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The Apotheosis of Electro House: JAGGS and their Acid Style!

August 16, 20187 min read

 

If you are into Dutch/Acid/Electro house (the dirty one, Afrojack-style to be precise), you can’t be unaware of JAGGS. The Dutch duo in the last 4 years conquered a solid spot in the scene with various hits on Revealed Recordings (in particular), Armada and Dim Mak.

Their style is, using a euphemism, unique. Every JAGGS song is easily recognizable because of the signature elements: acid drop, with brutal electro house saws, dark atmosphere, squeaky lead. The only comparison we can make is with Deorro, who has a similar soundset (but he works on another genre).

JAGGS career began with “Blazin‘”, a massive collaboration with another Revealed duo, Tom & Jame. Their pure style came out with “Karambit“, a brutal release on Hysteria Records (property of Bingo Players), and got noticed by Hardwell, signing the beginning of a successful permanence in his label. In fact, with two following huge hits, “Bleepdifreak” (many fans thought it was by Deorro) and “Bassface” (with Alpharock) the duo finally got a lot of deserved success. In the latest periods, they are experimenting with more futuristic approaches (like “TING!” and the most recent “Gravity“), while keeping an eye to the past… In fact, the duo released a few months ago a fabulous 90’s bootleg pack, mixing old school with their acid sounds.

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In a few words, JAGGS music is versatile, creative, and definitively enjoyable. Today we had the chance to speak about it with the duo!

We hope you enjoy reading this exclusive interview with JAGGS!

How did you guys meet?

We went to school together and quickly became friends after we met. We bonded over football which we had played for quite some time as well our love for making music. Eventually, we decided that we could become better producers if we worked together which is how JAGGS was formed.

You mentioned in a previous interview that the most important thing for new artists is to find their sound and style. How did you guys find yours and where do you plan on taking it next?

When we started, our biggest heroes were Afrojack, Alvaro, Chuckie, Sidney Samson and Hardwell because of their crazy sounds.
Experimenting with different genres helped us to make some crazy sounds which we then put into making tracks that we liked.

Could you give us a brief “day in the life of JAGGS” while you guys are working on new music or on the road touring?

We started out just producing music, spending days in the studio, not paying attention to time. When we started to tour, we found that things on the road things can be quite hectic: early flights, forgetting our passports! One place that stands out for us was our time in Asia which was particularly memorable in all the best ways!

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Tell us about the making of your latest track on Revealed, “Gravity.”

We had the drop idea quite early in the process, but it took some time to make the right breakdown. An earlier version was rejected by Revealed and it took us some time to get new inspiration. We eventually found it from listening to guys like Jauz and Crankdat. Finishing the whole track took us just over a year.


Are there any benefits of going to a legitimate studio to finish your tracks?

Like most producers, we started out making our songs in the bedroom. Over the years, we bought more professional equipment, but it’s far from a professional studio. The most important thing is that we feel comfortable in that room, and that we know what it sounds like. When we went to more professional studios, it didn’t really make us more productive.

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Which are your favorite and least favorite tracks that you’ve released?

Our favourite release is “Bassface” because of the tremendous support it got. The Ultra and Tomorrowland streams of Hardwell playing it still give us goosebumps! It still goes off every time we play it in our sets!

The track we are least happy with is “Remember” because it has much more potential sound design wise.

What would you do if you didn’t have a career in music?

Joep: If I wouldn’t have a music career I would do something in a creative sector. Back in the day, I used to draw a lot which I really enjoyed. Glenn and I also like to make our own social media content. We try to do as much of it ourselves as possible. I study communication and multimedia design which is also a creative field.
Glenn: The same goes for me; I would probably do something with design. As I finished my Industrial Design degree.

Bonus Question: Is that Bali Bandits collab ever coming?

We are planning to go into the studio with the Bali Bandits for some time now, but there’s no news about the collab, yet…

 

Thanks to JAGGS for their time and to The QR Network for the help!
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