- “I feel love”
Dominik Eulberg is fast making a name for himself as one of the hottest new producers in the (minimal) techno scene with 2004 seeing him pick up “Best Newcomer” in Groove magazine’s 2004 Readers’ Poll awards and the release of his debut album “Flora & Fauna”, one of the year’s highlights, along with a slew of outstanding singles and remixes (including a mix of Roman Flugel’s club smasher “Geht’s Noch?”).
What many people don’t know is that the 26-year old has been DJing since the age of 15 and continues to do so almost weekly and last Friday night the crowd at Womb in Tokyo had the pleasure of seeing Dominik behind the decks.
In contrast to his carefully nuanced productions that build gradually, Dominik swiftly launched into a jacking two-hour set of techno and minimal techno that quickly had the crowd going. Dancefloor stompers such as the Wighnomy Brothers’ “Pele Bloss” and
T.Raumschmiere’s “Bow down big man to get your credit, I watch your system and spit right at it” set the pace with driving basslines and jackhammer beats. The pace didn’t let up as Dominik slid some of his own productions into the mix, including a pushing remix of Nathan Fake’s “Dinamo”.
"In contrast to his carefully nuanced productions...Dominik swiftly launched into a jacking two-hour set...with driving basslines and jackhammer beats."
Dominik was obviously enjoying whipping the dancefloor into a frenzy as he actively interacted with the crowd, often smiling, pumping his fists into the air, excitedly jumping up and down, staunchly holding up records before slapping them onto the decks, and even on occasion climbing onto a speaker stack. His clear enthusiasm for the music and for creating a totally jacking party was both exciting and infectious.
The set hit a euphoric peak as the Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder classic “I Feel Love” swept across the dancefloor, Summer’s soaring diva vocals eliciting excited whoops and hands in the air from the crowd. The tribute to Moroder continued, however, as “I Feel Love” was mixed into “The Chase”.
Finally, Dominik wrapped up his set with another (and somewhat surprising) “hands in the air” moment, playing none other than Underworld’s “Born Slippy”.
Behind the decks Dominik smiled and put his hands together above his head, making a little heart sign with his fingers. The meaning was obvious. He was feeling the love, and everyone else at Womb was too.