Speedy J – Walkman on STOOR

STOOR drops “Walkman” from Speedy J — 20 cuts of hypnotic bass / club built for long nights. Spanning 67–147 BPM across its 20 tracks, this release gives DJs flexible tempo options for different set moments.

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Behind the Bass / Club : Release Notes

Contemplating the role of the album format in an attention-deficient society, Speedy J presents Walkman — a constantly shifting, 90-minute soundtrack to a journey of your choice. Jochem Paap’s first solo album in over 20 years is a freewheeling, 20-track testament to his decades-deep studio skill and sonic versatility, running from skewed rhythmic rabbit holes to exploratory tonal abandon. For Paap, the traditional idea of the album had become obscured by listening habits and the non-stop information barrage of our digital lives. Having moved on from his breakthrough years releasing LPs and touring off the back of them, he was more inspired to develop his many-sided STOOR project and feed into a bigger artistic body of work than the temporary shelf-life of a single release. As is natural for any artist, his perspective shifted over time and he found himself drawn back to the idea of an album, realising he connected best with longer releases while he was on a walk, out for a run or generally in transit one way or another. With an endearing call back to the humble Walkman, he selected an hour and a half of material created during studio sessions at the beginning of 2025, perfectly sized to fit on two 45-minute sides of a cassette tape. As has long been the case for his studio practice, there were no fixed intentions when sitting down in the STOOR lab to start making noise — just a wealth of experience and an expansive set of tools to start exploring with. From hours of jams Paap pulled together standout moments and moulded them into a mixtape-like narrative ranging from two-minute beat nuggets to full-tilt techno workouts and immersive ambient drops. Every sound is intentional, but the overall delivery is instinctive and curious, showing multiple new dimensions to Paap’s sound and offering unpredictability at every turn. ‘Arp mp Chasm’ opens the album up in a thick blanket of humming, harmonic waves with an electric emotional charge, while ‘Ctrssalms17 (Cold Render)’ journeys through evocative blooms of melancholic, gritty pads and rugged, half-submerged tech funk. ‘Modern Birds (Origin Edit)’ reaches skywards with grand sweeps of dynamic, brilliantly rendered synthesis. From the dexterous drum science of ‘Drift Vector’ to ‘Osc Hop (Slow Collapse)’s lurching, beatless swamp of synths, on Walkman even the briefest snapshots leave an impression that lasts beyond the quick-scan cycle of the modern music experience. With his return to the album format, Paap’s message is clear –put your headphones on, get outside and lose yourself in the sound of an artist constantly committed to moving forwards.

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Tracklist – 67–147 BPM

1. Speedy J – Arp Δmp Chasm Original Mix

   Ambient / Experimental | 126 BPM | Eb Minor | 3:00

2. Speedy J – Drift Vector Original Mix

   Drum & Bass | 90 BPM | E Minor | 7:19

3. Speedy J – ModLoop 138/Fragment Original Mix

   Ambient / Experimental | 73 BPM | Db Major | 2:02

4. Speedy J – FoldSP4 Original Mix

   Ambient / Experimental | 127 BPM | Gb Minor | 1:28

5. Speedy J – Osc Hop Slow Collapse

   Ambient / Experimental | 80 BPM | C Minor | 3:40

6. Speedy J – Tweak 3 Driftmass Original Mix

   Ambient / Experimental | 107 BPM | G Minor | 4:24

7. Speedy J – Blurform Dust Original Mix

   Ambient / Experimental | 100 BPM | Bb Minor | 2:53

8. Speedy J – Wogglebug Remembered

   Ambient / Experimental | 138 BPM | Eb Minor | 2:22

9. Speedy J – Trippy135/Phase 0 Original Mix

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 101 BPM | A Major | 4:49

10. Speedy J – Nachtgrain Original Mix

    Ambient / Experimental | 112 BPM | Eb Major | 1:58

11. Speedy J – Chronoroute Fank Original Mix

    Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 67 BPM | C Minor | 3:17

12. Speedy J – Freeqwarp 2025 Redux Original Mix

    Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 143 BPM | Bb Minor | 2:38

13. Speedy J – 303 Template Refract Original Mix

    Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 145 BPM | Ab Minor | 5:38

14. Speedy J – DLN – Soft Ruin Original Mix

    Drum & Bass | 109 BPM | F Minor | 4:06

15. Speedy J – CR78 Mesh Original Mix

    Ambient / Experimental | 140 BPM | C Minor | 3:11

16. Speedy J – Volca Signal 06 Original Mix

    Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 140 BPM | E Minor | 5:27

17. Speedy J – Ctrssalms17 Cold Render

    Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 147 BPM | A Minor | 4:55

18. Speedy J – Oceans Past and Present Original Mix

    Ambient / Experimental | 102 BPM | Ab Minor | 6:08

19. Speedy J – JT33Unstable Core Original Mix

    Ambient / Experimental | 91 BPM | Ab Major | 14:27

20. Speedy J – Modern Birds Origin Edit

    Ambient / Experimental | 88 BPM | Db Minor | 5:14

Speedy J – Bass / Club Release

Speedy J 🇳🇱 · 25 releases

Rotterdam-based producer Jochem Paap, known as Speedy J, delivers raw and hypnotic techno alongside minimal deep tech explorations. His releases span labels including STOOR, Novamute, and Filth on Acid, covering everything from peak-time driving techno to tech house and afro house variations.

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