{"id":3287,"date":"2015-04-14T03:20:40","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T03:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/?p=3287"},"modified":"2019-04-28T21:32:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T21:32:59","slug":"the-jedthai-knight-in-tampasia-10-04-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/the-jedthai-knight-in-tampasia-10-04-15\/","title":{"rendered":"THE JEDTHAI KNIGHT IN TAMPASIA 10.04.15"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JaskColorCropFont\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Not too long ago in a land not too far, far away\u2026.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Invitations were transmitted across the galaxy to fans, family, and friends to attend a born-day celebration like none other.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hosted by Serious Soul,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Scheduled guest Tony Humphries was to play an out-of-this-world extended four-hour music set.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Titled: Serious Soul Private Series #2, only 150 tickets would be available to purchase.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This event was not to be missed.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

So with a click of a button, tickets were purchased, and the space cruisers were fully charged.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

It was time to party.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

21:55 Galactic Time<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Two Alliance members of the House Music Excursionist Crew trekked to the land of palm trees and rolling sapphire waves. Their traveling feet stopped at the stairs of a Spanish Deco casa with a courtyard patio filled with overdressed collegiate yelling over \u201cTrap Queen.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cATLANTA?!?\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYes. We come from the Atlanta Republic.\u201d The two HMEC members announced to a couple whose mouths dropped while they waited in line.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNo entry till 10 pm,\u201d announced the gruff baritone from a hulking gatekeeper. His barrel frame blocked a door that slightly opened ajar as loud thumps seeped out. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The HMEC\u2019s mission was further explained.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe come to celebrate the born day of the JedThai Knight,\u201d said the male house dancer.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd to hear Tony Humphries play.\u201d Lady Socialite interjected to the locals dressed in a button down short sleeve and a little black dress most appropriate for the humid air. For a few minutes, time crawled to a stop as the four pecked away at the screens on their electronic devices.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Then the door opened. The gatekeeper looked on, his demeanor now less authoritative. \u201cYou may proceed.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Enter the aphotic room that was all empty besides ten figureheads including bar staff. \u201cThe locals call this Velociti where house and techno music lives,\u201d explained the local wearing the short sleeve shirt. The male dancer wiped his eyes. He was hard-pressed to believe that before him stood his house music hero.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Theory of Thaisoul<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Legend foretold a Disc Jedi must master five tests before knighthood. In the Disc Jedi Order of the underground house movement only select vanguards have faced and conquered all five feats. A lofty ambition, not for the posers but for the purists who are brave, disciplined, and determined. One Disc Jedi not only prevailed but excelled at all five tests: \u201cThe Trial of Skill:\u201d the ability to slice \u2018n\u2019 dice elements into one harmonic voice, \u201cThe Trail of Courage:\u201d exposing a musical movement to his hometown with grit, \u201cThe Trail of Flesh:\u201d the ability to craft music that evokes a \u201cBeautiful<\/a>\u201d homage to the passing of the most important loved one in his life, \u201cTrail of Spirit:\u201d the ability to defeat adversity with his inner sinews, and \u201cThe Trial of Insight (or Knowledge):\u201d the ability to craft tomorrow\u2019s sonics today. He is Jask-and rightfully so deemed-a JedThai Knight who is the master of Thaisoul.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Theory of Thaisoul dates back to Jask\u2019s<\/a> birth. Born Jack Merideth, at the age of thirteen-when Darth Reagan ruled the Republic with an iron fist during his Strategic Defense Initiative-the lad took to the 1\u2019s and 2\u2019s guided by a Public Enemy rage. Music became a cynosure as he perfected his craft. He played it all; rhythm & blues, rock, electro, new wave and house music, the latter he discovered transmitted from faraway provinces. After his inception to acid jazz, he introduced the burgeoning sound to his hometown Tampasia Republic. Work as a resident Disc Jedi led him to notoriety, steady income, and pouty-lip admirers. His work as a music producer garnered support and hailed praise from DJs and house purists who heralded him a mystic JedThai for championing an Asiatic voice into the house of soul. Often crowned the king of smash-ups, his remixes and productions are resilient yet weighty. With a discography that reads like a DJ Order of underground house music, DJ\u2019s namedrop Jask. To know Jask is to understand the sum of his passions: Galactic battles and\u2026.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

23:10 Galactic Time<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sade!?! Yes. Where there is Jask, there is the music of Sade. That explained the familiar refrain from an earlier hit of the band that welcomed guests to the born-day celebration. As lead vocalist Sade Adu\u2019s alto disappeared into the mist that-already?<\/em>-straddled the ceiling before dancing to the floor, the House Music Excursionist Crew male dancer questioned, \u201cWhy must there always be someone who lights up in my dance space?\u201d Unbeknownst, a puff of smoke in the face would be the party\u2019s least of concern.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Small talk and \u201cYO, BARTENDER OVERHEAR.\u201d were distractors, largely ignoring Homero Espinosa’s “Blues In A Rose<\/a>” (Unreleased Jazz Mix). A magnetic energy pulled a horde of bodies not to the dance area, but-sadly-to the bar. The ever-growing cast of characters resembled those at the Mos Eisley Cantina. Their faces smitten with gin grins. Their backs turned to the JedThai. The party girl who stuck out her rump and cavorted about like a horse who then wiggled her derriere for a peep show at her white panties for a friend to Instagram.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jask sensed the Darkside nigh. His observation stayed keen and undeterred. In battle, a Disc Jedi uses two turntables, a mixer, and plays songs for a dance floor: In battle, a JedThai Knight uses computer software, digital downloads, air horns and cinematic drops-and whatever else is at his\/her disposal-and takes the dancers on a journey as the music slays a dance floor. With his index finger held steady, Jask punched cue. \u201cI Can’t Get No Sleep<\/a>I Can\u2019t Get No Sleep.\u201d The instantly recognizable Masters At Work anthem pulled several bar-huggers onto the cement. \u201cJus Dance<\/a>” commanded Mr. V as additional bodies followed suit.\u00a0\u00a0 The Dario D\u2019attis Mix ripped the dance area into two: \u201cFor Those Who Like To Get Down<\/a>” and those who scratched their heads flabbergasted. The Marques Wyatt Deep Sunday Retro Vibe Mix rang true, \u201cDon\u2019t Get On The Back of the Folks That Like To Get Down.\u201d After all, this was house music for a \u201cHousenation<\/a>.” Thirty-two bars later, the Hosemaster Boys Doorly Remix morphed into MD X-Spress’s \u201cGod Made Me Phunky<\/a>” (HCCR) as Mike Padovani\u2019s \u201cIt\u2019s Alright\u201d delivered hi-brow sonics. A final blow to the cranium occurred when Louie Vega & Jay \u2018Sinister\u2019 Sealee featuring Julie McKnight\u2019s \u201cDiamond Life<\/a>,\u201d dropped from the ionosphere. The JedThai played hardball and scored with a Hardrive that penetrated \u201cDeep Inside<\/a>\u201d the soul. Anybody not coming to party with the birthday boy was damned.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLove Will Save the Day. Music Will Save Our Souls\u201d read the quote on the Frankie Knuckles tribute tee that Jask wore. A statement Jask personified throughout his opening mantra as he honored the timeless DJ Code:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Where there is emotion, in music there is PEACE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Where there is ignorance, in music there is KNOWLEDGE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Where there is passion, in music there is SERENITY,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Where there is chaos, in music there is HARMONY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Where there is death, in music there is the\u2026.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

To be continued\u2026.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

words by aj dance<\/p>\n

illustration by aj art<\/p>\n

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