Janette Slack - from breakthrough young spark to fully fledged rising star.
Fresh from her 5 week tour of Australia, this year alone, Janette has headlined gigs in Hungary, Germany, Croatia, Russia and all around Europe. On London home turf she headlined Torture Garden’s 18th birthday Ball at London biggest club, SE1. Beginning the year with presenting Breakspoll 2009 at Fabric, where she took over duties from Annie Nightingale. Next stop is another mini tour of Croatia covering clubs and festivals following a gig at Fabric in London.
In a very short space of time, Janette Slack has established herself as one of the hottest artists around. A true Eurasian, based in London, her sound is rooted in electro, progressive-tech and a sprinkle of breaks which she delivers with an infectious energy.
In the passed year she has appeared at Global Gathering, rocked been featured in The Observer, Time Out (in UK and Hong Kong) presented for Channel V, appeared in multi-page fashion shoots, and featured a guest mix and interview on Radio 1. Most excitingly she’s returned to the studio, and come up trumps with her single for Air Recordings, ‘Take It/’Around The Block’.
One of dance music’s most charismatic young figures – London clubbers will be familiar with her turning up to gigs on her infamous roller-blades – Janette is a breath of fresh air in the somewhat character-less vacuum of the current club scene (you can still find Doug ‘Scratch’ Pray’s short film about her online).
A resident for both Air at Matter and fetish event, Torture Garden, she’s renowned for her energetic, electro-filled breaky and jackin’ DJ sets that defy even the most pigeon-hole obsessed muso. Musically, her productions circle the same waters.
Her previous releases have caught the attention of DJs such as Carl Cox, Stanton Warriors, Hybrid, Phil K and D. Ramirez. One of her last cuts for Air, ‘Red Ramona’, was equally well received, making an appearance in the highly respected Cool Cuts Chart in Music Week.
New missive, ‘Take It’, is a 4/4, bass heavy stomp complete with a Torture Garden-friendly vocal… ‘Around The Block’ leans towards her beats-friendly side, no less energetic, it moves from jump-up breaks into a sublimely beautiful piano breakdown with progressive leanings. With support from Utah Saints and magazines such as IDJ, Knowledge and Mixmag.
Meanwhile her journalistic commitments include writing her regular blog for DJ Download and continuing her role as a part time journalist for Mixmag. Catch her while you can…..
