Holland… The Remix Capital of the WORLD!!!
Oh Holland. The Northwestern Netherlands. Whatever you want to call it. Land of wooden shoes, windmills, tulips, and Dutch old master paintings. Also, now, the land of ill, insane and otherwise bananas remixes. That’s right, bunnies, Holland and it’s spinning spin masters are on the official come up. Actually, they have already come up, it’s just all of us in the US of A are hearing about it now. And we’re hearing their awesome work now. Producers like Don Diablo, Afrojack and Joost van Bellen are slaughtering the game. Don Diablo, besides being a devilishly good-looking fellow, has some pretty serious skills. Check out his remix of Heartache’s “What Does It Mean” on his slick website here: www.dondiablo.com. And Afrojack, what can I say about this aural charmer? Besides the fact that he remixed Roxy and Larry T’s amazing “Let’s Make Nasty” he has some super sweet mixes on his myspace. I particularly fancy his “Show Me Love 2009,” granted, Robin S’ 1993 hit is pretty much the soundtrack to my daily shower. But regardless of my prediliction, the remix is banging. And then there’s Joost. Joost van Bellen. He’s down with Cottontail family, DJs Are Not Rockstars, and he’s got the dark, dirty sounds that will make you go “BOOOOM.” But seriously though, check out the tunes on his page, in particular, CowGum “Druuggggssszzz.” It reminds me of the old school bbbbeats I used to listen to on blank CDs that made me fall in love with electronic music in the first place. Good stuff, rabbitos. Look out for the Hollandaise take over. Or should we say HollanDAZED? Catch me wearing clogs and braids in my hair at a club near you. It’s milkmaid chic. Get involved.
xoxo
-Pebbles van Peebles
Don Diablo
Afrojack
Joost van Bellen
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xoxo