And thank you very much for taking the time to share some great stories with us! Much appreciated! Good luck with the Hydra album and see you soon Steve!
As there is no cafe noises during interviewer speeches, it seems that it wasnt face to face interview, Steve sitted alone and all the time was looking at some point with "look here" sign. :D Am i right?
I count this track as one of the top ever in Trance, it's one of the tracks that defines the genre to me. Before I dove deeper into Trance, it just happened to be on a live set I used for running. A great set, mind you, put together by Matt Darey when he played at Eden in 2004. Synaesthesia was sandwiched between a few other tracks (including BOTH great remixes of Adagio for Strings), and I would use the lead-up to the fullest part of Synesthesia as a prep for sprinting as long as I could. I literally wept while running so many times because it was such an overwhelming agglomeration of beautiful things. I want to point out that while the other tracks were part of the experience, Synaesthesia was the main event -- the pinnacle of my experience. So, thank you for what you've done in the past, and thank you for what you continue to do. Also, thank you ten-fold for your contribution to making this world more beautiful.
Really interesting, I enjoyed the insights, especially the views on templates & arrangements. Not knowing was one of my favourite parts of tracks/nights, its harder to experience this these days, and also why are the kicks so high up in the mix these days, trends perhaps, cant wait for new Hyrda! Cheers Steve
One of my favourite interviews from you so far Twan, really enjoyed it. Steve is a great story teller too. Loved the part about him going to DJ for PVD :D
Such a nice and interesting guy, a true legend in the scene. One of the few artists that maintained their distinct sound and didn't give into the EDM madness. Huge respect, can't wait for the album.
What an insane way to get into DJ'ing, your first set is with *Paul* *van* *Dyk* after only a few days experience, you can't get tossed into the flames more than that @The Thrillseekers what an amazing story! :D
I’ve just met Steve in person for the first time at a boat party in Rotterdam. He’s so humble and does not come across as knowing how important he was in many peoples lives. He’s a top guy.
Love his honesty about the DJ situation...that sounds like an absolute nightmare. It can take years before you start feeling comfortable with vinyl...not something you can learn quickly - no matter how hard you try.
I must have watched this interview more than a dozen times by now! It's a pure joy to hear Steve talk and to learn about his journey. Steve is a legend! Many thanks Twan!
God damn. I'm a couple of years older than Steve and lived not far from York and was desperate for a trance collaborator in the late 90s. I ended up having to get a job instead! 23 years later, I still have a JP8000 and 12 other synths. The dream still lives. Trance for life.
Love the en-motion and the PVD mix. Makes it even better when it appears in a film.......51st state, plus you know it’s that good when Samuel L Jackson is rocking to it in the film. 😎
Amazing story, and now his vinlys sets are like bread and butter, not a slight mistake, he managed to perfect them, hopefully ill hear it live one day!
Wow, what a class act. The story about DJing back to back with PVD had me in stitches. What a lovely person. Would love to meet him at some point. And I just have to say thank you for these interviews. These are questions that as a producer I always wanted to ask.
Hello today I found your channel with all this interviews, and almost can't do my work barely can concentrate, becasue this is so amazing for all the trance fans. Hearing my heroes talk about the tracks that changed my youth is awesome. Thanks for this amazing work and keep going my friend. Trance 4 life !!
This was a really nice interview. Really nice story about how he got the JP-8000, that must've been like a kid being handed the keys to a toy store. It's hard to beat Synaesthesia, but to me, Song For Sendai is pretty damn close. It was the first track I had put on a dub plate so I could play it in my all vinyl sets. Hearing him talking about the process for it made my eyes water too. Thank you!
