vocals and handling the production, they performed dark, maddening dub and funk in an Irish dockers pub and where ever else would have them. Jon continued to issue tracks under a variety of names as well as his own Monkey Mafia monicker; “the trainspotter” came out as Joe Schmoe on influx whilst Wall of Sound issued “hot pursuit”, a collaboration with one Derek Dahlarge under the name Naked Allstars.

As a remixer, Jon most noted work has been with the likes of U2, Manic Street Preachers, St. Etienne and the Prodigy (with whom Jon toured as a DJ). There have also been a sucession of remixes for less noted acts, amongst them Whale, Ruby, 808 State and selectahs boogie anthem Wede Man. 1998 also saw the release of the Monkey Mafia album “Shoot the Boss”, a powerhouse debut which was a mixmag album of the month and universally critically acclaimed. The Cartier stamp has also already found its way onto a couple of remixes; Felix Da Housecats “My Life Muzik”, and the sugar hill Classic West St. Mobs “Breakdance Boogie” whilst more tracks are in the pipeline for woss new house imprint Nu-Camp.

After the release of women beat their men will come a follow-up single and a mini-lp for early 2000. who knows when monkey mafia will re-surface from the backburner either. That Jon’s initial inspiration, house music - music which was once perceived as a negative force in dance music’s fight against the mediocre - has become an inspiration again is fitting. that Jon Carter is at its forefront, even.

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