Paul Elstak [Paul Roger Elstak]
Paul Elstak родился 14 января 1966 в Гааге.
Сейчас проживает в Роттердаме и, являясь
признанным классиком hardcore-сцены, остается
одним из самых талантливых и интересных DJ's.
Женат и имеет симпатичную дочку.
Все началось с проекта Holy Noise. Rob Fabrie
(DJ Waxweazle), Richard Van Naamen и Paul
Elstak выпустили один за другим несколько
потрясающих хитов: "Get Down Everybody",
"Father Forgive Them", "James Brown Is Still
Alive" и, наконец, "эпохальный" трек "The
Nightmare". После успеха Holy Noise Paul Elstak
подписал договор с компанией MidTown, который дал ему
возможность открыть лейбл Rotterdam Records. Пройдет
совсем немного времени и RR принесет широкую известность как
Paul Elstak'у, так и другим исполнителям. Скоро рамки одного
лейбла окажутся недостаточными - и будут основаны Forze
Records и Terror Traxx.
В 1995 году Paul Elstak стал первым
европейским DJ, кто сумел пробиться в
хит-парады с happy hardcore композицией "Life
Is Like A Dance", которая явилась поворотным
событием для популяризации hardcore и для
карьеры DJ Paul'a: отныне он начал удачно
совмещать "underground" hardcore и
коммерческое направление. Второй сингл "Luv
U More" стал еще более успешным. Для его записи была
приглашена вокалистка Shaydee, с помощью которой удалось к
потрясающей музыке добавить очаровательный вокал. "Luv U
More" достиг второго места в голландском национальном чарте!
Третий сингл "Rainbow In The Sky" стал еще более
продаваемым, чем его предщественник. Впервые DJ Paul
воспользовался услугами MC Irvin'a (MC из Forze DJ Team) для
записи коммерческого трека. Результат получился
замечательный: DJ Paul, Shaydee, MC Irvin создали одну из
лучших композиций dutch happy hardcore (по моему скромному
мнению).
Четвертый сингл "Don't Leave Me Alone"
доказал всем скептикам, что DJ Paul Elstak
не исчерпал свой потенциал и что успех еще
будет ему сопутствовать. Одновременно с
выпуском сингла вышел и альбом "May The
Forze Be With You", который был издан в
двух вариантах: коммерческом и более
жестком, hardcore/gabber варианте. Одним из
самых дорогих клипов, снятых в Голландии, стал ролик на пятый
сингл "The Promised Land". Для записи нового хита "Rave On"
DJ Paul пригласил новую вокалистку Lindsay. Качественный звук,
хорошая энергетика и проникновенный текст - вот составляющие
"Rave On".
Вслед за ним был записан сингл "Unity", после которого DJ Paul
объявил, что больше не будет заниматься коммерческими
проектами, но, слава богу, не сдержал своего обещания. В июне
1997 новый сингл "Get This Place" был выпущен вместе с Lindsay
& MC Irvin. К сожалению, пока это последняя коммерческая happy
hardcore работа DJ Paul'a. Хочется надеятся, что мы услышим-таки
его новые творения.
Помимо записи композиций под собственным именем, DJ Paul
Elstak участвует во многих hardcore/gabber проектах, некоторые
из них уже перестали существовать (Hard Attack, Two Terrorists
Too Fast For Mellow, E-Wax, Evil Maniax), некоторые популярны
и поныне. Из последних стоит отметить два: Too Hostile (Omar
Santana) и Men Of Steel (Neophyte). Прошлый год был отмечен
супер-хитом, написанным в сотрудничестве с DJ Rob & MC
Huggie Babe, "Lords Of The Hardschool" лидировал в
hardcore-чартах и был записан на дюжине компиляций. Ближе к
концу 1997 года DJ Paul удивил многих, создав интересную
композицию "Brohymn" вместе с группой, играющей punk(!).
Практически сразу же вышла в свет пластинка, записанная
вместе с Stunned Guys, она называется "Confusion".
1998 год стал весьма плодотворным. Проект Da Tekno Warriors
записал уже три пластинки, но самое главное, что DJ Paul вновь
сотворил чудо вместе с Teenage Warning. Их вторую пластинку
ждали с нетерпением месяцев шесть, и наконец, "The Kidz Are
United" увидела свет и немедленно забралась на вершины всех
hardcore хит-парадов.