One of the truest legends of the trance scene. I've said this to him many times and I'll say it again: Thank you for not giving into the "EDM" flood and staying true to your sound. You've been a great inspiration to me for the longest time. Btw, my favourite from Steve's music is not Synaesthesia, but, Circa Forever. ;)
My oldest daughter and I have synaesthesia, so I nearly fell off my chair when I saw the title of this tune, because absolutely NO-ONE knows or understands what synaesthesia is - at least in Denmark. It can be a thrill and a pest to have it, the worst is when people don't understand and call us mental... but for us who have it, its normal, and most of us have lived most of our lives without knowing we were different in that aspect. Thank you for making this video and explaining how you came up with the title. I absolutely love the track and listen to it many times daily, and let me just add - your Synaesthesia has a very fruity smell and taste to it, so well done :-)
Karina Brandt apparently synaesthesia is quite common in children, but they often grow out of it as they reach adulthood (my favourite singer/songwriter recently mentioned this in an interview.) I am 43, and have experienced it since I was a child, but only began discussing it with people recently when I realised that many of the DJ mixes which I had been giving out had been unconsciously arranged according to colours. I had always assumed that everyone experienced music the same way, growing up. But yeah, it seems that it's more common than we think - but maybe people just don't bring up the subject? 🤔 Who knows!
@@laurenceegan6136 while we are children we assume that everybody else sees hears and feels like we do - over time we realise its different. kids are so much more sensitive to their senses, and its a shame so many grow out of synaesthesia. Are you participating in the DNA studies of wether or not its hereditary and if its more common in some areas of the world than others?
If I had to choose one person to learn how to properly DJ with vinyl it would absolutely be Steve Helstrip. His insane story of how he got started with PVD pretty much sealed it for me. I’m still virtually learning (don’t have the equipment yet), but there will come a day where I’ll have to just jump in. I’ll remember Steve’s story as an inspiration! Great interview!! ❤
Seeing all these legends talk is a bittersweet experience when one thinks about the state of the scene nowadays in comparison to the glorious past. Keep up the good work Twan, thank you so much.
That Roland JP-8000 contributed to *SO* many of the best Trance tracks, legendary kit for a legendary producer, Steve Helstrip. Thanks for another wonderful video, @muzikxpress :D
Great story about his DJ gig at PVD's party. It reminds me of my first gig in 1992. I was only used to play belt drive Soundlabs and this was my first time on 1210's. To make it worse, The Dark Raver was on next and he was behind me all the time...the nerves were almost stopping me from putting the needle on the records properly as well.
Thank you so much Steve for your great music . Synaesthesia 😍😍😍😍💕💕💕💕 I was very happy in 1999 with 16 years old. Trance music Changed my life . My emotions for the music . Thank you TRANCE producers . Greetings from Lima Perú 🙋
Excellent interview and video editing, dancemania. Steve is one of my favorite producers ever (Thrillseekers, Rapid Eye, En-Motion, Insigma). A long time ago I interviewed him for old site TranceBrasil. I miss Andy Perring (Pulser) too. Good luck with the Hydra album, Steve! Cheers, PlasticSoul.
Same! I would love an interview with Andy, only got to meet him once, at the release party of Ferry's "Right Of Way" party, which was the first time I met Steve as well btw hehe
Thank you! And indeed, he later said he has many more stories, so maybe I can do another interview with him in the future ;-) And to be honest, he said he has no plans to make a new version of Synaesthesia, since he thinks he can not really add / change more, to make it better than the original. Which makes sense to me :)
An absolute legend and a humble gentleman. He comes across as an honest story-teller, witty, very down to earth and oozing calm. He has always been my favourite DJ of all, but after watching this I admire him even more.
One of the defining tracks of the late 90s/early 2000s trance heyday. As close to perfection melodically as it gets. I still listen to this regularly in 2021.
Bless that man!!! One of the few guys who stayed true to his sound and didn't fall victim to the EDM hype machine. The first time I heard him was when I picked up the 2005 vinyl reissue of "Saltwater" and his remix was on the B side 😚🎶
What a nice interview, thank you! 'Getting Away With It' will forever be my favourite tune by Steve along with the 'New Horizon' remix of Alibi - Eternity. First time I saw Steve play was just 3 years ago in Ibiza. It was a surprise gig in 'Tropi' and it was the best night of my life.
Great interview! Steve, you're the kind of guy that inspires and gives hope to a lot of upcoming producers and DJs. Appreciate how candid you were with your answers! Twan, thanks for arranging this interview and posting it!
Thanks for the kind words! Steve is great, loved his stories! Glad he was willing to share these with us! More to come soon btw, check the end of vlog #046 to see which names you can expect in the next few weeks!
Steve is great! I love this interview a lot myself as well hehe.... hope to do another interview with him next time he’s back in The Netherlands! Fingers crossed!
