VA - 11 Years SoHaSo – Horizons (2024)

SoHaSo presents a second compilation to celebrate their 11th birthday: Horizons. 11 tracks by current artists on the Utrecht-based record label. 11 Horizons will mark the route it is taking. It will be a long and winding road across futuristic dance floors and over soothing electronic fields.The album opens with two blissful chillout tracks. Label stalwart Bas Dobbelaer draws the route for some serious laid-back unwinding. Or should we say rewinding, since the drum machine sometimes seems to move backwards. Japanese super talent So Oishi dives deep into details with a wonderful dreamy contribution. Ophelia has the same dubby feel as RAMZi but comes with a clear Asian twist.Milio debuts on SoHaSo with a dub-infused and slightly melancholic club track, while Human Space Machine drags us into the acid vortex. While Horizons mainly contains new material, SoHaSo also looks back occasionally to give forgotten classics new life. Digital Fingerprint by Biological came out in 1998 on the now forgotten record label EC. More than 25 years later, its bouncy break beats still sound super fresh. Dutch Techno producer Quince doesnt release much, but when he does its always dope. Cant Hear You is spot on Detroit electro with a mighty strong punch. Label owner Nuno dos Santos delivers a melancholic beatless clubtool under his Dwaalgast moniker. No kicks nor baslines but tons of Detroit-ish soul. Newcomer Small Solar System Body dives deep into dubtechno with Echoes of Entropy. Next year, SoHaSo releases an album by this talented producer.Dance veteran Remy takes the route to motorcity Detroit on Mimpel, a driving techno track with beautiful keys and intricate melodies. After two albums, Far Out Radio Systems is ready for more goodies on SoHaSo. This City Is Ill paints a bleak future though, with its strong sentiments and black keys.Closer Rotiriot is by Dutch producer Love Over Entropy, who only used one synthesizer for his upcoming album on SoHaSo, a Yamaha DX11. If youre into early Aphex Twin, you will love this.