Jake Stephenson

Real Name:Jake Stephenson
Profile:Prolific UK trance/psytrance/ambient producer. The bulk of Stephenson's output was released on the Kinetix, Rumour Records and Jumpin' & Pumpin' record labels under a multitude of project names, the most well-known being his solo project Shamanic Tribes on Acid and his collaborations with Brian Trower (Optic Eye, Optica) and Matt Hillier (Alien Mutation vs. Indigo Egg, Crystal Moon).

Jake Stephenson passed away on the 22nd of January 2005 after an epilepsy attack.
URLs:http://uk.geocities.com/deadearnest@btopenworld.com/Jake.htm
Aliases:3rd Eye, Acid Trip, Agent Purple (2), Alien Mutation, Alternative Universe, Ashtar, Astronomy Domain, Balearic Bliss, Bass Meditation, Bliss (18), Buddha Of Battersea, The, Chakra Static, Chandra Man, Chill Out Blues Organisation, The, Curly Whirly Spirits, Dance Missionaries, Digital Bubble, Doctor Yes, Dr. Psychedelic, Dreamscape (7), Drum And Bass Heads, Dubopera, Eclipse (17), Electric Brain, Electrode, Electronic Brain, Euphoria (6), Eurotek, Ganja Beats, Jake Optic, Lunar (3), Madmen, The, Magnetic Force (3), Mantra (7), Medusa (9), Mekhala, Mind Bubbles, Mind Control (3), Moon Man (2), Naganah, Nubian Eye, Pot Heads, The, Preacher, The (5), Psychedelic Strippers, The, Psychoheads, Reefa Madness, Shamanic Tribes On Acid, Sound Dimension (2), Space Trip, Sum Thucker, Suns Of Utopia, Super Skunk, Symbiotic, System 2000, Time Zone (4), Trance Addicts, Trancedelica, Trancendental (2), Universal Spirit, White Star
In Groups:Colourform, Creation (2), Crystal Moon, Optic Eye, Optica, Paperhouse (2)
Name Variations: All | Jake Stephenson | J Stephenson | J. Stephenson | J. Stevenson | J.Stevenson | Stephenson
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Production:
Trance Erotica (2xCD, Comp)   Rumour Records 2000
Goa 2003: The Best Of Psychedelic Trance Vol. 1 (3xCD, Comp + Box)   Jumpin' & Pumpin' 2002
Goa Classics (3xCD + Box)   Jumpin' & Pumpin' 2003
Gateway To The Sun - A Chilled Journey Into Space Bass And Eastern Vibes (2xCD, Comp) Jala, Snake Charmer, S... Purple Om Recordings 2004
Goa Classics Vol. 2 (3xCD, Comp)   Jumpin' & Pumpin' 2004
Appears On:
Cyber Hallucinations (2xLP)   Kinetix Recordings 1993
Ambient Senses - The Vision (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Alqa Jumpin' & Pumpin' 1994
Ambient Senses 2 (The Feeling) (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) The Listening Jumpin' & Pumpin' 1994
Light Side Of The Sun (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Jumpin' & Pumpin' 1994
Quadruped V.1 (CD) Aluf Null, Star Missio... Planet Dog 1994
Quadruped V.1 (2xLP, Comp) Aluf Null, Star Missio... Planet Dog 1994
Quarknosis (CD, Comp) Dolcevita, Zoophite Kinetix Recordings 1994
Shamanic Tribes On Acid ◄ (2 versions)   Ambient Space Acid 1994
Spongy Comestibles (CD, Album)   Mystic Stones 1994
Sunburst (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Jumpin' & Pumpin' ... 1994
Zoophite EP (12")   Kinetix Recordings 1994
Alkaline Spectrum EP (EP, MiniAlbum) ◄ (2 versions)   Kinetix Recordings 1995
Amberdelic Space (4xCD, Comp + Box) Hashidity, The Listeni... Dressed To Kill 1996
Goa Trance Volume Four (CD, Comp) Fractal Splash Rumour Records 1996
Goa Trance Volume Two (2xLP, Comp) Acid Munchies Rumour Records 1996
Goa Trancendental - A Psychedelic Sojourn (CD, Comp) Rising High Rumour Records 1996
Microcosmacrocosm (CD, Album, Mixed)   Kinetix Recordings 1996
The Second Mind Of Goa (3xLP, Comp) Omega Sunset Jumpin' & Pumpin' 1996
UK Space Techno Vol. I (2xCD, Comp) Alkaline PH9 (Spectra ... Millennium Records 1996
F-U-Z-Z (CD, Album)   Kinetix Recordings 1997
Global Psychedelic Trance - Compilation Vol. 3 (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Cloudhopping Spirit Zone Recordings 1997
Chill Out Fantasy Vol. 1 (2xCD, Comp) Wobbling In Space, Has... Nova Tekk, Tua Records 1998
Future Sound Of Ambient 4 (CD, Comp) Cloudhopping, Anacoluthon YoYo Records (2) 1998
Global Psychedelic Trance - Compilation Vol. 4 (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Relax & Dream Spirit Zone Recordings 1998
Goa Psychedelic - New Trips In Acid Trance (CD, Comp)   Rumour Records 1998
Goa Trance - Psychedelic Flashbacks (4xCD, Comp) Acid Munchies, Fractal... Rumour Records 1998
Goa-Head Vol. 5 (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Cloudhopping Leguan 1998
The Best Of Goa Trance (4xCD) Extraterrestrial Lover... Jumpin' & Pumpin' 1998
The Best Of Goa Trance - Volume Two (4xCD) Exotic Ocean, Acid Tey... Jumpin' & Pumpin' 1998
Beats, Breaks & Bass (4xCD, Smplr)   Jumpin' & Pumpin' 1999
Drum < N > Bass 2000 V.2 - Downtempo Breaks < Broken Beats > Sci-Fi Soundscapes (4xCD, Comp)   Rumour Records 1999
Global Psychedelic Trance - Compilation Vol. 5 (2xCD, Comp, Dig) I Had A Hallucination Spirit Zone Recordings 1999
Goa Trance Vol. 3 (4xCD) Rising High, Eat Pink ... Jumpin' & Pumpin' 1999
Trance - Psychedelic Flashbacks 3 (4xCD, Comp)   Rumour Records 1999
Trance-Tastic: 20 Full Length Acid, Euro & Progressive Trance Anthems (2xCD, Comp, P/Mixed)   Jumpin' & Pumpin' 1999
Vir2ual Trance (2xCD, Comp)   Rumour Records 1999
Drum & Bass Euphoria (4xCD)   Jumpin' & Pumpin' 2000
Goa 2000 - The Best Of Goa Trance (4xCD, Comp) Acid Drums, Guitar Sli... Jumpin' & Pumpin' 2000
Trance - Psychedelic Flashbacks 4 (4xCD)   Rumour Records 2000
Vir2ual Trance 2 (2xCD, Comp)   Rumour Records 2000
Best Of 100 (3xCD, Dig) I Had A Hallucination Spirit Zone Recordings 2001
Chill @ The Global Café - Blissed Out Beats / Cool Meltdowns / Acoustic Trance (4xCD)   Rumour Records 2001
Global Psychedelic Chill Out - Compilation Vol. 2 (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Fistfull Of Dub Spirit Zone Recordings 2001
Goa 2001 - The Best Of Psychedelic Trance (4xCD, Comp)   Jumpin' & Pumpin' 2001
Psychedelic Hallucinations (4xCD)   Jumpin' & Pumpin' 2001
Global Psychedelic Chill Out - Compilation Vol. 3 (2xCD, Comp, Dig) The Earth, The Sun, Th... Spirit Zone Recordings 2002
Goa 2002 - The Best Of Psychedelic Trance (3xCD, Comp + Box)   Jumpin' & Pumpin' 2002
Gateway To The Sun - A Chilled Journey Into Space Bass And Eastern Vibes (2xCD, Comp) Jala, Snake Charmer, S... Purple Om Recordings 2004
Infinite Realities - Future Trance & Psychedelic Journeys (CD) Rhinosorcery, Cosmic S... Purple Om Recordings 2004
Psymeditation (CD, Comp) Celestial Vibration, P... Organic Records (3) 2004
Paradise & Tranquility (CD, Album)   Organic Records (3) 2005
Psymeditation 2 (CD, Mixed) Floating In Rainbow Bu... Organic Records (3) 2006
Visions Of Surya (CD, Album, Ltd)   Virtual Musical Reality 2008
Forces Of Technology (12")   Ambient Space Acid  
Tracks Appear On:
Chill Out Trance Volume 2 (4xCD, Comp) Sunrise Jumpin' & Pumpin' 1999
The Dawn Of A New Age (4xCD) Sunrise, The Spring Of... Jumpin' & Pumpin' 1999
Chilled Trance (3xCD) Sunrise Jumpin' & Pumpin' 2003
User Reviews:
Josephschembri, Dec 29, 2005


