House music keeps circling back to the same simple test: does the groove make you stay on the floor? Milwaukee producer Blaze Orange answers that with Still Rockin’, a playful tech house cut that sits right where bass house punch, old-school house swing, and UK garage bounce meet. It is out now on Box of Cats / Box of Trax, and the pitch already names support from Fedde Le Grand, ALOK and more. That is not a small first impression for a Midwest artist who has been stacking club-ready singles for a few years.
Still Rockin’ is built to move. Beatport lists the extended mix as tech house at 130 BPM in B minor, which is peak-time territory without going full hard. The character comes from rolling percussion, a bouncy low end, and cheeky vocal chops that hook the title into the arrangement. Blaze Orange has said he started with an inspirational idea, then found the “still rockin” phrase in a vocal pack and treated it as the concept. That matches what you hear: identity sits in the vocals and the groove more than in a huge cinematic breakdown. It is on the faster side of his catalog, but the funk stays in the pocket. If you like house that grins instead of posing, this is that lane.
That mix of styles is having a moment. Tech house and bass house keep feeding festival and club playlists, while old-school house and UK garage textures give tracks a human swing instead of a grid-only feel. Still Rockin’ lives in that overlap. It is not a museum piece and it is not a faceless tool track. It is a dancefloor record with personality, the kind DJs can drop when they want the room to lock in and stay there.
Behind the alias is Mike Zaborowski, a Milwaukee DJ and producer who grew up on saxophone, mixtapes, and production before launching the Blaze Orange name around 2021. His own tagline has long been tech house, bass house, and sandwiches. He also works A&R at Androids Dungeon Radio. Releases have landed on House Session, Tiger Records, Unlearn, House Of Hustle, Play Records, Pharaoh Phonix and now Box of Cats. Resident Advisor lists Milwaukee as his home base, with dates that include a Unlearn showcase during Miami Music Week and local bills alongside names like Gettoblaster, Frankie Bones and Tommie Sunshine. Earlier singles such as Shake (with Kwal), Do It Slow, Buckle Up, Freak and Cuttin Shapes show a catalog that stays house-rooted while borrowing hip-hop, bass and pop detail. Still Rockin’ feels like a clean snapshot of that project: inventive sampling, infectious grooves, and a clear focus on crowd connection.
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What do you think of Still Rockin’? Does the vocal-chop bounce hit you, or are you more of a stripped-groove tech house person? Drop a comment and tell me where this one sits in your rotation.
