The story behind "Storm - Time To Burn" by Jam El Mar | Muzikxpress 172

[@muzikxpress]

Do you think Jam El Mar should revive the "Storm" project? And why / why not?

[@RuneSmedstuen]

Honestly, no! While alot of the tracks were perfection at the time, and brought with it so good much memories... I dont think it would bring the same 20 years on. New Storm-like project, yes... but not as Storm if that makes sense!

[@Dashoost]

Not without Mark

[@hansramaekers3358]

Not without Spacey Trancer

[@djalba1163]

What a feeling that tune gave at its release, 15 at the time n loved it

[@dbchud]

Tricky question. Immediate thought is no, it has been a long time since original Storm stuff… maybe the project is better left in the past. Especially since Mark passed. 😢 I think a new project would be better like Rune says above… in the theme of Storm 😊

[@DannydeGalicia]

I love how the decribed depthly the ends meet of making the track strong and intruiging.

[@SeahawksBamBamKam]

I still have this Record from 23 years ago it was my our Pump Up song for my Group Entourage every weekend before we popped in the cab to hit the Clubs this record was on the turntables at full blast I know I have hearing damage from how loud I played it but boy were we pumped up to go do our thing, still one of my favorites they don't make hot music like this anymore. I remember People would always freak out what's this song.

[@SeahawksBamBamKam]

Spectacular song one of the Best High Energy songs ever Bar none Ive been listening to it 100's of times since it came out its just a cool masterfully put together song in every way and still cool as Ice.

[@Ivan_Afanasev1974]

The equipment behind the Maestro is worthy of respect. This is a rarity. El Mar's music is nostalgia for proper dance music, one hit Let me free is worth it. In addition, El Mar is a professional for me, who still plays on vinyls like Geuseppe Ottavani. The keeper of traditions, the legend of electronic music. It's a pity that Marc Spoon is not with us, together they would give heat. Greetings from Siberia!

[@muzikxpress]

Pretty cool right? I don't know much about equipment myself as I am not a producer, but I don't see much vintage equipment like in Jam El Mar's studio soon. Kai Tracid has a lot as well (there's 3 interviews I did with him on my channel BTW!), I think they have some similar equipment. And indeed, a shame that Mark Spoon did pass away years ago, so young still....

[@davewebster689]

@@muzikxpress its a huge modular setup he has behind him. Each part is separate and they are linked together using the patch cables hanging that you can see. Unlike most normal synths that come with oscillators, envelopes and filters already connected internally as one complete package, with modular you purchase each of the modules separately and can have almost limitless possibilities with what you can connect to and how. It's a very complex and also very expensive way of working, but if you are a huge synthesis nerd and have the money then it's a rabbit hole a lot of people end up going down!

[@keno9964]

Jam and Spoon were amazing in the 1990's. Loved them.

[@geehammer1511]

This was very enjoyable to watch. Still listen to the track today, one of the timeless classics that doesn't get old unlike me.

[@rocko44444444]

Jam El Mar is so lovely person, so doesn't really whatever he talks about. Just joyful listen to him.

[@stephenspencer9233]

One of my all time favourite trance tracks. Jam and Spoon (storm) always pushing the boundaries of sound and never scared to try something totally different. No other track sounds similar to this. I always loved the Pascal remix. Great interview as ever Twan! Thank you

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you! Big fan of the Jam & Spoon productions and remixes, including all other projects they did.

[@TonyStark-uu9us]

Been looking forward to this!

[@muzikxpress]

Hope you enjoyed the interview! :)

[@rummyraisin]

Just got the Stormjunkie album on cassette, which is such a good time. God bless Rolf, and thanks for the interview Twan!

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much!

[@thebpm6700]

Great Producer, like to listen his stories ioi

[@yaghiyahbrenner8902]

I liked Storm Animal much as well, it was the first time I heard a style of psy trance and a form of hard house meet. This was the year 2000 anything was possible and electronic music was peaking.

