“When I first listened to Jozif’s music, I got struck by two very clear thoughts: first, I realised I had never heard anything comparable before. Then, the second after, I felt the urge to release these tracks on Fondation. It suddently became all very clear why I had created the label. How do I know that? Whenever it happens – and it’s not that often at all, believe me – I instantly get a mental image of a Fondation vynil with the big “F” at the center spinning endlessly on a turntable. The image doesn’t leave me for a while. I love this feeling. All of Jozif’s creations have the ability to do this to me. I feel very lucky to have met him and to be able to release his music.” – Danton Eeprom, Fondation label mgr.
Our sixth release sees the Fondation family growing. We’re welcoming a brand new name aboard, Jozif.
A newcomer on the production scene, Jozif has always been around music from a very young age, thanks to world- famous drummer dad. He has deejayed in London for several years. His trademark mesmerizing house and quirky attitude quickly got him massive attention and support from British tastemakers such as Craig Richards, Andrew Weatherall or Leftroom’s Matt Tolfrey. 82988 / Digga Deepa is his debut EP.
In “82988″, bleeps and synths are running after a deviant bass, all of them taking turns in invading the dancefloor. An epic tune made of dissonant stems matching one each other precisely to create a very pulsating house / techno beat, not unlike Konrad Black or Maetrik.
On the flip, “Digga Deepa” takes the hypnotic way. A grower based on a vicious and highly addictive gimmick. Think of an haunted nine minutes apnea able to take any dancefloor to unsuspected heights.
Digital exclusive “Bit Dove”, uses the same principle as Digga Deepa but in a lighter, more stripped-to-the-bone style, making it a perfect tool, catchey-rhythmed and a bouncey-vibed.
In the artist words : “Digga Deepa is a track that actually started life out as something else
It was meant to be a dubby, weird tech like thing but I couldn’t get the bleeps to fit so I put them to one side
Then after the death of a close friend of ours I got the bits back together and started on an all together different piece of music. Something a whole lot harder, more dark and bit trippy – probably a refection of all our emotions at that time. After finishing it, I thought It only appropriate that I named it after our departed friend, Marie Philips, or as we new her Miss Digga.
Every so often when  writing records everything just sits in place, every part speaks to the other with out too much guidance/interference from the producer and the arrangement seems to set itself 98288 was one of those records – it simply just ‘happened’ Its not exactly the most complicated record in the world but, I suppose at 6.20 am in a dark room with 300 other people – who cares!”