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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

THC's Song of the Day #4 Genre: Electro


Well can you believe it!

Today's song of the day is a real banger, beautifully cut vocals paired with some vibey electronic undercurrents definitely makes this one to listen to.

Better yet, the producer of this fine track actually contacted Top Hat Culture, and during the next few weeks THC will be conducting it's very first interview with this awesome artist.

His name is George Seals AKA PrettyBoyBeats and hails all the way from Miami in the US of A. So watch this space!

If you would like to follow PrettyBoyBeats check out his Soundcloud page:

www.soundcloud.com/prettyboybeats

Enjoy!

As always our links for more of all things music:

www.facebook.com/tophatculture

www.facebook.com/santafeparadox (My personal DJ page)
www.youtube.com/user/tophatculture
www.mixcloud.com/santafeparadox
www.soundcloud.com/santafeparadox

Much love to all those who love music,
Santafeparadox ( Top Hat Culture crew )

Saturday, May 18, 2013

THC's South African guest DJ Feature #1 - Mikey Laing (Deep House)







Well make that another series then, because showcasing local talent and good music is of utmost importance to us at Top Hat Culture.

To kick us off...

Mikey Laing - 6 feet deeper mix (Deep House)

Followed by a short clip of Mikey performing live at Top Hat Culture #3!

A little bit about Mikey Laing from the man himself:

"I first found a love for music at a very young age, always borrowing my parents old records to listen to in the quiet of my own room.
This passion for music blossomed in high school when I took music as a subject.
Learning to play the drums, classical guitar and a little piano improved my ability to read & write music, as well as identify sounds and keys in various pieces of music without having to read the musical notes.
After experimenting with many types of sounds I eventually fell in love with House music, in particular the deeper sounds of House.
During my first year at University I developed an interest in mixing music and electronic music production, which ultimately fueled my desire to pursue DJ'ing as an interest.
Having a fairly sound music background (theory and practical) enables me to be versatile in terms of mixing as well as experimenting with various sounds in different environments.
I am part owner of a small production company called Energy Productions.
Both myself and my business partner, DJ Welkin are very versatile and frequently take various genres of music to different dance floor environments.
I have featured on 2 internet radio stations namely TwinFX Radio as well as Sensations Radio.FM which both broadcast internationally on a weekly basis.
I have featured at various night clubs and underground events alongside the following reputable international and local artists:
Mark Knight (UK)
Sarah Main (Ibiza)
Anne Savage (UK)
Justin Time (UK)
Protoculture
Coco Loco
Dakin Auret
Quintin Christian (UK)
Trickski (GER)
Mi-Casa
Shadow Club (CPT)
Pimp Squad (Guy Herman & Jon S)
Ian Skene (CPT)
T-Factor (CPT)
James Damian
Iain Mcullum
Green Junior
Psy Andy
Alistair Lundall
Will Vandal
Kingpin
Bhashkar
Cruzen
Tarantism
Ron Rowley
Chef
Funky B
Welkin
Spin Doctor 
For booking please email me through Soundcloud, Facebook or my Energy-Productions website:
For the love of house music !"


Listen while the upload is still there, share and enjoy!

As always our links for more of all things music:

www.facebook.com/tophatculture
www.facebook.com/santafeparadox (My personal DJ page)
www.youtube.com/user/tophatculture
www.mixcloud.com/santafeparadox
www.soundcloud.com/santafeparadox

Much love to all those who love music,
Santafeparadox ( Top Hat Culture crew )

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Why we love electronic music, from THC's perspective.

It’s quite peculiar isn’t it?

I mean, if you think about it in reasonable logical terms, there’s no explanation to this obsession. In most cases there’s no real instrument involved, and if you had count the number of times you hear the same sound over and over again in one song I can literally imagine it would be a scary number. My best guess would be this is the very reason why some, or a lot, of people don’t enjoy this particular genre of music. I can imagine a few people turning in their graves by the way music has changed today, entire orchestras replaced by a single computer or a not so nice voice turned into a super one just like that.. How things have changed.

So why do we like it?

The reason may be different for everyone, but as an idealist and a wandering thinker I keep coming back to the same thought process. That saying, I’m not trying to explain why we like all electronic music, just rather why we as individuals have our own varied preferences within this broad genre.
I believe a song tells a story. And just like any story a song needs to follow a trend. Before I continue however, I’d like to play a word association game. What’s the first thing music related that pops to mind when thinking about music? Once again, answers are bound to be different, but for me the clear winner has to be “dancing”. Dancing is synonymous with music, and in that minute while you’re dancing and listening to a song nothing else matters. Due to the repetitiveness of the beat the music allows you to find you’re own little shelter within the song, and because you know what’s coming you are completely free to be yourself, let go and just have fun. And when you truly love a song, you love the sound of it, and you honestly do not care how many times it comes at you. Each time, feels like the first time you hear it. Beautiful.

Like I said earlier all music tells a story but the difference with electronic music is, it lets you create the story. And that is why I and perhaps maybe you, love music the way we do. Either way, always keep listening and always keep dancing.

As always our links for more of all things music:

www.facebook.com/tophatculture
www.facebook.com/santafeparadox (My personal DJ page)
www.youtube.com/user/tophatculture
www.mixcloud.com/santafeparadox
www.soundcloud.com/santafeparadox

Much love to all those who love music,
Santafeparadox ( Top Hat Culture crew )

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

THC's Song of the day #3 Genre: Electro

Showing some respect to local vocals and international beats, today's song of the day is a real club banger released for FREE download by The Pooty Club Records. Been closely following the mentioned record label, and if you like this song you should definitely take a look at them too.

Die Antwoord - Dis is Why I'm Hot (BoxInBox Remix)



As always our links for more of all things music:

Twitter: @Santafepardox

www.facebook.com/tophatculture
www.facebook.com/santafeparadox (My personal DJ page)
www.youtube.com/user/tophatculture
www.mixcloud.com/santafeparadox
www.soundcloud.com/santafeparadox

Much love to all those who love music,
Santafeparadox ( Top Hat Culture crew )

Sunday, May 5, 2013

THC's Song of the day #2 Genre: Deep House

This is deep, really deep. This one goes out to all my mates in a chilled little place called Durban!

Urulu - Sincerely 1991 EP Sampler



As always our links for more of all things music:

www.facebook.com/tophatculture
www.facebook.com/santafeparadox (My personal DJ page)
www.youtube.com/user/tophatculture
www.mixcloud.com/santafeparadox
www.soundcloud.com/santafeparadox
Twitter - @Santafeparadox

Much love to all those who love music,
Santafeparadox ( Top Hat Culture crew )

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

THC's resident DJ mix #deep house by SFP

It is a holiday in most western countries all over the world today, so keeping with the chilled theme of the day I present to you a mix by our very own DJ Santafeparadox. As far as Soundcloud goes this mix has definitely been the favourite by far so give it a listen, strictly deep house only.

Enjoy!





As always our links for more of all things music:

Twitter: @Santafepardox

www.facebook.com/tophatculture
www.facebook.com/santafeparadox (My personal DJ page)
www.youtube.com/user/tophatculture
www.mixcloud.com/santafeparadox
www.soundcloud.com/santafeparadox

Much love to all those who love music,
Santafeparadox ( Top Hat Culture crew )