[@muzikxpress]

Oh for sure! Bit underrated that one I think!

[@heskeylator]

This tune is just so underrated 23 years on, just dragged out my copy on data. You could drop this at any modern festival and it would set it off.

[@muzikxpress]

Agreed!!!

[@DJTide]

This is so awesome to hear the story of one of my favorite records, thank you for this!

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it!!

[@yehah]

Legend of Electronic music - I remember seeing him as a kid in the "right in the night" video

[@johnnyvegas2015]

Great stories, thanks

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you very much!

[@Impulse-One]

Superb interview..i apso used to dance like a mad man to this 😆🤘🤘 it was huge back then all the clubs, trance/techno clubs.. ive never seen him before its a great interview💗

[@muzikxpress]

Thanks so much! One of my favorite interviews too BTW!!

[@kurtslobodan3510]

Love this series thanks!!

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much, more to come soon!

[@E.F.]

Jam and Spoon is a great part of the electronic music world. Thanks for the interview! MfG aus Bayern.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you very much! And I agree, I’m a massive fan of their work!

[@freekashyyyk896]

This is such a great channel for getting recommendations for classics ive never heard before!

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you for your kind words, always happy when people enjoy the channel and stories! :)

[@yesitsmesisco]

I was today years old when I found out two of my favourite songs - Time to burn and Right in the night - were created by the same guy. Utmost surprised, I love this day!

[@muzikxpress]

Haha pretty cool right?

[@yesitsmesisco]

@@muzikxpress definitely! Also awesome interview, I just got stunned by this fact lol! Thanks for doing it!

[@muzikxpress]

@@yesitsmesisco and thank you too! There’s a few more with Jam El Mar, he did so many amazing tracks!

[@mellowtrax1979]

Absolutely amazing track

[@turquoisecapricorn]

I noted down some years ago all the records that I liked and still needed for my mixes as Dj Luxx. Storm with "Storm" was also on my list. Great music! Hail Hail Master Rolf Elmer aka Jam El Mar!

[@muzikxpress]

There's also an interview about "Storm - Storm" on my channel BTW ;-) Big fan of their productions / remixes :)

[@cdplaya]

Huge fan of Jam - and a big fan of this channel! TY for doing all these interviews

[@muzikxpress]

And thank you for the kind words!

[@markymark8685]

Another great Interview Twan! Thank you 🙂

[@muzikxpress]

Thanks a lot Mark!

[@darbomusic]

Classic ❤️

[@captainbontekoe6752]

Great track, and I also like the recent remix by Jam El Mar

[@dbchud]

I LOVE Time To Burn. I’m going to have this as my funeral song, shame I’ll never see the reaction of people when this is played there 😁 Great interview. Pleased he mentioned Stormanimal, another great track. Would be cool to hear more about that if he has something to share 😊

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you! And I love that track as well. Pretty underrated in my opinion!

[@TheGazzadj]

Heard this at Gatecrasher Summer Sound System 2000 at Turweston Aerodrome, what a tune!!

[@djluminol]

Storm Animal (Happy People In The Morning Mix)👍 Storm is a project that is best represented at certain times in electronic music evolution. This is probably one of them. The blend of Techno and Trance would fit the moment very well.

[@fezmania5078]

Thanks for the interview. It's a good listen. I didn't know "Time to burn" was a bigger hit than "Storm." It's not my favorite Storm tune and I think "Stormanimal" is a better tune between the two but I still like it. "Huri-Khan" was definitely in the shadow of the first single, "Storm." In my opinion, "Huri-Khan" is better than "Storm."

[@muzikxpress]

Thanks a lot! I love "Stormanimal", another energetic production from the guys. "Huri-Khan" is very underrated, should have been bigger for sure in my opinion!

[@raffgalway2379]

I used to always mix this DJn after Darude Sandstorm back in 2000, also the happy people in morning mix was very good. Great interview Twan 🔥

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much!

