“Neba Solo 'Can 2002' has really got me hype at the moment.”
What gear does Jitwam use?
No public interview we found names Jitwam's studio gear. He has said the record he prizes most is Moodymann's 'Ya Blessin' Me' 12 inch, has said Steve Reich's 'It's Gonna Rain' puts him in a trance, and has pointed readers to Hazrat Inayat Khan's The Mysticism of Sound and Music.
Where to start with Jitwam's gear.
What records Jitwam uses: a sourced gear guide
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Records that shaped me
“Moodymann is a hero of mine, not only in music but the way he affects his community and those coming up under him.”
“a mindless mish mash of non-sensical repetition that can put me in a trance and paradoxically, send me into a state of calm.”
DJ booth
“Neba Solo 'Can 2002' has really got me hype at the moment.”
On my nightstand
About Jitwam's gear.
What is the most prized record in Jitwam's collection?
Moodymann's 'Ya Blessin' Me' 12 inch. He told Mixmag Asia it was his first record, a white label he found in a $2 bin.
What music has shaped Jitwam?
He has said Steve Reich's 'It's Gonna Rain' puts him in a trance, and his XLR8R Influences mix opened with KDJ's 'Three Chairs Theme' and included Jaco Pastorius, Can, Pink Floyd and Theo Parrish.
What book has Jitwam suggested reading?
Hazrat Inayat Khan's The Mysticism of Sound and Music, which he named in his Fifteen Questions interview in 2023.
Jitwam is the Assam-born, Australia-raised singer, producer and DJ behind the albums Honeycomb and Third, and a co-founder of The Jazz Diaries label. This guide covers the records and the book he has named in interviews and in his XLR8R Influences mix.
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