Updated 2 years ago

meets Junya
~2005
by Machinelf
JUNYA is a second generation trancer from the Phantasm dynasty. He has seen the world’s greatest trance master come through his father’s studio, and grew up around them. And now he makes trancers wild, from outdoor parties of thousand in Japan or Latin America, to smaller clubs in Europe. And already JUNYA’s tracks are part of every top trance DJs staple, and has become the new young international trance sensation!
Hello Junya. Where are you from? Where are you based now?
Hi man, I from London and i live in between there and new york city…
What was it like growing up the son of John Phantasm?
Its hard to say because he is my father and i do not see it as a special case, so it is hard to answer really..
What is it like being one of the youngest DJ/producers on the scene?
It great i guess, i supose i see things in a differerent light to most ppl. I foeget i am younger because i am in a world of older ppl..But its all good, But soon you will not be able to ask me this question, Time is running out on that one..heheh
What’s your new release called?
Well my next album is called TAKE A LOOK OUT THERE..
Who are your favorite influences?
I guess to be honest my influences are THE PRODIGY, and Chemical Brothers, PSY SEX and Aphex twin…
Who have you collaborated with?
Dynamic, Dick Trevor, Joti Sidhu
Didn’t you sample Bill Hicks? You know Bill was from my hometown in Houston.
Yes I know man…I sampled him for my track OPEN YOUR EYES UP !
Did you really sample my voice? I heard it was from that crazy upstate party. What’s the track called?
Yes, your are in there my friend…I am not sure which part because it was all aload of acid nonsence but your there..Trust me
Edit: Found it:

Have you seen Goa Gil around since you two last played in upstate New York in the late 90s?
Yes, in the face of every child, on the back of ever milk carton, he is in my dreams, I can not escape the gil syndrome.
Where was the most beautiful setting for a trance party you’ve played at?
Brasil..I played there just 2 weeks ago at the Belo Horizonte festival..Was amazing with a 500 ft Water fall and and un beleavable landscapes…
Are you affiliated with the goa trance eastern mysticism mafia born from ashrams in the UK?
Yes, but i am not aloud to talk about it (strict code)
What’s the craziest psychedelic you’ve ever done?
YOU mate
Who would you most like to collaborate with?
Psy sex or Liam Howlett (Prodigy producer)
Where do you see psychedelic trance in 10-20 years?
I see it trying to find the sound and atmosphere it had 10 – 20 years before !!!!…The past always looks better from the future..

Junya is playing in New York on Saturday for Shelter/Vinyl/Club Arc, its last trance party:
April 17 Tsunami brings Junya, Dede, Yoni, Mantis
Junya eskimo (phantasm records uk) junya is the new, young international sensation, bringing crowds into ecstatic roars everywhere he plays. the second generation of the fantasim trance dynasty, grew up in this music, and was influenced first hand by all its greatest masters. every important trance dj in the world plays at least some junya’s music.
dede spectrum (spectrum music, israel) since years one of israel’s top trance exports, as a dj under his own name, or as a live act under spectrum, confirmed by his consistent solid album sales. dede will also introduce the new atomic pulse album detoxicated, being released by spectrum in the second half of april.
yoni (global trance / tsunami) constantly the most reliable international top level us based trance dj, just back from goa, ibiza and london, with new material.
mantis (minds of demented / tsunami) just back from a killer set at the miami winter music conference, where he played along with some of the greatest.
club arc 6 hubert st. off hudson st, 3 blocks below canal
(trains a,c,e to canal, 1/9 to franklin) hours 11pm till late
this is the time for renewal and change. hubert street 6 is being transformed into lofts, arc is moving to a yet undisclosed new location. hubert street 6 and tsunami, first with vinyl, then with arc, has changed the face of trance in america forever. tsunami has held well over 70 events, including two huge new year’s eve events, in this historical venue. just about every big name in the international trance scene, well over 150 different ones have played here, most of them for their american debut. to celebrate the passed aid proudly look into the future we have assembled an appropriate line-up, just showing once again that trance, it’s artists, the venues supporting us and the entire movement, are not passing flukes, but here to stay.
admission $25 in advance (plus store commission) $30 @ the door 18 to enter / 21 to drink
valid picture id is required tickets also available thru ticketweb.com while visiting tsunami-trance.com, sign up to our email list, so that you will be informed personally of our upcoming world-wide events and releases.
Junya’s father John Phantasm was interviewed a while back and can be found here
