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Jahbo – 10 Essential Tracks

Jahbo – 10 Essential Tracks

Rolike Jahbo was born in 1981 in a hippie society in the north of Denmark. The project “Jahbo” was born around year 2000. Psytrance music and the culture caught his attention in ´97 and besides attending many parties and festivals (such as Solipse ´99, Boom 2000) he spent a lot of time collecting, recording and trading music. The search for the best and most magical music slowly turned his attention to the possibility of learning to produce his own music. Soon after, he started producing himself.

Growing up in a hippie society of Denmark, actually played an important role in his life and that is still reflected in his musical tastes and creation. He actually almost never saves any preset so everything is done on the fly, without boundaries.. Morphing soundscapes, wobbling basslines with just the right doses of humor and a lot of twisted effects & surrealistic leads, are all part of the signature sound of Jahbo. He also appeared all around the globe on almost every important festivals with his live gigs and sets.

Undoubtedly, Jahbo is one of the real pioneers of the “Aarhus” Psytrance sound, playing a key role in its development and spread around the globe.

As a basic member of Parvati Records he started to appear on this label as a pioneer in the psytrance scene since it’s beginning. It all originates from Aarhus, a city in the heart of Denmark, which during the years has become quite a landmark for the “Aarhus” sound and Parvati Records. This unique “forest” style of Psytrance reflects the strong bound between some prominent artists that originated from that place.

Besides “Jahbo”, Rolik has 3 side projects with friends, “Abrahadabra” from which he released an album few years back on Parvati, “Red Eye Jah” with several releases on VA´s and ” Psilo Cowboys”. He also started a downbeat project called “Modulated by Nature”. This proves his endless talent and freedom of expression through music production, that comes from the many years of experience in the scene and his way of growing up during his childhood.
Undoubtedly, Jahbo is one of the real pioneers of the “Aarhus” Psytrance sound, playing a key role in its development and spread around the globe.
Trancentral has gathered 10 essential Jahbo tracks, reflecting just a small part of his great talent.