STEAMTRAX 03 - "Polar Express"

Streaming service album photo

**STEAMTRAX 03 - "Polar express"** is the third release from the label **STEAMTRAX**. It contains songs from 5howtim3, Future0s, Kirigami, SPOoKS, and 4own 2 3arth.

## Background

Due to the Label releasing songs on a monthly schedule, the third release would end up being in December. The release was also planned to be a christmas release.

As usual, a small amount of CDs were Burnt for the artists of the label, archival purposes, and DJing use. The CDs have a different Logo colour than the Streaming release (Streaming has a red and green blend, while the CDs have a red and white pattern).

The Dj and artist **Jabernator** was asked to add a song to the EP, but due to miscommunications the deadline was not set properly and Jabernator never finished the song.

## Gingerbread House

**Gingerbread house** is the first song on the EP, and was made by 5howtim3. The song was made to be a "Sequel" to the song **Haunted House** from **STEAMTRAX 01**, which was also made by 5howtim3. The song also contains samples from other early tracks by 5howtim3.

## Get the winter

**Get the winter** is the second song on the EP, and was made by Future0s. It was a scrapped song, but eventually was revamped for its release on STEAMTRAX.

The song opens with a sample from the show *Los simuladores*.

## Santa kurosu

**Santa Kurosu** is the Third song on the EP, and is technically the first *Future funk* song on the label. It was made by the duo **Kirigami** (5howtim3 and 4own 2 3arth). The song was made with a Sampler, Serato, and A 2 channel mixer. 4own 2 3arth, being a percussionist and drummer, used the sampler to program drums and 5howtim3 used the pads on the mixer to sample a city pop song about Christmas.

## Krampus

**Krampus** is the third song on the EP, and was made by SPOoKS. SPOoKS was Apparently looking through Rockafire explosion christmas songs to make her song for the release, but only found two good samples. after almost giving up, she made one final edit to a sample and decided it would be her song. Due to the song sounding "Evil", she named it Krampus.

## Winter angels

Winter angels is the fifth song in the series and the last of the normal release. This song was made by 4own 2 3arth when he was finding out new loops he could use in his songs. As usual , 4own 2 3arth edited Garageband loops to create “Winter Angels”. One of 4own 2 3arth’s most common things he likes to add is his interpretation of a story around it. According to him: *“think of it like you just got back from work and instead of going home and hanging out with family or sitting by the fireplace during the winter, why not party a little which is what he does, and he dances the night away!”.*

## Track listing

#### Normal release

1. **Gingerbread house** by 5howtim3
2. **Get the winter** by Future0s
3. **Santa kurosu** by Kirigami
4. **Krampus** by SPOoKS
5. **Winter angels** by 4own 2 3arth

#### Exclusive CD

1. **Gingerbread house** by 5howtim3
2. **Get the winter** by Future0s
3. **Santa kurosu** by Kirigami
4. **Krampus** by SPOoKS
5. **Winter angels** by 4own 2 3arth
6. **Krampus (Extended Jam mix)** by SPOoKS
7. **Gingerbread beats** by 5howtim3
8. **Buffalo sauce (demo)** by Jesse solo
9. **Spinal speed (demo)** by Jesse solo
10. **Jingle bells** by Kaskade (5howtim3 remix)
11. **Jingle bells** by Kaskade (5howtim3 remix live @ Coldia Con 2022)
12. **Wonderful christmastime** by Paul Mccartney (5howtim3 remix)
13. **Little saint nick** by The Beach Boys (5howtim3 remix)