El Brujo and The Wild Bunch episode 04, featuring Judge Jay, was originally broadcast on Scientific Sound Asia on 11 June 2020. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
El Brujo, the first-hour host, is Robert Milanesi, who was born in Italy in 1964 and developed an early attachment to music. In 1994, he became known as one of the founding figures of Bologna's underground rave scene, and his first official release was 2008's Warriors on the Milan label Open Legs.
His label, Jambalay Records, launched at its opening party at Club Geminis in Ibiza harbour, Spain, in 2010. The label and El Brujo gained wider international attention when their work reached a wider audience, with Maya Jane Coles charting their collaboration with Big Mojo, Mozambique, in her February 2011 chart; it was his first physical CD release, Nutty Fellas Are Go.
In January 2019, his release, Plastic Dreams, originally released on FrameWorks, ranked at number 33 in the Beatport Hard Techno Top 100. El Brujo has released on Elektrax, Frame Workxx, LW Recordings, Subwoofer, Berlin After Dark, Music Is The Drug, Gobekli Tepe, Fortwin Rec, Bunker, Mad Rhythm, SE7ENS, Physical Techno, Professional Rockstars, Serapis, Dublin Xpress, SMR Underground, Hypnotic Skull, Underground Media, Konfused Konfliction, Backbeat, Electrified Mindz, Killer Crossover, Oxytech, Profunda Intellectus, Tanira, Society Music, Toxic, MTZ Noir, NACHT, Ahromatiq, Technological, Plusquam and Ushuaia Music, among others.
El Brujo's approach moves between genres, with a raw, interstellar character that he associates with the cosmos and music innovation. The Wild Bunch format brought guest DJs from his circle of techno producers and artists, while this edition also featured a selection of El Brujo's own tracks.
Guest DJ (second hour) Judge Jay.
This episode’s guest is DJ Judge Jay, the artist name of Salvatore Lo Giudice, an Italian producer, DJ, radio host and remixer born in Sicily. He is now based in Cologne, Germany, where he performs regularly at events across the city and surrounding region.
Judge Jay began spinning records at a young age and developed a strong interest in electronic dance music and club culture. His selections have long drawn from House and Techno, with particular attention to Chicago and Detroit styles alongside Acid Jazz, Italo Disco, Funk and Fusion.
After more than four decades behind the decks, he expanded his work into remixing and original production. His studio output includes both solo material and collaborative projects with Enrico Lobina, also known as HML.
The pair initially worked together under the name 2 Minds before later adopting the name Mind2Mind. Their collaboration added another dimension to Judge Jay’s work and gave him further scope to explore production alongside his established DJ career.
Judge Jay has also built extensive experience in radio as a presenter, DJ and host. His broadcasting work has included appearances on FM stations such as Radio Panda and Club Radio One, while his own programme Clubbing Zone provides a regular outlet for his musical selections.
His radio work complements a career built around decades of club performance and electronic music culture. That background allows him to move comfortably between classic influences and newer House and Techno material.
Judge Jay has released music through labels including Jambalay Records, Kattivo Records, Extreme Pleasure Records and LETs Techno Records. These releases form part of his later career as a producer after many years focused primarily on DJing and radio.
This guest mix brings together the experience he has developed through clubs, radio and studio production. Judge Jay’s selection offers a clear view of the House and Techno influences that have shaped his work over more than forty years.
El Brujo opens the first hour with three of his own productions, “Leviathan,” “The Naked Ape” and “Bass Challenge,” setting a heavy Techno foundation from the outset. DJ D Redd, Ricky Sinz and Miss ADK keep the pressure high before El Brujo returns with “Brainkilla,” giving the first half of the hour a distinctly dark and stripped-back character.
Rich Carrejo and Mike & Rob lead into “Stop Dude,” another El Brujo production made with Pirate Lady, before Spasmoman and 2minds close the first hour. Jambalay Records dominates the selection, while Frame Workxx provides another outlet for El Brujo’s tougher material and keeps the hour centred on underground techno.
Judge Jay begins the second hour with his own “Work” before Mesopotam and 2minds move through electro-tinged and harder club material. Pier Giorgio Marini’s “Darling” in El Brujo’s remix then leads into Alex Mine’s “Lost” remixed by Carl Cox, bringing a clear Peak Time Techno surge into the set.
Lucas Freudenberger, Shadym and Antonio Lombardo keep the second hour forceful before Dagdar and Cassio Ware add further remixed material from Coach and Judge Jay. DJ D Redd and DJ Youngy follow as the programme pushes deeper into hard-edged techno and electro, with Judge Jay gradually broadening the palette beyond the more uniform first hour.
Gianni Piras appears twice in the latter section before Matt Duncan and Luca Colombo with Michael MC continue the harder club focus. Makaja Gonzales and The Groove Robbers then move the set towards its closing stretch, where an unidentified white label and Dwight Glove add another layer of obscurity before DJ Young finishes with “Two Oriental Dishes.”
Across the two hours, El Brujo concentrates the opening half on dark techno and his own productions, while Judge Jay brings a wider mixture of peak-time techno, electro and harder club material. The Carl Cox remix of Alex Mine’s “Lost” gives the second hour one of its strongest peak-time moments, reinforcing the tougher direction without making the entire programme one-dimensional.
El Brujo and The Wild Bunch 11th June 2020
El Brujo (first hour)
El Brujo - Leviathan [Diac Immortal]
El Brujo - The Naked Ape [Jambalay Records]
El Brujo - Bass Challenge [Frame Workxx]
DJ D Redd - Eggbeater [Jambalay Records]
Ricky Sinz - Symbols Of Translations(Corey Biggs Remix) [Jambalay Records]
Miss Adk - Not Today [Jambalay Records]
El Brujo - Brainkilla [Frame Workxx]
Rich Carrejo - The Drug [Jambalay Records]
Mike & Rob - Why2012(Damaged Man Hungry Mix) [Jambalay Records]
El Brujo & Pirate Lady - Stop Dude [Jambalay Records]
Spasmoman - Sushi Bar(Vito Lucente Remix) [Jambalay Records]
2minds - Indastria [Jambalay Records]
Judge Jay (second hour)
Judge Jay - Work
Mesopotam - Yat01
2minds - Electrocuted
2minds - Dirty Electro House
Pier Giorgio Marini - Darling(El Brujo Remix)
Alex Mine - Lost (Carl Cox Remix)
Lucas Freudenberger - Beat Constructor (Angy Kore & Steve Shaden Remix)
Shadym - Atomic Vibration
Antonio Lombardo - Poke Life (El Brujo Remix)
Dagdar - Presence (Coach Remix)
Cassio Ware - Matrix Daddy Dj (Judge Jays’ Hard Beat Remix)
DJ D Redd - Implant (Original Mix)
DJ Youngy - Two Oriental Dishes
Gianni Piras – Overload (Under Control Mix)
Gianni Piras, Soul Melody - 2minds (Judge Jay & Henry Mwnn Lobbs Remix)
Matt Duncan - Kwirk Revolt
Luca Colombo & Michael Mc - B.A.S.E Dimension(Judge Jay Remix)
Makaja Gonzales - No Time To Waste (Original Mix)
The Groove Robbers - Groove Machine (Lello Air, Tony Loreto & Luca's '20 Concept Mix)
Unknown Artist - White Label
Dwight Glove - Perfect Pitch
DJ Young - Two Oriental Dishes
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