Vinyl:
BROHYMN (THIS ONE'S FOR YOU)
(Teenage Warning) [Forze 13]
Brohymn (This One's For Gabbers)
Brohymn (This One's For Punx)
Brohymn (Hardchoir)
Rockin' Beats (This One's For Rotterdam)
Rockin' Beats (This One's For The World)
BROHYMN (THE REMIXES)
[Traxtorm 06]
Brohymn (For The Gabbers)
Brohymn [d-vektor dance remix]
Brohymn [stunned guys remix]
Rockin' Beats
Brohymn (For The Punx)
CONFUSION (Stunned Guys)
[Rotterdam 067]
DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE
[Rotterdam 067]
Don't Leave Me Alone [hardcore version]
Don't Leave Me Alone [album version]
Code Red
Get Up And Dance
FEEL THE MUSIC (Scott Brown)
[Forze 003]
LIFE IS LIKE A DANCE
[Rotterdam 042]
forze dj team mix
extended radio mix
bodylotion remix
Power Of The Dark Side
LORDS OF THE HARDSCHOOL
(DJ Rob & Hugghie Babe)
[Rotterdam 062]
dj paul's forze mix
dj rob's hardcore mix
oldskool mix
darkside mix
radio edit
LUV U MORE
[Rotterdam 045]
Luv U More [dj paul's forze mix]
Boom Boom (Whoo)
Die Like A Pig
Evil Love
PLAY MY GAME
[Rotterdam 040]
Play My Game
Bad Boy (Kick The House)
Pump This Party
Life Is Like A Dance
POWER OF THE FORZE
[Rotterdam 051]
The Power Of The Dark Side [gabba mix]
Go On Three
Die Like A Pig [rape remix]
I Am A Bitch
Bass
Play My Game [hardcore remix]
RAINBOW IN THE SKY
[Rotterdam 046]
Rainbow In The Sky [dj paul's forze mix]
Rainbow In The Sky [k&a extended blast]
Do Not Go In Here
Paul's Nightmare
RAVE ON
[Rotterdam 057]
Rave On [dj paul's forze mix]
Rave On [stunned guys in the forze mix]
Rave On [extended mix]
Fuck You Maniac
To All You Jealous Motherfuckers
ROUND ONE (Lenny Dee)
[Rotterdam 033]
Anti-Procastination
All Of Us Are One People
Who Killed The Beatboxteacher
Dopeman
ROUND TWO (Lenny Dee)
[Rotterdam 054]
I Like Hardcore
I Like Hardcore [dj neophyte remix]
Make It Fucking Louder
Pump It Up
THE PROMISED LAND
[Rotterdam 052]
The Promised Land [dj paul's forze mix]
The Promised Land [digidance extended
mix]
The Promised Land [dj paul's live mix]
4 Steps In Hardcore
THE KIDZ ARE UNITED
[Forze 018]
UNITY
[Rotterdam 060]
Unity [bodylotion remix]
Unity [extended radio mix]
Gabber
My Name Is The Lord
╘ Antony Mastermind & capttulaeff
DJ Paul Elstak
Music style
hardcore, oldschool, new
style
Played at...
mayday
love parade
nightmare rotterdam
nocturnal wonderland L.A.
NRG zurich
Country origin
Netherlands
Cost per hour
from 1000 to 2000 euros
Play live
(synths...)?
No
With a booker ?
No
Playlist :
1. DJ Paul and Stunned Guys - Thrillseeka
2. DJ Paul vs Panic - Hate/Up yours
3. Masters of Ceremony - Way of life
4. DJ Paul and Teenage Warning - If the kids
(remix)
5. DJ Paul vs Distortion - Stop looking at me
Contact
paul elstak
Email
djpaul@soneramail.nl
Biography
Note: This page is only about the commercial happy hardcore
productions of DJ Paul Elstak under the
name DJ Paul Elstak. So there is nothing about his Gabba/Hardcore
work!
Lindsay and MC Irvin are currently the 2 (stage)people of
DJ Paul Elstak. Lindsay does the vocal part and MC
Irvin... well, he does the rap part... (Who would have
guessed??:)).
The commercial DJ Paul Elstak started in 1995 with his first
big hit called "Life Is Like A Dance" which went straight into
the Dutch top 10. "Life Is Like A Dance" was one of the first
commercial happy hardcore songs to enter the charts after
Mark'Oh's "Tears Don't Lie" and Charlie Lownoise and
Mental Theo's "Wonderfull Days".
Paul Elstak's first commercial hitsingle didn't feature the
vocals of Lindsay and the raps of MC Irvin. Instead a
voice-sample was used. "Life Is Like A Dance" was the
first of many of the following singles to be
produced by Dutch producer trio Digidance (a.k.a. The
Klubbheads).
The second DJ Paul Elstak single was called "Luv U More".
