I started DJing in a small bar in my hometown Maastricht around 1991-1992. I also produced my first music together with a friend around that time. My first record is from 1992 as “Amazone”. After that I started doing music as “Break 3000″ – mostly trip hop, electro and drum n bass (that’s where the name came from).
So the first Break 3000 things were released in 1999-2000. After doing a lot of electro it slowly changed into more old school house. In 2003 I started Dirt Crew together with James Flavour from Berlin. Since than I have been building up the label, nowadays I only concentrate on the label and my artist.
Your record label is almost ten years old now. How is everything going for Dirt Crew Recordings?
It’s going really well! We always kept true to our own sound and now that’s paying off with the current return of good deep house, we manage to get over the very boring minimal and loopy tech house years pretty well and I am happy that people are more into the true house sound again. So with new artists like Detroit Swindle, Urulu & Steve Huerta, Ben La Desh and soon Waze & Odyssey we will have a killer year in 2013. Furthermore I am planning the first real Tigerskin album and the debut album by Detroit Swindle.
Have you been to Hong Kong or Asia before? Did your Dirt Crew partner, James Flavour, mention anything about DJing in Hong Kong last year?
I have never been to Hong Kong and I’m really looking forward to visit! I have been playing in Asia before, last time I was in Shanghai which was a great experience too! I have also been to Japan twice on tour. It is great to discover a new side of Asia and especially Hong Kong! James Flavour also had a great time, so I am excited!
You vs. James Flavour, who would win in a pillow fight?
Me of course… haha…
Wild Renate, Berlin
Do you notice any new developments with the music and DJs in Berlin?
Like I said, finally some people are returning to the true house sound. We had some really difficult years in Berlin with only shitty minimal stuff going on, but now you have great clubs that play great music. My favorite club is Wilde Renate, that place is just the perfect club!
As I don’t buy vinyl anymore, I just can tell you what is my favorite record right now. That’s the latest Roberto Rodriguez on Freerange Records. [listen below]
You’re in the middle of a long DJ set when suddenly you need to go to the toilet. What long song will you play to keep everyone dancing until you come back?
In the 9 years since the Dirt Crew’s inception they have mastered the art of mixing old school house, new school deep house and minimal funky techno… and then some! Along the way they’ve succeeded in unleashing a flurry of floor stompers that have got people preaching the good news in every town they touch down in.
The “Crew” are well known for an eclectic taste in vinyl material that can only come from true and honest propensity to party. They’ll often throw down sadly forgotten 80’s acid cuts and chuck some old-skool breakbeats on top, just for good measure. They seamlessly weave these elements into their signature sexy, dance floor friendly, beats with an electro-esque pulse that’s sure to keep the heat rising. They keep Deep House alive… no compromises made!
Dirt Crew’s Remix of “Take Me To The Rhythm” by Soul Minority Free Download
Humdrum and Midnight & Co. are proud to welcome Peter Gyselaers (the Dutch half of Berlin’s Dirt Crew) to Hong Kong’s glowing club scene.
Peter Gijselaers started his music career as bass player in the indie/dance outfit ‘Swains‘ in 1989, then soon got involved in house and techno production for the Belgian ‘KK’ label. Between ’90 and ’94 he released several records as ‘Amazone‘ on ‘Nova Zembla Records ‘. His DJ career started in ’90 when he began spinning after shows of the ‘Swains’ , in this period he already played in lots of clubs across Europe.
From ’99 on his music production took priority and he released his first 12” on his own label ‘Casanova‘. In 2001 the launch of the ‘Meuse muzique’ label saw him as producer take another direction , with his electro/techno tracks he got recognition by DJ’s like The Hacker, Mick Wills, Dr. Lektroluv and Tiga who included the track ‘Sacrifice‘ on his ‘DJ Kicks‘ compilation out on ‘!K7‘.
In 2005 his release on MBF called ‘Flash’ stormed the charts across Europe within two weeks after its release. In the years since, Peter and James Flavour have been releasing music together as Dirt Crew on top record labels like Gomma, 2020 Vision, Freerange, Breastfed, Soma, and Crosstown Rebels. Since the 2004 launch of their label Dirt Crew Recordings, they’ve hosted an impressive discography with artists like Tigerskin, Adultnapper, Ben La Desh, Till Von Sein, Mano Le Tough and Detroit Swindle.
It’s clear then that the Dirt Crew are tastemakers and world class DJs not to be missed! Be ready this March 16th for Break 3000′s journey into deep dirty house at Midnight & Co.!
Matthew Herbert – Its Only (Dj Koze Remix)
Romulus Schwarz & Foxfeet – Foxtrot
Tom Trago, Young Marco, Awanto 3 – Physical Thrill (Genius of Time Remix)
Marvin Zeyss – The Guru – Highway
Jay Tripwire – The Trouble With Mysterio
Alex Niggemann – Boujuma (Matthias Meyer Remix)
DJ Yellow & Yota – Someone (Arto Mwambe Remix)
Glimpse – Labbit
Dense and Pika – Mooger Fooger
Taron-Trekka – Sunkissed Shak
Automale – Automale
Humdrum asked nearly 20 of Hong Kong’s house and techno DJs to share their five favorite tracks of 2012. Below are the year’s big tunes, secret weapons and floor-fillers that defined the sound of Hong Kong’s electronic underground in a year that it diversified and accelerated greatly.
Listen and navigate on the embedded YouTube playlist below, or view the full playlist on YouTube.
While browsing, click on the song title or album artwork to listen to any track, starting the playlist at that point.
Matthew Dekay and Lee Burridge Fur Die Liebe
[All Day I Dream] A duo who’ve produced some forward-thinking dancefloor material, and the strings on this track get me every time.
Ry Cumin & Frank Wiedermann Howling (Âme Remix)
[Innervisions] I don’t usually go for big vocal tracks, but there’s something quite stirring about this guy’s singing – plus the track comes to a pretty powerful conclusion.
Barnt Geffen
[Cómeme] It was always fun watching the crowd when dropping this weird little number. Geffen is really nothing more than a beat and a fun little octave-driven synth line, but it drove people crazy every single time.
Maetrik The Poem
[Ellum Audio] I still prefer the stuff Eric Estornel produces as Maetrik over his Maceo Plex guise, and this track really sums up why: rib-shaking beats and simple but devastating basslines. Massive.
Ian Pooley CompuRhythm (Dixon 4/4 Treatment)
[Innervisions] Have such good memories of catching Dixon at Barcelona in Sonar this year, and he’s fast become one of my favourites. This is his best remix yet, maybe after the 2011 Singing rerubs.
Satoshi Fumi is one of the new leaders of the Tokyo electronic underground with his unique style of self-described “deep tech house“.His rich imagination drive his exciting DJ appearances across the globe as well as his residency at the city’s top mega-club, WOMB. His prolific productions across many styles of house and techno have been acclaimed by Laurent Garnier, Ken Ishii, Nic Fanciulli and Sasse.
Brought up on house music from Detroit, Chicago and New York during the 1990s, he shaped his own sound based on the classics. He’s since collaborated with artists like Todd Terry, Kaito/Hiroshi Watanabe, and Funk D’Void, and released on quality labels like Mood Music, Bedrock, Yoshitoshi, Klik Records, Plastic City, as well as his own labels Sequent:Recordings and Outerspace (run with Osamu M).
Catch one of Japan’s cutting edge electronic artists at Bassment on November 17 with Humdrum Hong Kong resident DJs Ocean Lam and Casey Anderson.
