This week’s Throwback Thursday features one of the most exciting Dutch Dj’s in the Electronic Dance Music community. Laidback Luke was born on October 22, 1976 in the Philippines . Early on in his career he found success and steadily rose to the top as one of the world’s best Dutch Dj’s. Earlier on in his career he  released two studio albums: Psyched Up (1998) and Electronic Satisfaction (2002).Luke worked with the likes of Sebastian Ingrosso, David Guetta, Axwell, Steve Angello which led to him becoming a monster producer in the EDM community. in 2008 he was voted as the number 46 DJ in the DJ Mag Top 100 Dj’s and has been steadily moving up that list every year since. This Throwback Thursday will have one original LBL production from 2009, 2010, and 2011, with a famous remix sprinkled at the end of the article. The 4 songs featured in this article are My G*O*D* (2009), Timebomb (2010), Natural Disaster (2011), and his remix of Alice Deejay’s Better Off Alone.

 

My G*O*D* (2009) – 

As the first and oldest song of the article, it is the prime example for someone to see the minor differences in his evolution of style. One can see how Laidback Luke has changed his methods in producing big time bangers throughout the years, as the buildup and drops in this song are completely different from songs like Timebomb and Natural Disaster.

 

Timebomb (2010) – 

One thing that can be appreciated about Laidback Luke’s career is that he has never veered too far off from his career path in terms of changing the style of music he produces. Throughout the years he has enjoyed incorporating vocals into the songs to give it an added dimension which has helped solidify him as a top dog amongst the talented pool of Dutch Dj’s.

 

Natural Disaster (2011) – 

Example and Laidback Luke know how to absolutely win an audience over after producing this masterful track. Crowds all over the world were captivated by this song in 2011 and it was apart of a new wave of music in which big time Dj’s collaborated with renowned vocalists to capture the hearts of the fans.

 

Better Off Alone (Laidback Luke Remix) -

Throughout the years, Laidback Luke has become notorious for creating mind boggling remixes that he drops during his live sets. He has always been famous for incorporating some form of hip/hop into his sets to go along with all the dutch and house bangers. Better Off Alone  is the perfect example of a classic tune remixed by LBL in order to satisfy the thirst of the fans craving a unique jaw dropping drop which he provides in all of his productions.

Although there has been immense criticism over the last couple of months regarding the skill it takes for a disc jockey to perform live at a show (Deadmau5 said all a DJ ever does is click the “play” button), Laidback Luke always puts on a very high intensity and exciting live set that is unique from show to show and city to city. LBL will be bringing his very impressive live show to New Delhi, India, on February 22 (click here for details). He is at the prime of his career so there should be no hesitation whatsoever if one gets the chance to see the Laidback Dutchman put on one of his dynamically memorable sets.