【House/Deep House 】2019年に来日を期待したいDJ、Josh Butler（ジョッシュ・バトラー）

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2019年、世界のダンスミュージックシーンのメインストリームは、ますますハウスミュージックやテックハウス、ディープハウスへとシフトしています。

実際、日本でもこれまでメインステージの象徴だったコマーシャルな音から卒業し、ハウスミュージックやテックハウス、ディープハウスへとシフトしているダンスミュージック通も多いのではないでしょうか？

そこで、今回はハウス、テックハウス、ディープハウスのライジングスターJosh Butler（ジョッシュ・バトラー）をご紹介します。

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ノースイングランド出身、年齢は（正確な記述は見つからなかったが、2015年10月6日現在で25歳なので）推定28-29歳。11歳にトラックメイキングを開始。

2012年に本格的にブレイクし、これまでにNoir、Cajual、Avotre、MTA、MadTechからリリース、近年はSimon Dunmoreの名門レーベルDefected、Steve LawlerのVIVa、GorgeとNick Curlyの8bit、Steve BugのPoker Flat、Jamie JonesのHot Creationsといったスーパーレーベルから続々とリリースを重ねている。

2015年、BontanとのスペシャルB2Bでツアーを敢行。それに伴ってコラボレーショントラック「Live My Life」もリリース。このB2Bユニットはツアー中にマルチグラミー賞を受賞したナイルロジャーズの目に留まり、英国ツアーでのウォームアップをするように依頼した。

これまでにプレイしたクラブもThe Warehouse Project Manchester、Mint Club Leeds、Toffler Rotterdam、Chibuku Liverpool、Arches Glasgow、Sankeys Ibizaはもとより、Miami Music WeekやAmsterdam Dance Eventといったポピュラーなフェスティバルまでオファーは絶えない。

他にもBBC Music Video Awardノミネート、DJ Mag Award 2014、Beatport Award 2014受賞し、Joris Voorn、Pete Tong、Annie Mac、Kerri Chandler、Carl Coxなどのトッププレーヤーからの支持も厚く、トラックやリミックスも度々サポートされている。

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MixMagの「10 TRACKS THAT INFLUENCED JOSH BUTLER」で紹介されていました。

PINK FLOYD「Welcome To The Machine

Josh Butler：My parents are huge fans of Pink Floyd, so I was surround by their music from an early age. ‘Welcome To The Machine’ is a song that still fascinates me. Hearing the swelling synth sounds and mechanical samples were so alien to me when I was younger. Also lyrics such as ‘You’ve been in the pipeline filling in time’ used to baffle me.

RON HAGEN & PASCAL M ‘Take You There’

Josh Butler：I remember first hearing this on a ‘Trance Anthems’ CD from around 2000. I would have been aged 10 or 11 at the time and had just started to discover basic music production software. There’s something about the vocal hook in this track that resonates with me. I feel that three-word phase has had a lot of impact on my style of production over the years. It’s powerful, energetic, thought-provoking… yet so so simple.

TOTAL SCIENCE FEAT. MC CONRAD ‘Soul Patrol’

Josh Butler：I’m a big fan of liquid drum and bass, this track was actually my ringtone for about two years and I’m still not tired of hearing it. For me, Conrad’s voice is the perfect balance between the MC world and deep soulful melodies. That’s what I try and achieve with my more soulful tracks.

NIGHTMARES ON WAX ‘Les Nuits’

Josh Butler：Ibiza chillout CDs were always something I’d buy if I saw them in shops. Nightmares On Wax records were (and still are) some of my favourite things to listen to during my down-time.

KERRI CHANDLER ‘In My System’

Josh Butler：Kerri is a huge influence on me in general, but this is a track that satisfies a lot of my musical tastes. With its beautiful chords, soulful vocal and stripped-back drum grooves, it can suit a lot of environments and situations. I think that’s what creates such a timeless-sounding record.

GROOVE ARMADA ‘Superstylin’

Josh Butler：I remember I was about 12 and my friend bought this on 12-inch. We sat around one turntable on his parents’ hi-fi system playing it over and over again, slowing it down, speeding it up and scratching it back and forth. And to this day it sounds unreal, the bassline in it is untouchable! It has no doubt had some influence on me over the years.

MR LEE ‘Pump Up London’

Josh Butler：I’m sure a lot of people will agree here… a classic acid track with a hip-house/rap vocal such as this. It got me excited from the first time I heard it.

JOCELYN BROWN ‘Somebody Else’s Guy’

Josh Butler：Disco, soul and funk was never really something my parents listened to, however once I discovered it, I never let it go! This track has the ideal combination of all the right ingredients, which makes a classy, timeless pop record. It’s also a direct link to house music. Jocelyn Brown has sung on some of my favourite Masters At Work records, which have been a big inspiration for me.

THREE DRIVES ‘Greece 2000 (Original Mix)’

Josh Butler：Trance was a big part of my entry into dance music. The details that accompany the melody in this track are what make it standout. This was a regular one for me when I bought my first pair of decks, trying to figure out how to beat-match.

TJR FEAT. XAVIER ‘Just Gets Better’

Josh Butler：I used to buy the odd garage compilation CD as a kid and this is a track that always stood out for me. I feel the drum patterns in garage have influenced my outlook on drum programming and getting such swing, even from minimal layers.