[@richardmcmullan1974]

Great wee video!! I didn't know Jam & Spoon was Storm!! Everyday is a school day!!

[@muzikxpress]

They were also Tokyo Ghetto Pussy, true story!

[@richardmcmullan1974]

@@muzikxpress thanx for the info!! My favourite tune of all time is Jam & Spoon - Follow Me which I have signed by Jam El Mar!!

[@muzikxpress]

@@richardmcmullan1974 ahh nice one!!!

[@electronomist]

I love the original... Great interview as always mate. My fave version is the nick sentience remix... banger!

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much!

[@konczdavid]

I recently rediscovered this record (just a few days ago). The last time I heard it was probably in 2000 when I started my very first year in school. To be entirely honest, I only really dig the middle section (the main melody) of this track (roughly from the 2-minute mark till the 4-minute mark). Everything else feels like chaotic filler that doesn't serve a purpose. Moreover, they lack an emotional depth and thus don't really feel trancey at all. I would love to see a rework/remix of this track that focuses on the emotion and energy-driven part of it and extends it in clever and tasteful ways. One track that comes to my mind as a reference is Lizard by Mauro Picotto. The Megavoices Mix is highly regarded in the trance community but it's a track that you only really sit through (all 10 minutes of it) just to hear roughly 30 seconds that are actually dynamic and highly enjoyable. After that, give a spin to the R.A.F. by Picotto Remix (remixed by the original author himself). It's amazing all the way through. I still appreciate the interview, as always, great work!

[@muzikxpress]

Nice one! BTW, I was gonna do an interview with Mauro Picotto yesterday about "Lizard" since he had a show in Amsterdam here in The Netherlands. Unfortunately the interview didn't happen after all, but hopefully next time he's in The Netherlands I can make it happen (last time he did a Dutch show was in 2017 though, so he doesn't have a lot of Dutch gigs it seems....)

[@konczdavid]

@@muzikxpress It's still very impressive how often/regularly you can deliver these high quality interviews with a wide variety of artists. I hope one day you'll be able to interview Mauro Picotto too.

[@muzikxpress]

@@konczdavid thank you so much! And I hope so too, he did so many great tracks, fingers crossed!

[@djfredleo]

"Data Records" products have, probably, the most recognizable design style in the industry :-D It is always such a pleasure to hear the story! :-)

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed the interview!

[@Selo_Plana]

I would like him to continue with the Storm project with Kai Tracid.

[@ericdb46]

Fantastic

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you!!

[@trancevoyagesessions]

Hey Jam re release all the classics on vinyl. Come on man take my money 💰

[@sergeyklimenkov]

Actually the stab sound which was "taken" from 1991`s track X-101 - Sonic destroyer is not one an only. They got some ideas too, such as pitched synth riff in the middle of the track I am talking about.

[@muzikxpress]

Yes I did, check at 2:35 in the interview where he explains it (guess you replied before checking the interview? 😉)

[@sergeyklimenkov]

@@muzikxpress oh, yeah now I got it, sorry 🤪 I have corrected the comment, thank you.

[@sergeyklimenkov]

@@muzikxpress yeah, I replied before 🤓

[@muzikxpress]

@@sergeyklimenkov haha all good! I hope you enjoyed the story / interview 😉

[@sergeyklimenkov]

@@muzikxpress absolutely yes!

[@lxworld]

The A&R guy Jam cannot remember the name of is likely to be Dave Dollimore. He was the A&R guy at Data Records at the time

[@muzikxpress]

Thanks for the information!!

[@djsethbe]

Nice interview again! What is the second background track in the interview? Sounds wicked.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you! That’s the Storm track “Stormanimal”.