@@muzikxpress Years ago I made a DJ mix with productions by Steve Helstrip and published it on my youtube channel but unfortunately it was blocked after a while because of the track "Beyond Time (The Thrillseekers Remix) " by Blank & Jones. So much great music by Steve no matter if original productions or remixes. Twan, keep your great work going and all the best to you !!!
His generation were the best in the electronic music scene. I mix house and techno, but nothing will beat Trance in it’s prime. Such a great time of unity.
Great interview about one of the finest tracks in the history of trance music, so simple and so effective, you can feel how Steve put all of his emotions into this track.
Again, more magic. More insights into the workings behind these tracks. More history. These individual interviews are like part-documentaries. Thank you again!
amazing channel. Hope more poeple find this soon. You doing great job on this. People should know how it was then.. great times.. Great people and music. :)
Thank you Karol! I hope so too haha ;-) In the next few weeks you can expect interviews with Sander Kleinenberg about "My Lexicon", Carlo Resoort about "4 Strings - Take Me Away (Into The Night)" and Guido Pernet about "Human Resource - Dominator". And... more to come ;-)
Being lucky enough to of enjoyed my early adult years in the late 90's, turning 21 in 1999 and having such an incredible year in general, I have strong emotional connections to the music of 1999 because of how amazing that year was for me and Synaesthesia is one of the key tracks on my life's soundtrack. Thank you Steve 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Loved the story about DJ'ing for PVD on a boat. I can totally relate as my first DJ'ing gig was also on a boat. Had a DJ planned but they bailed so had to quickly learn just like Steve did 😆
I remember listening to this song for the first time so many years ago during a trip to England. It was on "Breakdown: The Very Best in Europic Chillout Music". I fell in love with it. This song haunted me. I'm so glad I saw this pop up even though it's 5 years old.
@@muzikxpress Sorry it was "The Very Best Euphoric Chillout Mixes Breakdown". 2 discs. Can you do some research on a certain song/artist for me? On CD2 there's a song called "Supernatural" (Ambient Mix) by an artist called Madagascar. However, when I try to research this artist, I find ZERO information. They have a little bit on Discogs but nothing anywhere else. The track "Supernatural" appears on Spotify by an artist named "Neve", posted 7 years ago, as the ambient and original mix. I just have to know what's going on.
Loved this track when it was released I remember going to an Energy 106 night as a teen this was the only track that stood out and I believe the video was also filmed on the giant's causeway witch makes it even more special for me.
I still recreate the synestasia sound on Synths to this day it's more than just a record it's a sound love these vids your sound as f**k in making these xxxx
I seriously enjoyed watching this interview. Fantastic content of course, by a legend of a DJ, and the video editing was also good! Thanks so much, it made my day better.
Awesome interview and hilarious about the PVD set! This song is my favourite trance track of all time and is what really got me into the scene back then.
Hi Steve! I really liked this interview, "Synaesthesia" representing even nowadays a reference song for the trance genre. You're right, there are some songs that you can't add more value to than they already have. They're just perfect as they are, and "Synaesthesia" is perfect! The vocal version with Sheryl Deane is also excellent and I've used it hundreds of times in my gigs. I even remember that in 2002 I created in Fast Tracker II a remix for "Synaesthesia" using parts of "Children" - Robert Miles and "9AM" - ATB. Back then I was a young man full of ideas and inspiration, and that remix would have been interesting to listen to now, after 20 years, if a power outage hadn't destroyed my hard drives and all my musical projects, this also representing the end of my DJ career. Regarding the DJ experience, I remember the 80s-90s when I used to mix at private parties using a Solid State station, a Sony deck with 3 heads, 3 mini-cassette players with speed control (modified) and a 3-channel amplifier+mixer built together with my father. Back then, 2x150W was super enough to keep on their feet 50-100 students & adults in love with music and dance. :D I wish you a lot of inspiration for your projects. I'm following you! ;) Keep the spirit alive!!!
Thanks so much!!! Always great to get feedback like this! But of course I can not do it with great people that share their amazing (and sometimes funny, like the one from Steve haha) stories with me, so I can share them with you guys! Hope you enjoy the channel, lots of plans for later this year, if only I had more time ;-)
Amazing interview! And damn, I have contact with Tim Stark on a more than weekly base for quite some years now and I never realized he was the one together with Steve behind the Rapid Eye project! :O
@@muzikxpress And even helped Steve starting his DJ career! I haven't seen them all but I can say you've made quite some amazing episodes of Muzikxpress already, but this one is the best so far! Steve is an amazing guy. An absolute legend, but also very nice and down to earth.
