It might be difficult for those jaded raver kiddies to know how to react when Jazztronauts, aka Jonathan Craft, take(s) the stage. Rest assured, the Belgian-born DJ has your best interests at heart : Taking the best of jazz throughout the past 30 or so years (but especially the last two decades or so) Jazztronauts revel in their adoration for the genre with a mix of dancy, techno dance beats — the proof is right in his ambitious remix of BLUE’s “Fall to the Stars”). So they know their roots but have the souls of ravers; they’ve obviously done their homework, studied their music history, and come a long way after a lot of hard work. “Gotta Beat It” sounds like a cross between Square Pusher and the bebop of John Coltrane, “Homefree” could be the surrealist soundtrack to a Bunuel movie, if they were blended with those similar jazz sounds of old…what’s more, the DJ’s life seems to be taking off even more since he started offering his services as a producer. Considering he got his start at the ripe old age of 21, he’s come a long way. Jazzaholics and electronica fans alike will find something to love now at Red Bull Music Academy Radio.