Depending on your point of view you can write a whole book about this man. You can either love his productions more than those of the famous artists or you can hate him more than anything else and curse all his productions. I am somewhere in the middle of the line.

Jake Stephenson counts 50 (yes fifty!) and more aliases, and perhaps only God knows how much more aliases there are. These excluding the groups. His first (solo) releases under the Shamanic Tribes On Acid moniker are, simply said, amazing. They are mind boggling, multiple layered, ultra fast tunes that defy all boundaries of the psychedelic genre. His collaborations with Matt Hillier (Crystal Moon) and Brian Trower (Optica & Optic Eye) are for me some of the most innovative psychedelic productions ever.

Some time between 1998 and 1999 this artist started to write whole albums for labels like Rumour and Jumpin & Pumpin under “Various Artists” guise when in fact all titles where written by him. This mainly with artists like Dave Hendry (aka Transequece mainly) and Phil Merrall (mainly Jupiterhead). Releases came out mostly in the form of 4 CD box sets where each artist wrote a disc each. What I hated is that at times the same track is found on another compilation under a new alias, sometimes guised under a different title too, obviously to fill in compilations.

However I am still much lured by a lot of Jake’s productions, and surprisingly at times I seem to love more his ambient and downtempo productions more than his full-on material.

Let’s pray for him to rest in peace and for those who love(d) his productions let’s continue our adventure in discovering more material and aliases.

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