Thanks for all the lovely comments, folks. And thanks to Twan for making these videos - great fun to hear how so many tracks came to life!
And thank you very much for taking the time to share some great stories with us! Much appreciated! Good luck with the Hydra album and see you soon Steve!
As there is no cafe noises during interviewer speeches, it seems that it wasnt face to face interview, Steve sitted alone and all the time was looking at some point with "look here" sign. :D Am i right?
I count this track as one of the top ever in Trance, it's one of the tracks that defines the genre to me. Before I dove deeper into Trance, it just happened to be on a live set I used for running. A great set, mind you, put together by Matt Darey when he played at Eden in 2004. Synaesthesia was sandwiched between a few other tracks (including BOTH great remixes of Adagio for Strings), and I would use the lead-up to the fullest part of Synesthesia as a prep for sprinting as long as I could. I literally wept while running so many times because it was such an overwhelming agglomeration of beautiful things. I want to point out that while the other tracks were part of the experience, Synaesthesia was the main event -- the pinnacle of my experience.
So, thank you for what you've done in the past, and thank you for what you continue to do. Also, thank you ten-fold for your contribution to making this world more beautiful.
Really interesting, I enjoyed the insights, especially the views on templates & arrangements. Not knowing was one of my favourite parts of tracks/nights, its harder to experience this these days, and also why are the kicks so high up in the mix these days, trends perhaps, cant wait for new Hyrda! Cheers Steve
This was a face to face interview, but I'm guessing Twan re-recorded his questions later as we only had one mic.
One of my favourite interviews from you so far Twan, really enjoyed it. Steve is a great story teller too. Loved the part about him going to DJ for PVD :D
Thank you! And yes, that was so funny, poor Steve, I bet he was like "whyyyyyy is this happening to me???" hahaha
@@muzikxpress 😂
Gut wrenching story for me I could only imagine how Steve made it through that time
The part when he said the Positiva offered him 60,000£ after NEO signed it? Or the story when PVD invited him to play a one hour set?
Efi He must've been absolutely gutted after initially being over the moon getting that £1K from Neo. Sore one to take.
Such a nice and interesting guy, a true legend in the scene. One of the few artists that maintained their distinct sound and didn't give into the EDM madness. Huge respect, can't wait for the album.
Well said. I saw him at a recent trance event in London. Really nice guy!
By now it's 25 years. Timeless classic.
Time flies! And indeed, a timeless classic for sure!
Thank you for taking those 6 months to perfect your "3-minute melody". The result is a trance classic that will be remembered for an eternity.
What an insane way to get into DJ'ing, your first set is with *Paul* *van* *Dyk* after only a few days experience, you can't get tossed into the flames more than that @The Thrillseekers what an amazing story! :D
I know right? I never heard this story before, so I was happy Steve was willing to share this crazy but amazing story with the world!
I’ve just met Steve in person for the first time at a boat party in Rotterdam.
He’s so humble and does not come across as knowing how important he was in many peoples lives. He’s a top guy.
Steve is great!!
Steve is as genuine as they come. True gem to the scene.
2:54 "I felt like , THIS is really special "
You were damn right sir !
So cool that you got Lego to sponsor this video 😂
Product placement! :P
Love his honesty about the DJ situation...that sounds like an absolute nightmare. It can take years before you start feeling comfortable with vinyl...not something you can learn quickly - no matter how hard you try.
What a top bloke Steve is, very down to earth.. For me, his best track has to be The last time ft Fisher, I can listen to it over and over.
What a story about meeting PVD 👍
I must have watched this interview more than a dozen times by now! It's a pure joy to hear Steve talk and to learn about his journey. Steve is a legend! Many thanks Twan!
Haha thanks Bhavesh! I'm still super happy with this one and Steve's great stories! So cool he was willing to share these with the world ;-)
God damn. I'm a couple of years older than Steve and lived not far from York and was desperate for a trance collaborator in the late 90s. I ended up having to get a job instead! 23 years later, I still have a JP8000 and 12 other synths. The dream still lives. Trance for life.