This track is a
cover of the Sunscream single with the same title. The
vocals were done
by female singer Shaydee, a student who had worked with
DJ Paul Elstak
as a dancer on his tours.
Paul Elstak discovered Shaydee could sing so he asked
her to sing "Luv
U More" and boy... was that a great move!!! "Luv U More"
went on to be an
even bigger hit than "Life Is Like A Dance" going to
the number 2 spot in
Holland.
"Rainbow In The Sky" is
the title of the third consecutive top 10
single. This one went
on the sell even more then it's predecessor
"Luv U More"!! "Rainbow
In The Sky" is a hi-nrg happy hardcore
track which for the first time features the raps of MC
Irvin. MC Irvin had
worked with Paul Elstak before at his hardcore/gabba
performances at
large houseparties like Thunderdome and Hellraiser.
At the same time "Rainbow In The Sky" was released, a
female singer
called Berri released a single called Sunshine After
The Rain which had the same melody but
different lyrics.
People who thought that DJ Paul Elstak would be a one
hit
wonder were proven wrong as his fourth single did the
same as
the previous releases. "Don't Leave Me Alone" also went
straight into the Dutch top 10. The video which comes
with the
single sees Shaydee, Irvin and Paul on a graveyard
surrounded by zombies. But no worries... Shaydee and
Paul
really kick some ass and the zombies are back were they
belong... 6 feet under!
Together with the release of "Don't Leave Me Alone" DJ
Paul>'s first full-cd's are released. "May The Forze
Be With
You" comes in 2 versions.. the commercial version and
the
hardcore versions for his hardcore/gabba fans.
The 5th commercial Paul Elstak single made history as
the
most expensive video ever made in Holland. "The Promised
Land" video sees Paul, MC Irvin and a hundred ravers
at a
secret meeting where they are awaiting the arrival of
aliens.
And then suddenly there she is... Shaydee appears from
a space ship and comes with one message...
"...Let Me Take You To The Promised Land..." Where they
can rave and dance all night!!!
"The Promised Land" equals "Rainbow In The Sky"'s salesrecord
and is one of the songs to get the
most airplay on key-radio stations in Holland. "The Promised
Land" is also the last single to feature
Shaydee. She leaves DJ Paul Elstak to continue her study.
But 1 year later she's back with a new
eurodance single called "Always Forever.
The new female vocalist is called Lindsay.
Lindsay has worked with Paul Elstak as a
backingvocalist on the May The Forze Be
With You album.
The first single with Lindsay's vocals is
called "Rave On", which, as the title
already suggests, is an upbeat happy
hardcore tune.
"Rave On" went top 10 in no time. The
catchy lyrics and melody were always a
guarantee for filled dance floors: ...
Everybody leave your worries behind. You've got to open
your mind and just rave on, rave on! The
future is ours because we are the young. Together we're
strong and just rave on, rave on!....
"Rave On" was followed by "Unity" the first single to
be produced by DJ Paul without the help of
Digidance.
After the release of "Unity" DJ Paul Elstak announces
that he will no longer be performing live on
stage together with MC Irvin and Lindsay. He wants to
devote all of his energy to producing and mixing.
He also announces that Lindsay and MC Irvin will continue
in the same formation, but under a new
name and that they will go on to make hi-nrg happy hardcore
tracks!
June 1997 is the month in which the new single is released.
The single is
called "Get This Place" and well... as you can see on
the single-cover
they just made a slight change in the name... The new
name is DJ Paul
Elstak featuring Lindsay & MC Irvin.
"Get This Place" is again produced by Digidance and it
is a slightly
slowler happy hardcore track, which starts with a breakbeat
but that
doesn't make it a lesser tune! The mixes on the single
are worth
checking out too! Especially the "Future Blast" and "Happycore
Remix"
by Centurion (another name for Digidance/The Klubbheads)
are very
good.
If you don't know the commercial works of DJ Paul Elstak
(or if you've only heard his gabba/hardcore
work and you don't like that) you should really check
out any of his commercial singles! His happy
hardcore songs are bound to keep you moving!
? 1997-1998 by CJ Pelupessy
Title
Year
Genre
1
Life Is Like A Dance
1995
Happy Hardcore
2
Luv U More
1995
Happy Hardcore
3
Rainbow In The Sky
1995
Happy Hardcore
4
Don't Leave Me Alone
1995
Happy Hardcore
5
The Promised Land
1996
Happy Hardcore
6
Rave On
1996
Happy Hardcore
7
Unity
1996
Happy Hardcore
8
Get This Place
1997
Happy Hardcore