Juju & Jordash met over a decade ago in Haifa, Israel. They each had their own lives going on at the time, but found one another through weekly be-bop jams, with Juju AKA Gal Aner on guitar and Jordash AKA Jordan Czamanski on piano. Throughout the 1990s, each played in and composed for various jazz and experimental combos by day and, by cover of night, experimented with electronic dance music.

In 2003, Juju & Jordash officially joined forces. Two years later, they began releasing music as a duo, starting with an EP on Reggie Dokes’ legendary Detroit label Psychostasia, followed by a string of EPs and LPs on international labels including Real Soon, Aesthetic Audio, Underground Quality, Deep Explorer, Ropeadope, Uzuri and Philpot (full discography at www.discogs.com/artist/Juju+%26+Jordash). Since 2009, they have had a stream of releases on brand-new label Dekmantel, headquartered in Amsterdam, where Juju & Jordash now live, love and make music. They also broadcast a biweekly show called Off Minor on Deep Frequency Radio.

Juju & Jordash’s influences range from Thelonious Monk to Ryuichi Sakamoto, from Can to Mr. Fingers and from Cabaret Voltaire to Ornette Coleman. Venturing to describe Juju & Jordash’s own sound, one might call it a unique fusion of electronic and acoustic, Detroit-flavored techno, Chicago house and free jazz, or – more poetically – music from the future gazing deeply into the past. To hear for yourself and for more information, visit www.jujujordash.com.