In Session: Job Jobse

It's 4am at Glastonbury on Monday morning and the final set we catch of the 2016 edition is perhaps the best of the entire weekend. It may be because The Temple is such an auditory and sensory mindfuck, it might be because we're on the brink of completing yet another successful Glastonbury in spite of a crushing Brexit defeat but we're pretty sure it's down to the fact Ben UFO and Job Jobse are playing the perfect festival set.

The pair followed on from another irresistible b2b pairing of Midland and Palms Trax and cuts like '21 Le Fou' by Lock Eyes and 'Rectum' by Fango were simultaneously soothing and bruising minds. The final track was 'I Want Your Soul' by Armand Van Helden and it was one of the greatest Glastonbury moments we've ever witnessed. You've always been able to rely on Ben UFO to deliver an outstanding set but over the last few years, Job Jobse has carved out a reputation for himself, one that's seen him rise up as one of the most popular DJs on the circuit.

The Amsterdam-based DJ has experienced a huge surge in popularity recently and rightfully so. Anyone who's experienced nightlife in the Dutch capital over the last ten years will be familiar with Trouw, one of the most beautiful clubs that ever opened its doors and Job was captaining at its helm for years. His first proper DJ sets were at the recently closed hotspot and after spending some time as a programmer, he became one of the club's fearless residents and one of the longest to serve there.

To be able to play at a club like Trouw on regular basis is one thing, but to seamlessly command a crowd there and become one of the most respected selectors to grace its decks is a completely different thing. Jobse played the final ever set there and has subsequently moved onto Trouw's new project De School, to frequently orchestrate nights of magic and wonder. Seeing him roll out a 12 hour set there isn't unheard of but it's something we're itching to witness soon.

If you look at his gig schedule now compared to a few years back, it's quite astonishing to see how far Jobse has come. Astonishing yes but surprising, not at all. Stops at Panorama Bar, fabric and at the biggest festivals all over the world have become a normal occurrence and his inclusion at Innervisions' Lost In A Moment parties have been a joy to see.

Alongside Dixon, Job seems to have found a regular sparring partner and this week sees their most ambitious gig to date. The duo will play b2b for seven hours at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, one of the world's most beautiful and highly-regarded concert venues. It seems like the most apt place for the pair's strain of dreamscape electronica and Jobse has established himself as an artist who's more than acquainted with music that floats and flourishes.

His musical style is one that gleefully intertwines between house, disco, techno, acid, deep house and everything in between. He's a selector that transports and transcends audiences with music that fills you with warm barbs of emotion. He's a happy DJ, one that exudes confidence and joy and that's the sort of trait that has drawn so many fans to his music.

Those of you lucky enough to be attending Love Saves The Day in Bristol on May 27 will get to see the man in action and we've got a brilliant taster of what to expect. His In Session mix is one of our favourite this year. It's a homage to early rave music and it's going to blow you away. We spoke with Job to find out his thoughts behind the mix and this is what he said.

"I wanted to make a mix with strictly early rave tracks. Ever since I got into dance music I’ve been obsessed with rave culture and the things that were going on in the early 90’s. Especially in the UK, The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany (and on this little island called Ibiza of course). Even though I was still in diapers when it was actually happening

Most of the tracks in the mix were released between 1991 and 1992, an amazing period where stuff wasn’t yet strictly divided by genre and classified as techno, trance or acid, it was just RAVE music.

Shout out to James Holden (please start DJing again), JD Twitch from Optimo (for introducing me to half of the records in this mix), the Bicep boys (thanks for the edits), Marino Stephano (R.I.P.) and Cosmic Baby (or the Mozart of trance as some might say)"

Shout out to Job Jobse for an incredible mix.

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Job Jobse plays at Love Saves At The Day on May 27, more details here