From artist features, hand picked carefully selected songs across all EDM genres, DJ tips for those just starting out, to advice on building a social presence on the web. All in one, neat and tidy weekly updated place. Not to mention plenty of mixes from our resident DJ @Santafeparadox, and maybe some photos and videos from the events we host in little old Johannesburg, South Africa.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
THC's Song of the Day #6 Genre: Funky Deep
It isn't every day you find a gem only 70 odd people in the world have listened to. This number is deep with a sprinkle of piano and definitely worth taking a listen to. We will also be conducting an interview with Grand Electric Music and showcase more of their stuff in the upcoming weeks. Watch this space!
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 )
Thursday, August 29, 2013
DJ Santafepardox mix #16 - Easy vocals and thick beats (Genre: Deep)
My CDJ mix recorded on 2013.08.26
1 santos devana – centos cigarettes
2 in the many – sofa ensemble
3 dave mayer and ebbo riginal – your story
4 no details – Andrew T
5 Sleaz – beautiful
6 work the week – nic fancuilli
7 Melanchronic – moodymanc
8 in the night – blondish
9 Moment – lee george
2 in the many – sofa ensemble
3 dave mayer and ebbo riginal – your story
4 no details – Andrew T
5 Sleaz – beautiful
6 work the week – nic fancuilli
7 Melanchronic – moodymanc
8 in the night – blondish
9 Moment – lee george
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Monday, August 12, 2013
Santafeparadox's deep house DJ set Durban July 2013
My CDJ rehash of my live set as performed at the Durban July 2013 recorded 2013.08.10, part two of two.
1. Only for tonight - Totally extinct dinosaurs
2. Electricity - Annabel
3. Beg - Hot since 82
4. The Giver - Duke Dumont
5. Real - Gorgon City
6. Mainline - Tensnake
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Friday, June 14, 2013
THC's Song of the Day #5 Genre: Deep House
Might even have heard this one on the radio (don't tell) but it would be completely wrong not to share it with you. Today's song of the day is deep, real deep. Beautiful smooth classical female vocals sprinkled with amazing piano in between. It does not get better than this!
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 )
Nora en Pure - Come with me
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 )
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)
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
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!
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 )
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 )
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 )
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