Jamka is the outcome of close relation between Monika and Daniel. No less is it the outcome of friendship among the members of Urbsounds Collective (for that reason see also http://urbsounds.sk). Jamka has roots in D.I.Y. punk, free tekkno and electronic club scene and in the project of Exurbia.

Exurbia
Exurbia started as one man project (Daniel Kordík) in summer 1999. The sound came out of sound collages made from audio tapes (cutting the sound out and pasting it to another tape, creating thus unique sound chains and amplifying them by using a guitar effects).
That time Exurbia released two tape recordings for friends.
1. Discontinuous vibrations (1999)
2. New technology needs new ideology (2000)

Urbsounds Collective
In 2001 Exurbia changed the sound, style of work and enlarged of Monika Šubrtova. Exurbia was one of the co-founders of Urbsounds Collective in October 2001. Exurbia, Urbanfailure and Urbanox (now RBNX) released together a cd-r called “Urb Sound Systems/3 Way Noise and Experimental Split”.
The sound of that time Exurbia could be described as minimal electro with readable loops and suggestions of melodies.

Tracks changed into songs
The structure of sound chains began to look more like songs. In September 2002 Exurbia changed its name. Jamka was “the written reaction” to the change in style getting closer to song structures. In December 2002 Jamka released a self made cd-r containing 8 tracks. After two concerts, Jamka returned to a more-or-less improvised electronic music without fixed structures and in summer 2002 released a cd-r split with RBNX.

Now
Broken
Geometric
Unsteady
Irregular
Robotic
Dialectics not just between its initiators but between suggested rhythms and arrhythmic starts and stops as well. Music that cracks and breaks down and yet finds another fusion.
Due to “diktat of labels and styles” Jamka decided to describe itself first as “digital deconstructed” (negative label). “Digital” because of the digital devices and reference to electronic scene and “deconstructed” because of the deconstruction of melodies, rhythm structures and the way people usually play this kind of machines. Although sounds and structures are reconstructed on a new level.

Free Digital
Once having a party a friend of Jamka said: “Your music sounds very “cubic”. As if two chaotically moving robot were having a conversation together.”
It is like when several sound networks meet and run against each other in one place. Meeting point having no order. Nets being interwoven through each other and creating special kinds of hybrids.
“We like it more anarchistic, even more dadaistic. Our sound is very sharp and cloddish. Therefore another positive label: Free Digital.”

Somewhere between these two negative and positive movements, there is the territory occupied by Jamka.
Welcome inside!

Releases:

-Urb Sound Systems/3 Way Noise and Experimental Split, CD-r, compilation containing 3 tracks by Exurbia (December 2001)

- Jamka CD-r, Full time cd-r, containing 8 tracks
(December 2002)

- PCK Compilation, CD-r, containing 1 track by Jamka
(January 2002)

- Jamka/RBNX split, ep CD-r containing 3 tracks by Jamka
(June 2003)

- Live in Leipzig, CD-r compilation of Urbsounds liveacts from Leipzig (Germonez Tour 2003)

- Jamka vs. Urbanfailure, free download from http://urbsounds.sk, live recording of collaboration between Jamka and Urbanfailure at Kyberia Sound System Party, October 2003 (35min.)

- Nausea Compilation of Slovak experimental music, CD-r, containing 1 track by Jamka

- Atri Uther, CD-r, Full time cd-r, containing 8 tracks

Events were Jamka have played:
(The life shows last about 30-40 minutes.)

As Exurbia:
-November 2002, Opening of exhibition in Academy of Fine Arts, Pedagogical Faculty, Bratislava (together with other Urbsounds projects)

-January 2002, Bratislava, Cajovna v podzemí tearoom (together with other Urbsounds projects and Hermit)

-March 2002, Subtera Club, Nitra (together with other Urbsounds projects)

-April 2002, Multiplace, New Media Event, Nitra (together with other Urbsounds projects)

As Jamka:
-October 2002, Gallery Priestor For Contemporary Arts, Bratislava (together with other Urbsounds projects, Dobra Minus, Completely Fucked up Society and Slakcism)

-December 2002, Buryzone Gallery and Club, Bratislava (together with other Urbsounds projects)

-April 2003, UV Club, Bratislava (together with other Urbsounds projects)

-June 7th 2003, Orbital Night - Minifestival of alternative genres of electronic music,Trencín (together with Abuse, Mindmap, Dlhé diely and others.)

-June 10th 2003, U Club, Bratislava (together with other Urbsounds projects, Poo, DNC, DJs: Monoide and Dextran)

-June 20th 2003, Buryzone gallery and club, Bratislava (together with other Urbsounds projects)

-June 21th 2003, Zoro Club, Leipzig, Germany, Urbsounds Germoney Tour (together with and DJ Minus KTV)

-June 25th 2003, Salon Bruit, Berlin, Germany, Urbsounds Germoney Tour

-June 26th 2003, Dienstbar in Sammariterstr. Street, Berlin, Urbsounds Germoney Tour

-June 27th 2003, Dresden, Germany, Urbsounds Germoney Tour

-June 28th 2003, Chekov Club, Cottbus, Germany, Urbsounds Germoney Tour (together with Minipli 550)

-July 6th 2003, UV Club, Bratislava (together with other Urbsounds projects)

- July 25th 2003 Vrah Club, Rožnov Pod Radhoštem, Czech Republic, (together with Vialka and Naive Fighters)

-July 26th 2003, Festival of Altenative Music – Revište (together with other Urbsounds projects and Poo)

-September 4th 2003, Opening of exhibition “Poster Triennal Trnava 2003”, Trojicné square, Trnava (together with other Urbsounds projects)

-October 2003, Kyberia Sound System Party, Bratislava (playing together with Urbanfailure)

-November 12th 2003, Virtual Happines, Štúdio 12, Bratislava (together with Tujiko Noriko and Šina)

- November 28th 2003NEXT Festival (Festival of Contemporary Music), Bratislava, , (All members of Urbsounds were playing together)

-December 2nd 2003, Alternativa Festival, Prague, Czech Republic (together with other Urbsounds projects, Poo, Dj Mass)

-December 27th 2003, Skalica (together with other Urbsounds projects)

-April 27th 2004, Fcuk Multiplace, Space A 4, Bratislava, (together with other Urbsounds projects)