Having met Steve, I can say he is a genuinely lovely bloke!
Yes he is!!
Love the en-motion and the PVD mix. Makes it even better when it appears in a film.......51st state, plus you know it’s that good when Samuel L Jackson is rocking to it in the film. 😎
Such a great movie!
Great Interview with an absolute legend
Amazing story, and now his vinlys sets are like bread and butter, not a slight mistake, he managed to perfect them, hopefully ill hear it live one day!
Wow, what a class act. The story about DJing back to back with PVD had me in stitches. What a lovely person. Would love to meet him at some point. And I just have to say thank you for these interviews. These are questions that as a producer I always wanted to ask.
Thank you Charles! Still very happy with the stories and answers from Steve! Glad you enjoy the interviews, more to come in 2020 ;-)
Hello today I found your channel with all this interviews, and almost can't do my work barely can concentrate, becasue this is so amazing for all the trance fans. Hearing my heroes talk about the tracks that changed my youth is awesome. Thanks for this amazing work and keep going my friend. Trance 4 life !!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoy the content, more to come, so feel free to spread the word ;-)
perfectly human, perfectly legend thanks Steve and muzikxpress
Brilliant interview Twan & Steve! Totally agree on the point about Trance should be a journey....
Thank you very much! :)
the most creative trance artist in the industry ...... taking it back making it more creative........ much love
This was a really nice interview. Really nice story about how he got the JP-8000, that must've been like a kid being handed the keys to a toy store. It's hard to beat Synaesthesia, but to me, Song For Sendai is pretty damn close. It was the first track I had put on a dub plate so I could play it in my all vinyl sets. Hearing him talking about the process for it made my eyes water too. Thank you!
Brilliant!! You often assume these music producers can also DJ, so funny to hear the PVD story within the interview 😁😂
We love ya steve ❤
Great interview :)
Thanks Richard!
One of my favorite tracks ever!
damn i didnt know insigma was Steve! I LOVE Open our eyes- such an amazing piece of work.
Yes! Steve and Andy Perring (Pulser) 🙌🏻
One of the truest legends of the trance scene. I've said this to him many times and I'll say it again: Thank you for not giving into the "EDM" flood and staying true to your sound. You've been a great inspiration to me for the longest time. Btw, my favourite from Steve's music is not Synaesthesia, but, Circa Forever. ;)
Also a beautiful track!!
My oldest daughter and I have synaesthesia, so I nearly fell off my chair when I saw the title of this tune, because absolutely NO-ONE knows or understands what synaesthesia is - at least in Denmark. It can be a thrill and a pest to have it, the worst is when people don't understand and call us mental... but for us who have it, its normal, and most of us have lived most of our lives without knowing we were different in that aspect. Thank you for making this video and explaining how you came up with the title. I absolutely love the track and listen to it many times daily, and let me just add - your Synaesthesia has a very fruity smell and taste to it, so well done :-)
Oh wow! Thanks for this great comment, thanks for explaining, what a cool story! Glad you enjoyed the interview!!!
muzikxpress you're welcome. When I get time I'm going to sift through your channel to see what else is there :-)
@@kaybrandt There's a lot more, so I hope you will enjoy it ;-) (And Im just back from a little London trip, so a lot more to come haha)
Karina Brandt apparently synaesthesia is quite common in children, but they often grow out of it as they reach adulthood (my favourite singer/songwriter recently mentioned this in an interview.)
I am 43, and have experienced it since I was a child, but only began discussing it with people recently when I realised that many of the DJ mixes which I had been giving out had been unconsciously arranged according to colours.
I had always assumed that everyone experienced music the same way, growing up. But yeah, it seems that it's more common than we think - but maybe people just don't bring up the subject? 🤔 Who knows!
@@laurenceegan6136 while we are children we assume that everybody else sees hears and feels like we do - over time we realise its different. kids are so much more sensitive to their senses, and its a shame so many grow out of synaesthesia. Are you participating in the DNA studies of wether or not its hereditary and if its more common in some areas of the world than others?
