It’s like a party when Diaz walks out to that mound. “I can’t wait to head to Citi Field and watch my first game,” enthused Trumpet. “Who knows? We played it live with Timmy for the first time just a few weeks ago.” “You have heard better things than I have so far,” laughs Jongkind. The song, which is also used as walk-up music by Atlanta Braves catcher William Contreras, has sparked worldwide demand, and while the duo and Diaz have exchanged video messages on social media, there are rumors the threesome will show up at the Mets’ Citi Field to play the song live. “If you’re lucky, maybe it will get people to listen.”
“We were a bit lazy, so we just decided to call it that,” admits Jongkind. The “Narco” title comes from the Netflix series. It’s that combination of the drums and the melody that makes it so dramatic.” The trumpet is a real instrument, with a dynamic frequency range. “The original wasn’t even an actual flute… it was just a hardware plug-in from the computer. “The trumpet sounds deeper, more epic and majestic,” says Jongkind. The original track had a Middle Eastern-style flute part that was immediately replaced by Trumpet’s signature horn sound - a cross between a matador entering the bull ring, a spaghetti western gun duel and a soldier headed into battle - as Diaz takes the mound for the Mets, boasting his filthy arsenal of sliders and fastballs. We were just waiting for the right idea to connect, and I think we got it right.” “They hooked me up in their studio, showed me this track they’d been working on and I loved it immediately,” says Trumpet. “It’s not very popular.”Īussie Timmy Trumpet (nee Timothy Jude Smith) is also well-known in EDM circles for releasing his music on noted Dutch labels like Spinnin’ Records (home of Blasterjaxx) and Smash the House. “I don’t know anybody that plays baseball here,” chimes in Makhlaf. “Obviously, it has to do with the Mets and how well they’re playing. “Our music has been played in stadiums before, but nothing like this,” admits Jongkind, who continues to tour as a live DJ while Makhlaf produces and creates the music back at the pair’s studio outside the Hague. 1 on Spotify’s Viral 50, with streaming numbers approaching 42 million. The attention has put “Narco,” originally released in 2017, at No. major leagues, in retired pitcher Bert Blyleven and ex-Yankee shortstop Didi Gregorius. Still, “Narco” has brought the duo to a whole new audience, since baseball - dubbed “honkbal” in Holland - is a niche sport in their country (next to soccer and Formula 1 racing), since the nation has produced just a pair of players to the U.S. It’s all new to Thom Jongkind, who formed Blasterjaxx in the Hague in 2010, then was joined by partner Idir Makhlaf, performing their big-room house and electro on the big stage at such well-known EDM fests as Ultra Music (composing its theme with fellow Dutch DJ Tiesto) and Electric Daisy Carnival, and collaborating with global superstars David Guetta, Afrojack, Nicky Romero and Hardwell. The closer - the pitcher who arrives to hopefully save the game in the last inning - has been accompanied by entrance music since the days of San Diego’s Trevor Hoffman using AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” and Yankee Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera strutting in to Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.” But Diaz has taken the practice to new heights by striking out nearly two out of every three batters he’s faced, leading the Mets to the top of the National League East for the first time in seven years. And the cameras shift from a black-and-white image to color, following Diaz as he sprints to the mound to the strains of “Narco,” a five-year-old song by Dutch EDM duo Blasterjaxx and Aussie horn player Timmy Trumpet. Met cavort atop the dugout, bugles in hand, revving the crowd to a fever pitch. Just as the “somehow” leaves the announcers lips, Contreras belts a shot to the deepest part of the park.Īgain, the broadcast crew seems to think that Diaz is the only person allowed to use the music, saying that it “hardly seems right” that Contreras would even think of walking to the plate to the same tune.įans must believe the same judging by their reactions.A trumpet blares and an ominous, rumbling drumbeat accompany New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz as he emerges from the bullpen - usually in the ninth inning - to unleash his 100 mph fastball and dreaded slider on the opposition to preserve the lead. Contreras DHing today, which was his role in the All-Star Game this year, somehow…” “William Contreras, and if you recognize the music, yes, William Contreras uses “Narco” as his walk-up music, which hardly seems right. Announcers even had a few comments to say on air. Mets fans got so upset after hearing William Contreras walk up to the dish to “Narco,” believing that the Braves were taking a shot.
NY announcers throwing shade at William Contreras being an All-Star moments before he went deep is just chef’s kiss… /EgEYlF2clU
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