SLOW MOTION

The name Minus 8 stands for downtempo music. Is downtempo coming back? In contrast to the tempo delusion of DJs and the hectic life changes, the answer is yes. Minus 8 always was a part of it.: warm, jazzy sounds, organic rhythms, smart vocals and sometimes even a little bit of funkiness. As a DJ, Minus 8 has been around in genres like hip hop, drum & bass, latin, funk and jazz. All this experience was used in the process of working on "Slow Motion", the most grown up album in his career. Even though the tempo increases from time to time towards the end of the album Minus 8 did not add just another club tune for the sake of it. The Swiss producer never loses himself in arbitrariness. Instead he integrates it consistently in his overall trademark sound. The Minus 8 sound definitely has rough edges which stand out in a disarming vacuity. Producer, DJ and A&R Jan Meyer aka Minus 8 is a true Swiss charmer in his metier. His five solo albums have caused enthusiasm: "Beyond" (In-flamabel/Jaboo, 1996), "Beyond Beyond" (Higher Ground, 1998), "Elysian Fields" (Compost, 2000), "Minuit" (Compost, 2002) and "Eclectica" (Ste-reo DeLuxe 2004). His songs can be found on more than 150 compila-tions, e.g. "DJ Kicks", "Cafe Del Mar", "Glücklich 4", "Hotel Costes", "Fashion Week", Afrotonic - which illustrates his enormous musical width and popularity. Apple Macintosh, accordingly Steve Jobs himself, chose a Minus 8 song for their worldwide "Powerbook" commercial campaign in 2001. Further-more there are a couple of smaller commercials using music of Minus 8. Robert Jan Meyer also started his own compilation series: "Science Fic-tion Jazz 1-10 (Vol.1 at the same time, was the beginning of the "Mole Listening Pearls"- Label) and Batucada 1-3. He compiled the double CD "Blue Note Weekend" for the renowned jazz label "Blue Note" and two more samplers on the Japanese market.