" En-motion - truth " has to be one of his best tracks aswell
If I had to choose one person to learn how to properly DJ with vinyl it would absolutely be Steve Helstrip. His insane story of how he got started with PVD pretty much sealed it for me. I’m still virtually learning (don’t have the equipment yet), but there will come a day where I’ll have to just jump in. I’ll remember Steve’s story as an inspiration!
Great interview!! ❤
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the interview!!
fantastic ! Synaethesia caught my attention to The Thrillseekers...pure epic soundscape !!!
Seeing all these legends talk is a bittersweet experience when one thinks about the state of the scene nowadays in comparison to the glorious past.
Keep up the good work Twan, thank you so much.
Thanks so much!!!
That Roland JP-8000 contributed to *SO* many of the best Trance tracks, legendary kit for a legendary producer, Steve Helstrip. Thanks for another wonderful video, @muzikxpress :D
Great story about his DJ gig at PVD's party. It reminds me of my first gig in 1992. I was only used to play belt drive Soundlabs and this was my first time on 1210's. To make it worse, The Dark Raver was on next and he was behind me all the time...the nerves were almost stopping me from putting the needle on the records properly as well.
Haha auch.... Well, practice makes perfect right? ;-) And indeed, I'm glad he was willing to share his story about the PvD gig, so funny haha
Ah, belt drive Soundlabs - now that really takes me back!
Back in the daaaaaay
The dreaded transition from belt driven to DD 1210s... I remember it well!
Some one needs to show Paul this video!
Not sure he has, but I think I should email his manager and ask for an interview as well for next time when PvD is in NL hehe ;-)
This is my favourite track of all time. Absolutely love the breakdown and when it builds. Goosebumps everytime.
Thank you so much Steve for your great music . Synaesthesia 😍😍😍😍💕💕💕💕 I was very happy in 1999 with 16 years old. Trance music Changed my life . My emotions for the music . Thank you TRANCE producers . Greetings from Lima Perú 🙋
Making of a Legendary Trance Track 🙌😇 Love Synaesthesia 🙌😇🙌 Thanks for this interview 😉👍going to watch it again tomorrow 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
This interview was just perfect. Man, you are doing such a great job and service for us that were grown with this music. Keep it up!
Thanks a lot Boris! I was very happy Steve wanted to share all these good stories with me, so you can all enjoy them too ;-)
I love this guy! I was really feeling for him on the story about DJing on PVD’s radio show 😮😅😂
😂🙈
Excellent interview and video editing, dancemania. Steve is one of my favorite producers ever (Thrillseekers, Rapid Eye, En-Motion, Insigma). A long time ago I interviewed him for old site TranceBrasil. I miss Andy Perring (Pulser) too. Good luck with the Hydra album, Steve! Cheers, PlasticSoul.
Same! I would love an interview with Andy, only got to meet him once, at the release party of Ferry's "Right Of Way" party, which was the first time I met Steve as well btw hehe
Absolut legend!
Great
Really lovely interview, so many fun stories. I would love a Hydra remix of Synaesthesia, hope he'll do one for the 20th!
Thank you! And indeed, he later said he has many more stories, so maybe I can do another interview with him in the future ;-) And to be honest, he said he has no plans to make a new version of Synaesthesia, since he thinks he can not really add / change more, to make it better than the original. Which makes sense to me :)
I agree, the track is already perfect. But I guess that the softer Hydra-sound would give the track a new sound and maybe even new listeners.
Never say never ;-)
Loving these videos Twan, this channel deserves a lot more subscribers
Thank you Carl!
An absolute legend and a humble gentleman. He comes across as an honest story-teller, witty, very down to earth and oozing calm. He has always been my favourite DJ of all, but after watching this I admire him even more.
Great interview Twan. What a top guy Steve is.
Thank you Nathan! And yes he is, amazing stories haha
One of the defining tracks of the late 90s/early 2000s trance heyday. As close to perfection melodically as it gets. I still listen to this regularly in 2021.
Bless that man!!! One of the few guys who stayed true to his sound and didn't fall victim to the EDM hype machine. The first time I heard him was when I picked up the 2005 vinyl reissue of "Saltwater" and his remix was on the B side 😚🎶
Great interview, thank you!
Marco Peaker Thank you Marco!
Massive classic. For sure. Thanks you guys for many memorable memories. 🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🎵🎶🎵🎶🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊
Thank you too, glad you liked this one!!
