It is very rare that a records sounds both oldschool and fresh at the same time. However, Strip Steve’s Delta Disco EP (out on Boysnoize Records) is one of these rare cases.

The five tracks are more or less classical house tracks, but somehow manage to combine oldschool US house elements with a distinct french touch. My personal favorites are AM/FM with its cool bleepin’  acid finale and Breakin’ with its pumping french house beat and  its cut-up rap vocals. And there’s even some breakbeats in the mix!

House-lovers, go get this one! It rocks!

Remixes have been a major part of music culture for quite a few years now, but still I have the feeling that they are not taken quite seriously. Many people still see remixes as a pure DJ tool that can be used to integrate some well-known melodies into a DJ set.

For many remixes, this might actually be true, but I think a remix can be much more and actually represent an art form of its own.

An example: Let’s Take “In for the Kill” by La Roux.

Definitely a nice pop song, but not more.

But then, Skream’s “Let’s Get Ravey”-Remix came out. This gave the original song a lot more depth and dynamics and demonstrated to a lot of people that dubstep does not have to rely on slow beats and bassline massacres only.

This remix inspired more re-remixes, like this UK Garage-influenced version by Foamo.

One guy also played live drums over Skream’s remix and charted quite a success on YouTube.

And for some people, this remix was so emotional that they used is as the soundtrack for a 9/11 video that also got raving comments and seemed to resonate with quite a few people.

I have to admit that something like this is rare, but it shows how much a great remix can change the original feeling of a track and make it much more interesting.

I have been a fan of electronic music bands for a long time. I am emphasizing the word “band” here to differentiate from so-called “live acts” who do nothing but stare into their laptop screens and fiddle knobs.
I think a live experience is just so much better if you actually see something happening on stage, and I also love it when real instruments are played over electronic beats.

A nice example for that is Senor Torpedo, a band that I have seen a few times. Their show is very energetic, there is always something happening on stage. Their music ranges from chilled-out downbeat grooves to dirty dancefloor smashers.

Their latest single “Digital Dirt” definitely belongs in the latter category.

A new blog is being created here. It will be about electronic music, DJ culture and music nerdism. I hope to start regular updates soon, but don’t hold your breath.

While you are waiting, why don’t you listen to an older mix of mine?