This guys amazes me more and more.......
Rockabilly and Dance Music. At first glance, not a likely pairing. And yet both have roots in the seedy club underbelly, and both were born of late night rebellion, youth culture and the rhythmic pounding of the bass.
And no-one can meld them quite like New York native Luca Venezia, aka Drop The Lime. Brought up on a staple diet of Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Richie Valens, he learned to play guitar and sing from a young age, and like every kid, he wanted to be a rock star. Fast-forward a few years and a love affair with club music – specifically the UK-centric sounds of drum’n’bass, jungle and 2-step garage – began, solidified by a short move to Berlin and an immersion in house, techno and the never-ending warehouse parties the city is famed for.
With fellow DJ/producers Star Eyes, The Captain and AC Slater he started putting on his own Trouble & Bass club nights, renowned for being rowdy raves full of raw energy and heavy bass. But Luca never lost his love for the sounds he grew up with; as a DJ who nearly always mixes Rockabilly into his sets and describes his own sound as ‘Rockabilly gone bass-wild’, it was only right that he should bring it all together in his first UK release ‘Hot As Hell’, which sees him singing over an endless harmonica loop and one of the killer breakdowns he’s famous for. Listen in here…
Rockabilly and Dance Music. At first glance, not a likely pairing. And yet both have roots in the seedy club underbelly, and both were born of late night rebellion, youth culture and the rhythmic pounding of the bass.
And no-one can meld them quite like New York native Luca Venezia, aka Drop The Lime. Brought up on a staple diet of Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Richie Valens, he learned to play guitar and sing from a young age, and like every kid, he wanted to be a rock star. Fast-forward a few years and a love affair with club music – specifically the UK-centric sounds of drum’n’bass, jungle and 2-step garage – began, solidified by a short move to Berlin and an immersion in house, techno and the never-ending warehouse parties the city is famed for.
With fellow DJ/producers Star Eyes, The Captain and AC Slater he started putting on his own Trouble & Bass club nights, renowned for being rowdy raves full of raw energy and heavy bass. But Luca never lost his love for the sounds he grew up with; as a DJ who nearly always mixes Rockabilly into his sets and describes his own sound as ‘Rockabilly gone bass-wild’, it was only right that he should bring it all together in his first UK release ‘Hot As Hell’, which sees him singing over an endless harmonica loop and one of the killer breakdowns he’s famous for. Listen in here…
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