“A jetlag is a physiological condition which is a consequence of alterations to the circadian rhythm, like resulting from transmeridian travel as on a jetplane.”
In other words, a jetlag occurs when traveling, when entering new timezones, new countries, and new continents. That’s what Shane – DJ, producer and founder of the label Jetlag Digital – decided to do after more than a decade of spinning his unique style of progressive house within Europe. Driven by the urge to see the whole world and to experience all the different musical influences from across the globe, Shane first went to Asia in 2005 to play in all the major clubs in China, Hong Kong or Thailand. Next was the United States of America, where he flew in early 2008 for yet another club-tour. Traveling, djing, experiencing whole new sides of culture and music, extending our views and breaking down the boundaries of the ordinary – because we think that seeing one small part of the globe is just not enough. As an open-minded part of the world’s music community, we don’t want to limit ourselves to a local scene. We like to see the bigger picture, and we like to share this with you. Out of all these views and experiences the idea for Jetlag Digital finally emerged. Today, Jetlag Digital is run by Shane and his friend and partner Hyline, who joined the label a short time after its formation. Hyline is a DJ and producer himself, and brings in all his experience from various projects like Mannover or his radioshow Adult Music on Friskyradio. Jetlag Digital shall be an innovative music label, bringing together all the globe’s different styles of music – digitally, and faster than ever. No matter from which part of the world, all our artists’ styles and special influences can be enjoyed on our label; A truly international experience, like living within a never-ending digital jetlag.
Shane | Label Owner Hyline | A&R Jetlag Digital www.jetlagdigital.com
Jetlag Digital is presenting you first insights into the upcoming artist album of DJ Taucher (Adult Music), due in November, which will reflect the contemporary work of one of Germany's best known electronic music pioneers.
DJ Taucher invited DJ & producer Shane from Kaiserslautern (Germany) to his studio and together they created a deep and flowing progressive track called 'Can't Wait', which couldn't have turned out better.
For the remixes we're off to yet another world-tour and the first stop of our trip is Pakistan, where Faisal Baig turns our track into some real club-burner. After a hell of a night, we continue to Uruguay where we are picked up by no one else than Quimika Records' label boss Federico Giust. After a short but nice stay, we board our jet again and a second later we are on our way to Florida. Stepping out of our Digital Jet we see Shamanah welcoming us and feel the sun of the States' south burning on our faces.
But this was just the first half of our trip the digital jetlag keeps on going. Shane himself creates an progressive-breaks mix and sends us down south to Munich where Oliver Morgenroth adds another soulful mix to our collection. The tour goes on and we're up to meet Tony Hironaka in the US, who hits the dancefloor right away with his debut. After a wonderful night, we're ready to hit the last stop of our tour - Egypt. There we visit the newly formed producer-duo Hassan Rassmy and Sarp Yilmaz who show us all the amenities of Egyptian lifestyle. And to their remix we dance throughout the night and to the break of dawn.
That's when we have to leave the land of the sun and arrive back home in Germany - tired but happy! We're looking forward to present you the rest of Taucher's upcoming artist album this November.
DJ Reactions:
"Not my style of music to play out, too trancey. Good production though" - 2.5 / 5
Miss Nine (Netherlands) (Turn On..., Vonyc Sessions, 925 Digital, Armada, Yoshitoshi, Harem)
"dark prog done right - shamanah stands out - very moody" - 3.0 / 5
Ira Heinichen (USA) (friskyRecords, friskyRadio)
"original has a great atmosphere, nicely understated, Federico Giust's mix has a cool, spooky, dark groove, good release" - 4.0 / 5
Kris B (USA) (Nightshade Music (Owner/A&R), Armada, Baroque, Global Underground, Ready Mix Records, DI.fm, ETN.fm)
"Great remix, nice mix of current sounds & some traditional 'prog' elements" - 4.0 / 5
Andy Newland (UK) (bedrock, ministry of sound, twisted audio, renaissance, baroque, bellarine)
"Excellent ep, very nice production with a variety of style influences in the mixes. Will play!" - 4.0 / 5
Jehr (USA) (Tribal Vision Records)
"love the simplicity of the original here, nice building track! Federico Giust give this a cool uplifting bounce! Shamanah's is a great hypnotic vibe to twist ur mind!" - 4.0 / 5
Sasha Le Monnier [ C.O.U. Muzik ] (UK) (BeatAgency,Source Of Gravity,Proton Radio,Danceradioglobal,DI.FM,ensonic.fm,Contagious Rhythm)
Xaric - Fear EP (Oct 10, 2008)
DJ Taucher & Shane - Can´t Wait EP Part 1(feat. Remixes by Faisal Baig, Federico Giust & Shamanah) (Oct 03, 2008)
DJ Taucher & Shane - Can´t Wait EP Part 2 (feat. Remixes by Hassan Rassmy & Sarp Yilmaz, Oliver Morgenroth, Tony Hironaka (Oct 03, 2008)
4Ward-UK - Solutions EP (Sep 26, 2008)
Oliver Morgenroth - Jet Stream (featuring remixes by Royal Sapien, Retroid, Kintar, Marcelo Vasami) (Sep 19, 2008)