[@teky]

without a doubt one of the top classics so hard to pick favorites ya know so many beautiful tracks in that timeline but for sure in there , Time To Burn was before Storm right? if not my bad -,- personally loved the storm track more and the (Mark Sherry & Dr Willis's 'Flashback' mix) of that track but not to take away from the original masterpiece jus mark sherry anything is instantly top shelf IMO. didn’t know it was a german artist. i owe ya a coffee again , i’ll try and get that to ya before new years as i don’t wanna be “that guy” who says but does not -_- consider it a new years wish for more works in the future ^^ cheers meng ps. sorry got confused on the tracks up there , respectable work in all his productions those two mainly gave me that “discovery” gift EDM is good at doing .. 😅

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much! And no, “Storm - Storm” was their debut track. I did an interview with Jam El Mar about that one as well, the link is in the video description and also in this interview when “Storm” gets mentioned. And all support is very much appreciated, thank you!!

[@teky]

@@muzikxpress always appreciate the feedback man :) Storm was my favorite of those two will check that out now. wish ya the best for the year to come with future projects i’ll keep checkin time to time

[@jonpeley]

Hi Twan it could be great an interview to Talla, Pascal F.E.O.S. or some dutch-belgium producers. "I can feel that" from Pascal F.E.O.S. would be incredible.

[@muzikxpress]

Pascal F.E.O.S. did pass away in 2020…. So that’s not going to happen unfortunately. For now Talla isn’t really on my interview wish list tbh…. Keep in mind I don’t have a travel budget for these interviews. And there are plenty of interviews with producers from The Netherlands and Belgium on my channel already and there are many of them coming up in the next few months. This Sunday another interview with a producer from Belgium will be posted FYI. Oh and I’m not really doing requests, sorry! Lots of things in the works so I’m not running out of ideas anytime soon 😉 Thanks for your understanding!

[@jonpeley]

@@muzikxpress I'm really sorry I didn't know that. I feel very upset now.

[@prestigious5s23]

Such a timeless track. I assume that sample that underground resistance complained of was freely available in some sample packs or sample cards. I'm surprised Jeff mills would of seen issue with that. No doubt many others used it in tracks that were not successful.

[@ravecrab]

The track sampled is X-101 - Sonic Destroyer, and if you listen to it you can hear they took more than just the stab. Jeff Mills is a pompous buffoon, so I'm not really surprised he was irritated by a superclub trance tune sampling him, even if he sampled things himself.

[@djfredleo]

17:37 :-D Never Interrupt Sagittarius!

[@muzikxpress]

😂😂😂

[@MaximumEfficiency]

I always thought Storm tracks were made in Rebirth RB-338 software with default audio samples

[@pSynrg303]

I always thought the melody riff was inspried by Tainted Love. Oh well...

[@muzikxpress]

Tainted Love? Naaaah.....

[@technoedm5890]

this type of music is techno! trance is more underground trippy music

[@muzikxpress]

On Discogs it is being labeled as trance / hardtrance / techno and wikipedia also calls it a trance project. Beatport says "techno", so let's say it is a bit of a mixture of both styles ;-)

[@technoedm5890]

@@muzikxpress & discogs techno! check the cd '' Ibiza Techno 2000 '' genre ONLY techno! track 7 Storm - Time To Burn (original club mix)

[@muzikxpress]

@@technoedm5890 Check the separate “Time To Burn” release 😉 I mean, “Time To Burn” is on many trance compilations as well. I think even more than techno compilations.

[@stevenmcguinness4751]

This was called Hard Trance at the time in the UK, it was played by Trance and Hard House DJs, it has elements of Techno but it’s wasn’t classified as such at the time

[@ravecrab]

Jeff Mills is techno. This tune is most definitely not.

[@mrcynicallyred2007]

First heard this classic when Parks & Wilson played the 'Happy people in the morning' mix at HOME in Leicester Square, London in early 2000. When I picked the track up on 12", I was so happy I had the original and the mix I'd heard Parks & Wilson play.

[@vlajster]

Basically took a sample from jeff mills and made it a hit again,btw. i liked it and i still do

[@muzikxpress]

Well they did a bit more than just take a sample from the Underground Resistance track ;-)