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Crossjam is a daily music improvisation between Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell, recorded every lunchtime at their little workspace in Brockley Cross, London. Jules and Stevie J grew up in a Northern Irish coastal town called Bangor and have known each other for 30 years. Between them, they have played with a host of bands and artists including Brian Eno, Dead Can Dance and AIR as well as creating soundtracks for shows at The Royal Opera House and Shakepeare’s Globe Theatre. Crossjam is an opportunity for them to set aside their ongoing individual projects for about ten minutes each day and make some music with each other. The recordings are raw and unedited, published every weekday afternoon.

Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell


    • Apr 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Friday 23rd April 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 3:42


    Infinite guitar with random note selections and drone synth descending. Ethereal, at times dissonant but chance occasionally delivers a degree of glory. Dismissed by Stevie J at the end.

    Thursday 22nd April 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 4:28


    Sympathetic rasping drone strings and acoustic guitar

    Wednesday 21st April 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 7:00


    Jules starts on the baglama, changing to organ halfway through. Stevie J on spacey guitars.

    Tuesday 20th April 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 2:47


    Driven electric piano and guitar blues workout. Stevie's amp explodes bringing things to a short and not-so-sweet conclusion.

    Monday 19th April 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 6:26


    One of our favourites yet. Epic. SH-101, distorted keyboard solo and huge texture guitar. 4 unexpectedly amazing chords at the end.

    Friday 16th April 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 4:19


    Accordion and space guitar. Sunset on the Adriatic.

    Wednesday 7th April 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 6:40


    For Brendan. Droning synth tambura, electric piano and crystals guitar.

    Tuesday 6th April 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 6:00


    One for Big Ken. Stevie J opts for a clean guitar sound with no effects for once, and Jules stays chilled with the electric piano.

    Monday 5th April 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 3:47


    On the day that our "Fragments from The Cross, Vol. 1" NFT sells out, we settle into an ambient piece of harmonizer electric guitar, Rhodes piano and synth.

    Friday 2nd April 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 6:01


    After a stressful day getting our release announcement for "Fragments from The Cross, Vol. 2" out, we relax into a chilled, simple jam featuring Mani Maxwell on harmonium, Jules on electric piano and Stevie J on spacey guitar.

    Thursday 1st April 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 4:15


    An oriental scent drifts into this spacey arpeggiated piece. Stevie J Jones on Jupiter 8, Jules Maxwell on electric piano and talky growly synth. Shimmering.

    Wednesday 31st March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 4:13


    As Jules says at the end, "a stallion". 9/8 thing. Hard to hang on to but some great moments. Rolling, kicking, SH-101, guitar, synth and amped electric piano.

    Tuesday 30th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 5:07


    We are delighted to welcome Foy Vance as our special guest on drums and organ. We just agreed F#m, 175bpm, 5 minutes. We did ours. He did his. And we put them together to make this...

    Friday 26th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 8:52


    Jules and Stevie J explore their 80s side... Juno 60, SH-101, piano and organ, and of course, masses of Blade Runner type reverb.

    Thursday 25th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 5:51


    A chilled bluesy number with spacey guitar and moody organ

    Wednesday 24th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 5:16


    "Raw and unedited..." as proved by the ending. Guitar, organ and electric piano.

    Tuesday 23rd March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 6:38


    Lighting things up a bit with a driving groove inspired by Bitches Brew... Jules on fire on the Rhodes, SH-101 bass and delay guitar.

    Monday 22nd March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 4:09


    A minimal circular chord progression. Spacey guitar, electric piano and organ.

    Friday 19th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 7:12


    Start on Eb and see what happens.

    Thursday 18th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 6:10


    Morse code SH-101. Persia. Space guitars.

    Wednesday 17th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 6:38


    A charming little waltz piece for St Patricks Day - acoustic guitar and electric piano

    Tuesday 16th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 8:21


    A pattern of sorts. Chiming guitar, electric piano accents, SH-101 and the rare appearance of some distorted electro beats.

    Friday 12th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 6:07


    Getting the tempo back up with an eleven-beat SH-101 bass groove and some funksome electric piano and guitars.

    Thursday 11th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 5:44


    Strings, bowed guitar, electric piano. Variation for lark and rabbit.

    Wednesday 10th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 7:54


    A deep textural sea of organ, Juno 60, and little starlight sparkles of electric piano.

    Tuesday 9th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 3:54


    Pastoral flanging inspired by skin. With a ludicrous ending.

    Monday 8th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 4:58


    Completely random chords, another episode of "embracing the car crash" instigated by Jules. With many beautiful moments, and yes, the occasional pile-up. Spacious, chimey electric guitar, electric piano and some plucked keyboard synth or other.

    Friday 5th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 5:03


    Maudlin and slightly hazy through intake of celebratory red wine (it's release day for Jules's album "Nocturnes")... Juno 60 synth with some organ and EP ripples.

    Thursday 4th March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 5:42


    Tight harmony guitar and airy vibes, with a spacey ambient ending.

    Wednesday 3rd March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 7:28


    Rainy day in Brockley. Slidey flute guitars from SJ and soulful chords from Jules.

    Tuesday 2nd March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 6:39


    The SH-101 returns. Bass and chimes in space.

    Monday 1st March 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 5:27


    Goodbye February, hello March... polar electric guitars meet electric piano and resonant strings in pretty much our usual ambient space.

    Friday 26th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 8:25


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. A curious, slightly spiky exploration with electric guitar, Rhodes piano, ring modulator and some weird wah bass sound Jules dug up.

    Thursday 25th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 5:44


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. A little piece for electric piano and Korg MS-20 in C minor.

    Wednesday 24th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 7:00


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. “Iceland”

    Monday 22nd February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 6:52


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. Japanese influences creeping in from somewhere, and a nice little flourish at the end.

    Friday 19th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 6:44


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. A Blue Nile-esque thing, Featuring Luka & Poppy Jones on SH-101 bass and atmospheric synths.

    Thursday 18th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 7:00


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. Randomly changing bass and sparkly electric piano textures. Slow moving and meditative.

    Wednesday 17th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 7:20


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. Another little meandering bassline idea from Jules. Quoth he: “Don't familiarise yourself with it – GO!”

    Tuesday 16th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 9:14


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. A quirky little 7/8 arpeggiator, steam hiss keyboards and rhythm guitar.

    Monday 15th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 6:33


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. Acoustic guitar and electric piano in a wide open soundscape.

    Friday 12th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 7:20


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.

    Thursday 11th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 7:46


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. Ambient chill.

    Wednesday 10th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 6:46


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.

    Thursday 4th February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 9:04


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. In which they completely lose the plot and have to start again.

    Wednesday 3rd February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 6:51


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.

    Tuesday 2nd February 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 6:22


    Remote jamming again. Home schooling and all that. Today's rules: SH101 - straight and simple / Us - Sloppy dotted rhythm / Minor feel / Marc Ribot / 6 minutes

    Friday 29th January 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 7:25


    Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. Featuring Mani Maxwell on atmospheres.

    Thursday 28th January 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 4:20


    We're back in the room! Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell's daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.

    Wednesday 27th January 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 4:32


    Stevie J: "I hate solos". Jules, created todays rules: Constant solo / No chords / Record with the bass / Take the bass out

    Tuesday 26th January 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 4:27


    The second of five related jams this week. Rules: Bb with a major flavour / alternate between slow / quick every minute / stick on one single note for 4 bars somewhere/ end on an unrelated chord

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