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HiJack is known for making and playing bouncy, funk-fueled grooves with chunky beats and quirky hooks. His sound fuses jacking house and techno, with samples from all musical eras and genres. Influences span from James Brown to the Neptunes, and include house pioneers Dave Taylor, Derrick Carter, and Jacob London.
Jon Chant began making bootlegs and edits for DJ sets and mix tapes as HiJack back in 2005. In the last 3 years he has produced a long list of HiJack tracks and remixes, whilst running label Jack Union Records, and making projects under the alias Vukasin.
Since 2006, HiJack has become an established name in the UK’s underground house scene. The debut “HiJackin' EP” was released with On The Brink Recordings, and championed by the likes of Claude Vonstroke, Oliver $, and Lee Mortimer. Since then, more EPs have hit the stores, including Jack Union’s “Wobble House EP” and the recent “Jackpot EP” on US label Potty Mouth Music.
HiJack’s remix projects have included reworks of tracks from Santiago and Bushido, The Bulgarian, and Nic Sarno, for labels including Brickhouse and Wearhouse Music. In early 2008, the bass-heavy remix of Andy George’s “Big Dipper” received frequent airplay on Radio 1 and support from DJs worldwide, including the Crookers and Kissy Sellout.
HiJack’s DJ sets are known for being packed with unreleased tracks, bootlegs and re-edits, and have generated a large following for his podcasts and mixes. Over the past year HiJack has performed at venues across the UK and Europe, and at festivals such as the Gatecrasher Summer Sound System and Holland’s Dutch Gathering, alongside acts including Switch, Trevor Loveys, and Annie Mac.
In the coming months HiJack will be playing sets in territories across Europe and beyond. He will be releasing more singles and remixes too, and a long-awaited HiJack album, scheduled for release in 2009.
Music:
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Winter 2008 Playlist:
01. Consistent - Crazy
02. Rene Van Munster – Noodle
03. Underworld – Globe (Jesse Rose Remix)
04. Lee Mortimer – No Ordinary Girl (HiJack Remix)
05. Ivan Allard – Bombuclatz (Wongo Remix)
06. Tom EQ – Off Limits (HiJack Remix)
07. AC Slater – Vertigo (Nick Supply Remix)
08. Jak Z – Untitled (Edit)
09. Gramatik – Let’s Get Ill (HiJack Edit)
10. Joey Youngman – The Devil’s Groove
Discography
EPs
HiJackin' EP (On The Brink Recordings)
Wobble House EP (Jack Union Records)
Jackpot EP (Potty Mouth Music / Time Italy)
Upcoming EPs
Keepin’ It Real EP (Potty Mouth Music)
Untitled EP (Jack Union)
Remixes
Clark Able - Lemon Head (ESP Records)
When Saints Go Machine - Pretty Rich (WSGM RMX)
Andy George - Big Dipper (Wearhouse Music)
Bulgarian - Barnyard Dance (Jack Union Records)
Nic Sarno - Watch This (Jack Union Records)
Clark Able - Back In The Bronx (Jack Union Records)
Lennie De Ice - We Are I.E. (Y4K Records)
Natty Jack - Jackin Da Garage (Wearhouse)
Santiago & Bushido - For The People (Potty Mouth)
Liam Vizzle - That Banana Track (Venga Digital)
Oliver Garcia - Sensation (Brickhouse Records)
Blatta & Inesha – Blow Up (Mantra Vibes)
D*Funk – Fracture (Nitrous)
Groove Allegiance – Ramp It Up (Splank Records)
The BodySnatchers – I Like What I See (Passenger Records)
Upcoming remixes
Majik Johnson – Blame Dodger (Underwater Records)
DJ Dan – That Phone Track (Instereo Records)
Ursula 1000 – Zombie (ESL Records)
Acidkids – Hightower (Unknown)
Tom EQ – Off Limits (Jack Union Music)
Scott Cooper & Jak Z – Move Ya (Swine Records)
Wongo - Made This (ESP Records)
Haraku - Gameboys On Acid (Arcade Riot Records)
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