FRI.19th FEB @ BAR903 JUSTIN ROBERTSON & SUPPORT  DOORS 9PM FREE ENTRY !!!

Justin Robertson's tastes have always been catholic though in 2009 youwould be hard pushed to find a musician working successfully in areasas diverse as techno, house, dancehall and art pop. Justin is a truemodernist: he excels as a DJ of international repute; is a creator ofbespoke techno; one third of New Pop band Thee Earls, a remixer for thelikes of The Whip, Bjork and Felix Da Housecat and, most recently hehas written and produced an album called Silent Life.

Justin works in so many genres that hesometimes needs to create new ones. Last year Justin was approached byHarmless records to compile and mix their Art of Acid compilation whichwas reviewed to universal acclaim in September. As a DJ of 20 yearsrepute Justin was the obvious choice to be allowed access to the Traxback catalogue that Harmless own and he collated a mix of house musicthat had inspired him as a clubber on the Hacienda dancefloor back in1988. He also curated a second disc which featured re-edits from thelikes of Boys Noize and Dusty Kid. It was compilation of the issue inDJ magazine on release and made Mixmag’s top 20 best of 2008. Justin’slineage through music has taken many twists and turns. He began as a DJin Manchester and his early 90s clubs - Spice and Most Excellent - werehugely influential and cornerstones of the burgeoning dance movement.The Chemical Brothers, then students in the city, cited him as theirmentor. His Rebellious Jukebox club - also in Manchester - pre-emptedthe Heavenly Social and the mid 90s trend for mish-mashing musicalstyles. In the 90s Justin generally operated under various nom destages, the most renowned being Lionrock with whom he scored severalTop 40s hits - 'Rudeboy Rock' and 'Packet Of Peace' among them - andappeared on Top Of The Pops in a dashing purple suit opting for twingramophones over Technics.

It wasn't until 2001 that Justin stepped outunder his own name releasing house and techno like 'Have Mercy' for theBugged Out imprint. In 2001 he recorded his most critically acclaimedproject to date Justin Robertson presents Revtone which broughtprimitive house and new wave disco into the digital age. Originally onNuphonic the best tracks came out through Bugged Out, with 'LoveMovement' - remixed by Ulrich Schnauss who cited Justin's early work asan influence - being placed second best single of 2003 by Jockey Slutmagazine. Contemporaries Black Strobe, Chicken Lips and Kiki alsoremixed Revtone tracks. For someone with such diverse tastes it shouldhave come as no surprise to anyone when Justin began recording andsinging with a guitar. He has been writing songs since his school daysand played electric guitar in Lionrock. 2004’s 'Twisted and Torn'(released on Slut Smalls) reflected his love for singer songwriterslike Neil Young and Nick Drake. In the same year he also wrote a songwith Tim Burgess and Rob Playford called 'Yes It Is’. It became one ofthe most requested songs on Sean Rowley’s BBC London show and came outon Justin’s Blister Ballads 7” label in the fall of 2006. He continuedin this vein writing songs for Fatboy Slim’s Palookaville and he hasalso contributed and sung on two songs for his BPA album. Furtherco-writes have been completed for Dub Pistols and also with Jon Carterand Anil Chalwa. His band Thee Earls have been regulars on the festivalcircuit and singles Bombs To Fall and Let it Rain were popular on NMEand XFM radio. Always keen to seek out new bands Justin has lent hissupport to several new acts with remixes for Shed, Coyote and Hackshaw.As a man as reknowned for his reggae collection as his electronicaJustin was an obvious choice for Wall of Sound's Two Culture Clashalbum project. He recorded in Jamaica in 2005 at the legendary Gee Jamstudios with the lovers rock of 'Save Me' - featuring guitarist ErnestRanglin and Nadine Sutherland - the beautiful result. As a DJ Justincontinues to play a mix of techno and electronic house at clubs such asThe Loft in Barcelona, Pacha in Buenos Aires, Bugged Out in Manchester,Shine in Belfast, Chibuku in Liverpool, Together in London, and atvarious clubs all over Europe and the rest of the world. Alongside GuyWilliams, Bones and Ed Chemical Justin formed the Black Rabbit club in2006 who throw parties across London and Ibiza. He also plays moreeclectic sets featuring his love of reggae, northern soul and pop atfestivals and nights like Sunday Best. Justin will continue to wearseveral hats, metaphorical as well as some stylish real ones!