DOMELGABOR: WE ARE THE UNIVERSE - a soulful, progressive, and spiritually inspired Deep Melodic House 5-track Remix EP
- domelgabor
- Jun 4
- 9 min read
Updated: Jun 5
DOMELGABOR: WE ARE THE UNIVERSE - a soulful, progressive, and spiritually inspired Deep Melodic House 5-track Remix EP
“WE ARE THE UNIVERSE” is a soulful, uplifting, progressive, and spiritually inspired Deep Melodic House song presented in five distinct versions, hence the 5-track Remix EP. The project explores themes of interconnectedness, energy, and belonging, inviting listeners into a cosmic and uplifting musical experience.
The lyrics reflect the idea that we are made of stardust and connected by the same energy that moves through the galaxy—a reminder that we are the universe experiencing itself.
The Project: WE ARE THE UNIVERSE
Rather than releasing the original single track alone, this project evolved into a Remix EP. What began as the Deep Melodic House Mix developed into four additional versions through creative exploration, each offering its own interpretation while remaining true to the spirit of the original.
1. WE ARE THE UNIVERSE (Deep Melodic House Mix)
The Original Vision: Soulful and progressive with hypnotic basslines and floating synth melodies.
2. WE ARE THE UNIVERSE (Deep Symphonic House Mix)
The Hybrid: Blends driving electronic club rhythms with rich, layered classical string and brass elements.
3. WE ARE THE UNIVERSE (Epic Symphony Orchestra Mix)
The Grand Scale: Strips away the electronic club beats entirely in favor of a dramatic, cinematic orchestral arrangement.
4. WE ARE THE UNIVERSE (Minimalist Organic House Mix)
The Laid-back Groover: Focuses on earthy, acoustic textures, softer percussion, and a spacious, relaxing atmosphere.
5. WE ARE THE UNIVERSE (Spiritual Afro House Mix)
The Tribal Rhythm: Emphasizes heavy, warm percussion, hypnotic cultural rhythms, and deep spiritual dancefloor energy.
I love them all, but my personal favorite is the Spiritual Afro House Mix, which I strategically placed at the end, keeping the best for last, as we say.
In my order of preference, I rank them 5, 2, 3, 4, and 1. Not that I dislike #1, but it is the original, and remixing and transforming it was more fun and allowed me to create more ambiance, depth, and dimension in the track, such as the Symphonic vibes in #2 and #3, the guitar with Spanish vibes in #4, and the Afro Percussions in #5.
I love #3 because it has theatrical opera vibes, like a Broadway musical. I love it. Although it sounds and feels different from the other 4 versions, I had to include it in this EP.
Why a Remix EP?
While playing around with sounds and vibes to remix the first version, a souvenir from the 90s of me buying my favorite songs on a Remix EP CD came back to me.
Back then (and still now), I was listening to a lot of electronic music, having fallen in love with it in the late 80s and early 90s, and going clubbing as often as possible to dance and vibe to House, Progressive House, Gospel House, Acid, Techno, and Trance. During those years, I bought many CDs, especially remixes of my favorite songs, often released as 3-, 4-, or 5-song EPs.
For example, I've been a huge fan of the English electronic music group "FAITHLESS" since their very first song. Their first single, "Salva Mea," was released in July 1995 as the lead track on their 1996 debut album, Reverence. In November 1995, Faithless' iconic electronic track "Insomnia" was released as the second single from their debut album, Reverence. I looooooooove these 2 tracks; they are among my favorite songs/tracks of all time.
Back then, in 1995, I was still living in France, and few people, except clubbers like me, knew about or listened to this type of music. Some of my friends were surprised when I ran out to buy the CDs of these 2 iconic tracks. Salva Mea gained global attention following a major re-release and remix in 1996. Insomnia was a huge hit from the start and never lost its momentum, even 30 years later (regaining even more followers in recent years, featuring in a tsunami of posts and reels on social media, and the band going back on a global tour 2026-2027).
