Junia Ovadose – The 10-45 EP (LMDX016)
Catalogue Number: LMDX016 | Release Date: September 2009
The Lowdown
Junia Ovadose, an artist with one of the most intriguing names on the scene, joins Lost My Dog for an EP of pure, unadulterated, jazzy and energetic Chicago jacking bizznezz. This one is for the fans of Derrick Carter, Sneak, DJ Heather and Johnny Fiasco, four of the premier names who have already shown their support for ‘The 10-45 EP’. The EP name comes from the US police ten-code for ‘animal carcass on the highway’ and raises serious concerns about the whereabouts of our beloved pooch!!
Junia Ovadose is an artist we’ve been fans of for a long time with here at Lost My Dog; in fact he DJed at the very first Lost My Dog launch event back in 2005, but strangely it’s taken almost five years to release any of his music. You could easily be forgiven for thinking he hails from the Windy City when you hear this EP, but in truth he’s from the northern town of Huddersfield in the UK. His sound highlights perfectly just how far the Chicago styles of Derrick Carter, DJ Sneak et al have influenced dance music around the world.
Junia’s CV is very impressive with highlights including music for Greenskeepers’ Igloo and G-Swing imprints and DJ Pierre’s Strictly Rhythm sub-label DJP. DJ wise he has performed regularly in New York, all over Europe and at some of the UK’s most respected parties such as Back To Basics, Hard Times and Le Bloc. His music has been aired on Radio 1 by Pete Tong and on other leading UK dance stations Kiss FM and Galaxy FM. As for the origins of his name, we’re not allowed to divulge!
A remix of ‘Post Modernism’ is provided by Sir Cosmic, who appeared with a remix on the first ever Lost My Dog release and, like Junia, came to fame thanks to James Curd’s Igloo label. He has since recorded for Southside Shuffle, Shak Digital and AJ, a sub-label of Swirl People’s mighty Aroma Recordings.
DJ Reactions
DJ Sneak: YOYO, I got them bits, they sound awesome I will spin then out.
DJ Heather: Really great, played last week in OC, went down great.
Derrick Carter: I feel the first one.
Mark Farina: Wonderful! All the tracks are sure floor rockers. Can’t wait to rock em!
Johnny Fiasco: I like this project man… thumbs up!
Jason Hodges: Solid EP from the one they call Junia OD… choice cut is “What Day is It?”, will kill dancefloors round the world!
Nick Holder: Lovely jackin’ goodness! Its been a while… Thanks for sending!
Ian Pooley: Bomb!
Tommy Largo: Some very dope beats on this ep. favourite track is “Post Modernism”. Can’t wait to drop this weekend.
Tom Findlay (Groove Armada): Loving the lo slung chaos of what day is it? Crackers.
Frankie J: This is dope! I really dig all four tunes. Definitely has that Chicago flavor just like I like. great release all around.
Andy Riley (Inland Knights): Pizza the hut is great… full support.
Massimo DaCosta: HOT ! Really into the fresh Sir Cosmic’s remix…
Dominic Martin: Solid EP, right up my street and the best on LMD for a while I think, will definitely play all of these.
Grant Nelson: Wicked beats!
Chris Harris: 4 quality jackin club cuts! Will defo be using them all! full support! cheers!
Joshua Iz: Solid 4 tracker with updated (and post-modern) jazzy-house flavors. Great end of summer tracks. Thanks!
Radio Support
Radio Fritz, Germany (Tobias Koch)
SSRadio (Bogdan Taran)
MyHouse-YourHouse, UK (Steve Arnell)
Beat 102-103, Ireland (Ray Colclough)
105.5 UMFM, USA (Oxide)
George FM, New Zealand (Daniel McGlashan)
Chicago House FM, UK (Louis Hughes)
