On the 42nd edition of our blogcast we proudly present the talented Thommie G.
We have crossed a long path on this show and with this guy here, we go back to basics. We discovered this precious talent through his edit of Cymande's 'Dove'. A brilliant slow-mo edit of the 1972 hit in an electronic interpretation and keeping the touch of the calypso rhythms. Recently, he added his own unique edit of Suzanne Vega's 'Tom's Diner'. His edits leave you with the feel of authenticity but keeps you in a melodic vibe and dreamy mood. This mix features an unreleased track that goes by the name 'Dancing With Wolves'. A big future awaiting this Dutch talent, this has been created with a lot of love; starting slow, deep and intense, it evolves into a pleasant and steady journey through sounds.
Who is Thomas Gaarthuis ?
Thomas Gaarthuis aka 'Thommie G', was caught by the enchantment of music since the very beginning. Working as a graphic designer for 16 years, it felt natural to step into the world of sound design in summer 2015. Having a big affinity with deep and tribal music, he combines organic sounds and rhythms to his productions, carrying the listener to places beyond their audio system.
Although not married to a specific genre, his style touches elements of slow, deep, tech and tribal. He produces different sounds for different occasions, mostly by himself, sometimes joining forces with other musicians.
And with success: his first solo EP, titled Athinouk, was released on TropicalTwistaRecords in May 2016. More releases are coming out on Phat Elephant Recordings and Whirling Wolf by the end of this year.
Besides that, 2015 saw the birth of Dancing under the stars (Dansen onder de Sterren), Thomas' own club night in his hometown of Haarlem.
His music is played by a number of DJ's, such as Oceanvs Orientalis, the notorious Voodoohop collective from Brazil, Urban Cosmonaut Radio collective and more.
Track list goes like this:
1. Intro by Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Babatunde Soyinka
2. Tosca - Joe Si Ha
3. Indische - Ser Consciente
4. Discoshaman - Making a Cyborg
5. Cymande - Dove (Thommie G edit)
6. Carrot Green - Duress (Psyche remix)
7. A & N - Nubian Village (Fred Berthet remix)
8. Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (Thommie G edit)
9. Thommie G - The Shaman's Kids (EXZ remix)
10. Thommie G - Rattle Becks (unreleased)
11. Muxer & Thommie G - Two Diva's (out soon)
12. Thommie G - Dancing With Wolves (unreleased)
13. Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Rodrigo Gallardo edit)
Photo by: Bobi Dojcinovski - Shutterstock
Location: Havana's vintage car heritage, Cuba, July 2016
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Athinouk EP: https://tropicaltwistarecords.bandcamp.com/album/thommie-g-athinouk
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