Then, in July 1997, I moved from my hometown of Bordeaux (France) to London (UK), where I discovered how deep and underground the dance scene was. Back then, everyone I knew was clubbing and raving like crazy 3-4 nights a week, still going to work the next day with no problem. We had a blast. And frankly, music was everywhere; it was part of the culture. And buying CDs that were not released or widely available in France was so much easier here in London.
That's how I was among the first to buy the 8-track Remixes EP of Salva Mea's 1997 release, including:
Salva Mea (Radio Edit)
Salva Mea (Epic Mix)
Salva Mea (Way Out West Remix)
Salva Mea (Sister Bliss Remix)
Salva Mea (DJ Quicksilver Remix)
Salva Mea (Tuff Mix)
Salva Mea (Slow Version)
Salva Mea (Floating Mix)
This is just one example among thousands, but that's how my love for Remix EP started and why I wanted to create one someday.
So, why create a Remix EP? Because it is a great way to hear various versions of songs you love and play on repeat all day. Never had this situation? Well, it happens to me all the time. I fall in love with a song and can listen to it on repeat for days without being tired of it. And I've always wanted to create one of my own.
And that's what happened when I wrote the lyrics and created "WE ARE THE UNIVERSE." The song is, in my opinion, so catchy, energetic, and uplifting that after finishing the first version, I wanted more. Instead of reworking the first version, I created 4 more versions so I could listen to the same song while appreciating the nuances, moods, and vibes of each version.
And that's why I love EPs that include different versions of the same song (such as acoustic renditions, live recordings, instrumentals, or remixes, as in this case), because they offer a unique way to experience a favorite track and to listen to it on repeat.
Writing lyrics and creating songs was one of my biggest dreams when I was young, and now I can proudly say that I have written and created more than a hundred songs (over the past 6 years), and that I even have a Remix EP of one of my own songs.
Life truly gains meaning and becomes even more worth living when you realize some of the dreams you've been chasing for a long time. It adds depth and purpose to your life, offering a reason to get up each day. Dreams inspire personal growth and turn an ordinary day into something extraordinary. Having a dream serves as a beacon of hope, making the effort, commitment, and perseverance required to realize it all the more worthwhile.
Why not release an EP before?
Among my previous songs and tracks, only a few were worth releasing as a Remix EP because they are more niche and not mainstream, since I usually prioritize narrative and emotion over commercial conformity.
Except for a few that are more mass-oriented, most of my songs are deeply personal and intimate, often sad, mellow, intricate, not catchy enough, and definitely not for everyone. They often draw on vivid imagery, eclectic language, and metaphors to tell stories about life's struggles, society, mental health, parenting, special moments, and complex relationships, all grounded in personal experience.
Some people even asked me, "Why don't you write about love, relationships, and breakups like most people?" I would answer, "Well, I've been separated for roughly 10 years and haven't had a single adventure since, so these are subjects better put into words by those who have lived them. I wouldn't know what to say, as I haven't lived them for so long!"
That's why I usually focus on writing lyrics about other subjects rather than love, as I'm no longer an actor in it.
Occasionally, I dwell on memories of long-past romantic adventures or on daydream-like fantasies I create, allowing me to explore desires, cope with my solitude and emotions, and escape reality.
These include my songs "HESITATION", "OCEAN DREAMING", "SALTWATER SKIN", "BETWEEN YOUR LINES", and "PARTY SPARK", which are all the fruit of my imagination, combined with old souvenirs and what I would have wanted to happen in this situation rather than reflecting reality.
In a way, you could say I gave up on love long ago, and I'm fine on my own for many personal reasons. However, I still love to see "love" in people, and some of my songs speak about the love I see in others, not about my own.
In short, I did not release a Remix EP until now, as most of my songs were not happy or catchy enough until recently, when I decided to write more about things people can relate to, rather than being too personal, in a more joyful, uplifting, and inspiring manner. In this world, people already have enough problems as it is; even if music is a medium for both expressing and escaping reality, it usually conveys messages, feelings, and emotions that often depict this sad reality.
Although some of the biggest hits in history are deeply sad, highly personal songs about grief, heartbreak, and struggle (like most of my songs), the catchiest songs are usually happy and reflect what people want but may not have, rather than what they are already going through.
