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J 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.
Jake Stephenson passed away on the 22nd of January 2005 after an epilepsy attack.
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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
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| Gateway To The Sun - A Chilled Journey Into Space Bass And Eastern Vibes (2xCD, Comp) | Jala, Snake Charmer, S... | Purple Om Recordings | 2004 | |
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| Goa Trance Volume Four (CD, Comp) | Fractal Splash | Rumour Records | 1996 | |
| Gateway To The Sun - A Chilled Journey Into Space Bass And Eastern Vibes (2xCD, Comp) | Jala, Snake Charmer, S... | Purple Om Recordings | 2004 | |
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.