What a nice interview, thank you! 'Getting Away With It' will forever be my favourite tune by Steve along with the 'New Horizon' remix of Alibi - Eternity. First time I saw Steve play was just 3 years ago in Ibiza. It was a surprise gig in 'Tropi' and it was the best night of my life.
Great interview! Steve, you're the kind of guy that inspires and gives hope to a lot of upcoming producers and DJs. Appreciate how candid you were with your answers! Twan, thanks for arranging this interview and posting it!
Thanks for the kind words! Steve is great, loved his stories! Glad he was willing to share these with us! More to come soon btw, check the end of vlog #046 to see which names you can expect in the next few weeks!
Steve is such a nice guy !!! The interview is very funny to watch an listen to.
Steve is great! I love this interview a lot myself as well hehe.... hope to do another interview with him next time he’s back in The Netherlands! Fingers crossed!
@@muzikxpress Years ago I made a DJ mix with productions by Steve Helstrip and published it on my youtube channel but unfortunately it was blocked after a while because of the track "Beyond Time (The Thrillseekers Remix)
" by Blank & Jones. So much great music by Steve no matter if original productions or remixes.
Twan, keep your great work going and all the best to you !!!
hands down one of my fav trance track, a classic from my youth.
absolutely amazing, hands down. and always will be in my top 10 trance tracks.
These are great! Never knew Open Our Eyes (Another of my faves) was by the same guy as Synaesthesia. Love the PVD story
Thank you! And yes, loved that story too haha
this song is so perfect
JP 8000... Never thought of this possibility, I had it too for a few years.
Brilliant! Another fascinating interview :)
His generation were the best in the electronic music scene. I mix house and techno, but nothing will beat Trance in it’s prime. Such a great time of unity.
Great interview about one of the finest tracks in the history of trance music, so simple and so effective, you can feel how Steve put all of his emotions into this track.
Thank you, I'm still very happy with the great answers and stories from Steve!!!
Perfect track!!! Great Producer!!! Its part of my Life
Again, more magic. More insights into the workings behind these tracks. More history. These individual interviews are like part-documentaries. Thank you again!
Thank you! You can expect some more great names (with hopefully great stories) in the next few months!
True greatness what a DJ .. great interview
Thank you!
amazing channel. Hope more poeple find this soon. You doing great job on this. People should know how it was then.. great times.. Great people and music. :)
Thank you Karol! I hope so too haha ;-) In the next few weeks you can expect interviews with Sander Kleinenberg about "My Lexicon", Carlo Resoort about "4 Strings - Take Me Away (Into The Night)" and Guido Pernet about "Human Resource - Dominator". And... more to come ;-)
Great Interview, very interesting!
Thank you!
What a nice chap, great track too
So interesting whats the story behind all that great tracks from back in the days when we start to love that sound! Great Work, great blog!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the stories. More to come soon!
Being lucky enough to of enjoyed my early adult years in the late 90's, turning 21 in 1999 and having such an incredible year in general, I have strong emotional connections to the music of 1999 because of how amazing that year was for me and Synaesthesia is one of the key tracks on my life's soundtrack.
Thank you Steve 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I think 1999 was one of the best years ever for trance! So many classics!
Legendary producer and an epic interview. Thank you Twan
PS I couldn't find the one hour set he recorded for Paul...
Thank you! And maybe it is not online, it is like 20 years ago haha
Haha right...
I love trance music but this track just hits different. On another level. The holy grail of trance music!
Great guy and great interview!! Thanks Twan!
Loved the story about DJ'ing for PVD on a boat. I can totally relate as my first DJ'ing gig was also on a boat. Had a DJ planned but they bailed so had to quickly learn just like Steve did 😆
I love stories like this, so happy Steve told this story 😂
Great interview and insight into Steve's early days. Thank you.
Literally one of the greatest trance tracks ever right around the peak of trance. All the songs similar to this back then were incredible
Those were the days :)
I remember listening to this song for the first time so many years ago during a trip to England. It was on "Breakdown: The Very Best in Europic Chillout Music". I fell in love with it. This song haunted me. I'm so glad I saw this pop up even though it's 5 years old.
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@@muzikxpress Sorry it was "The Very Best Euphoric Chillout Mixes Breakdown". 2 discs.