During difficult economic or social times, like the ones we have been living in recent years, upbeat, optimistic music often dominates the charts because it acts as an emotional refuge.
Upbeat tempos, major chords, and repetitive, bright melodies inherently trigger the brain's reward centers more easily. This makes joyful songs highly memorable and commercially viable.
Never underestimate the power of shared experience; shifting from "too personal" to "relatable" is a classic songwriting pivot for many lyricists. When lyrics touch on universal human desires (love, hope, celebration), they naturally reach a wider audience.
Music serves as a form of therapy. While "escapism" uses happy music to forget problems, "catharsis" uses sad music to process them. Many listeners prefer feeling understood in their sadness to being forced to feel happy.
Over the past 6 years of writing lyrics and creating songs, I have been trying to find the right balance between the two, not being too dark, sad, or too personal, and not being too naively joyful and happy either.
The Making of "WE ARE THE UNIVERSE"
That's why I also write lyrics about people, life, nature, and space, for example, in a light, hopeful, and spiritual way. These are subjects dear to my heart and aligned with my philosophy of life and daily life.
Most of my songs describe emotions and feelings fueled by my mental and physical state at the moment of writing, along with thoughts, either happy or sad, about the state of the world based on what I see and read in the news and on social media.
It is fair to say that the world we live in is quite chaotic. Amid the nonstop flow of bad global news, rapid technological shifts, and personal pressures at work and at home, including in relationships and communication with others, it is completely normal to feel overwhelmed. The rapid pace and connectivity of our lives often amplify that chaos.
That's why I wanted to lighten the mood with "WE ARE THE UNIVERSE" and talk about subjects that are more abstract to most people but are fully integrated into our everyday life.
Therefore, instead of writing another sad song and, in a way, to escape reality and hoping for a better future, I thought about writing another unifying, spiritual song exploring the themes of interconnectedness, energy, and belonging. A song about humans and the fact that we are all connected to everything and all beings on earth, but also in space.
This profound truth can be viewed through both scientific and philosophical/spiritual lenses.
From a scientific perspective, we have cosmic origins, as nearly every atom in our bodies was forged in the hearts of dying stars or in massive supernova explosions billions of years ago. On a structural level, astrophysicists have noted that the universe's large-scale matter distribution (the cosmic web) resembles the network of neurons in a human brain. On Earth, we share atoms with every living being. The oxygen we breathe, mainly produced by photosynthesis, was exhaled by plants, microorganisms, and bacteria, and the water on Earth, as well as in our bodies, has been recycled through the planet for billions of years, theoretically originating on Earth via icy comets from deep space.
From a biological and ecological perspective, everything is connected and interdependent. Human survival depends entirely on microscopic bacteria in our guts, insects that pollinate our food crops, and plants and oceans that produce the oxygen we breathe. Everything is also subject to the butterfly effect, in which small changes in one part of the world’s ecosystem create ripple effects that affect life thousands of miles away.
From a philosophical and spiritual perspective, this connection to everything on earth is a shared consciousness. Even if we tend to forget it more and more in recent decades, it has long been known that humans are not separate from nature but part of it, and that we are "relatives" to the animals, trees, and stars. Eastern philosophical traditions like Buddhism and Hinduism even emphasize interbeing, or the idea that the individual self is an illusion; we are all expressions of the same underlying universe. And scientists are making even more discoveries about our connection to everything with the help of AI.
Whether you look at it through the lens of astrophysics (we are made of the universe) or ecology (we rely on the earth), the idea of separation is an illusion. We are not visitors to this universe; we are an organic part of it, grown out of it.
And that's what my song "WE ARE THE UNIVERSE" is all about.
Where to listen to it?
"WE ARE THE UNIVERSE" 5-track Remix EP by @domelgabor is available on various music platforms:
YouTube: Listen here
Spotify: Listen here
Tidal: Listen here
Apple Music: Listen here
Amazon Music: Listen Here
And soon on most music platforms.
Your Support Means Everything
I hope you enjoy exploring these different versions and connect with at least one of them as deeply as I enjoyed creating them.
Thank you for your continued support and for listening to my music! It means the world to me!
We are the Universe!
Peace!
Dom
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