Can you do some research on a certain song/artist for me?
On CD2 there's a song called "Supernatural" (Ambient Mix) by an artist called Madagascar. However, when I try to research this artist, I find ZERO information. They have a little bit on Discogs but nothing anywhere else.
The track "Supernatural" appears on Spotify by an artist named "Neve", posted 7 years ago, as the ambient and original mix.
I just have to know what's going on.
@@justinc411 sorry I don’t have any clue about that one either.
Absolute classic track..... takes me back to my early clubbing days.
Loved this track when it was released I remember going to an Energy 106 night as a teen this was the only track that stood out and I believe the video was also filmed on the giant's causeway witch makes it even more special for me.
Now i finally know where he got his DJ name from :-) And yes, it's just one Thrillseeker LOL
Thx Twan!! Loved it!!
Thanks Nico! :)
I still recreate the synestasia sound on Synths to this day it's more than just a record it's a sound love these vids your sound as f**k in making these xxxx
Lee OSC Baker Thank you!!
Brilliant interview. Good to meet the other 1 from thrill seekers 😂. I’m tempted to attempt a remix after watching this
Thanks so much! One of my favorite interviews for sure!
These interviews are an absolute goldmine. Thank you!
Thank you so much! More to come soon! ;-)
I seriously enjoyed watching this interview. Fantastic content of course, by a legend of a DJ, and the video editing was also good! Thanks so much, it made my day better.
Thank you very much! :)
Awesome interview and hilarious about the PVD set! This song is my favourite trance track of all time and is what really got me into the scene back then.
Still one of my favorite stories ever! So happy Steve was willing to share this one haha
Hi Steve! I really liked this interview, "Synaesthesia" representing even nowadays a reference song for the trance genre. You're right, there are some songs that you can't add more value to than they already have. They're just perfect as they are, and "Synaesthesia" is perfect! The vocal version with Sheryl Deane is also excellent and I've used it hundreds of times in my gigs.
I even remember that in 2002 I created in Fast Tracker II a remix for "Synaesthesia" using parts of "Children" - Robert Miles and "9AM" - ATB. Back then I was a young man full of ideas and inspiration, and that remix would have been interesting to listen to now, after 20 years, if a power outage hadn't destroyed my hard drives and all my musical projects, this also representing the end of my DJ career.
Regarding the DJ experience, I remember the 80s-90s when I used to mix at private parties using a Solid State station, a Sony deck with 3 heads, 3 mini-cassette players with speed control (modified) and a 3-channel amplifier+mixer built together with my father. Back then, 2x150W was super enough to keep on their feet 50-100 students & adults in love with music and dance. :D
I wish you a lot of inspiration for your projects. I'm following you! ;) Keep the spirit alive!!!
Really loved this one as well! You are doing a huge service to the dance music community!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoy my interviews!
Thank God I've lived that Era with these great producers and djs. Thank you for recording trance history, I believe it's important for many ppl 🙏❤
The DJing story is absolutely hilarious.
The PvD story is hilarious! Great video
Pretty cool right? Haha! And thank you!
Fantastic Interview. Really should be proud of yourself for this channel its great. Listening to all of these videos back to back fantastic insights
Thanks so much!!! Always great to get feedback like this! But of course I can not do it with great people that share their amazing (and sometimes funny, like the one from Steve haha) stories with me, so I can share them with you guys! Hope you enjoy the channel, lots of plans for later this year, if only I had more time ;-)
обалденное интервью!
Thank you so much!
Such a nice person he is! Thank you for the interview!
Yes he is! And thank you Vladimir!
Amazing interview! And damn, I have contact with Tim Stark on a more than weekly base for quite some years now and I never realized he was the one together with Steve behind the Rapid Eye project! :O
Thanks Remco! And haha yes, Tim was part of Rapid Eye as well!
@@muzikxpress And even helped Steve starting his DJ career! I haven't seen them all but I can say you've made quite some amazing episodes of Muzikxpress already, but this one is the best so far! Steve is an amazing guy. An absolute legend, but also very nice and down to earth.
The Virus and JP-8000 - Created a complete music genre!
Still have this on vinyl. A timeless classic. Loving these interviews. Brilliant
I've always LOVED Synaesthesia. Out of this world x