#26 Feat. New Releases in Bass / Club

Time flies when youre having fun. Or when youre deeply immersed in music, like we are at SoHaSo. Because we missed our own birthday! A decade of Something Happening Somewhere almost went by without any birthday cakes or celebration. So heres something joyful. To mark our 11th birthday, we present 11 tracks to be released on 11.11. The album contains 11 echoes, each a highlight from the journey of our label. Of course, its impossible to pick just 11 highlights from 55 releases, says label owner Nuno Dos Santos. But these 11 tracks are truly special to me. The compilation opens with our first-ever release from Love Over Entropy in November 2013an immersive, hypnotic stormer that relentlessly builds to epic proportions. Even after all these years, it hasnt lost an ounce of its charm or energy. Another standout is the wonderfully wonky Endure by Utrecht-based knob-tweaker Vela Uniform. This track recalls the glory days of Warps Artificial Intelligence seriesyes, its that good. We also revisit the dubby Detroit minimalism of Luna Ludmilla, and the reissue of our collaborative EP with Lossless, featuring King Britts timeless track from 2002. A sonic narrative that has captivated me since its release, it remains just as fresh and uplifting 22 years later. It felt only right to share its transformative beauty with a wider audience. Then, theres Dave Angels legendary Original Man, originally released in 1993. With its innovative rhythm programming and orchestral arrangements, it still feels as groundbreaking now as it did 30 years ago, Nuno says. Closing the compilation is Kurt Baggaleys Former Self, a 13-minute journey that seems to stretch time itself. As it drifts along, the boundary between reality and dream blurs, leaving listeners suspended in an entrancing, esoteric haze.

Love Over Entropy, Human Space Machine, Vela Uniform, Luna Ludmila, Vand, Bas Dobbelaer, King Britt, Oba Funke, Dave Angel, RDS, Dwaalgast, Shari Klein, Kiani & His Legion, Kurt Baggaley

#29 Feat. New Releases in Electronica

Time flies when youre having fun. Or when youre deeply immersed in music, like we are at SoHaSo. Because we missed our own birthday! A decade of Something Happening Somewhere almost went by without any birthday cakes or celebration. So heres something joyful. To mark our 11th birthday, we present 11 tracks to be released on 11.11. The album contains 11 echoes, each a highlight from the journey of our label. Of course, its impossible to pick just 11 highlights from 55 releases, says label owner Nuno Dos Santos. But these 11 tracks are truly special to me. The compilation opens with our first-ever release from Love Over Entropy in November 2013an immersive, hypnotic stormer that relentlessly builds to epic proportions. Even after all these years, it hasnt lost an ounce of its charm or energy. Another standout is the wonderfully wonky Endure by Utrecht-based knob-tweaker Vela Uniform. This track recalls the glory days of Warps Artificial Intelligence seriesyes, its that good. We also revisit the dubby Detroit minimalism of Luna Ludmilla, and the reissue of our collaborative EP with Lossless, featuring King Britts timeless track from 2002. A sonic narrative that has captivated me since its release, it remains just as fresh and uplifting 22 years later. It felt only right to share its transformative beauty with a wider audience. Then, theres Dave Angels legendary Original Man, originally released in 1993. With its innovative rhythm programming and orchestral arrangements, it still feels as groundbreaking now as it did 30 years ago, Nuno says. Closing the compilation is Kurt Baggaleys Former Self, a 13-minute journey that seems to stretch time itself. As it drifts along, the boundary between reality and dream blurs, leaving listeners suspended in an entrancing, esoteric haze.

Love Over Entropy, Human Space Machine, Vela Uniform, Luna Ludmila, Vand, Bas Dobbelaer, King Britt, Oba Funke, Dave Angel, RDS, Dwaalgast, Shari Klein, Kiani & His Legion, Kurt Baggaley

#60 Feat. New Releases in Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Keep your friends close, Bas Dobbelaer must have thought when he asked a few gifted producers to remix his recent ambient work. Five tracks from his beautiful and intimate Binding Elements-album (2023) were pushed in new directions by befriended producers and colleagues such as Moon Patrol, Will Oirson and Leif. The latter turns Submerge into a melodic minimalist piece which pays homage to both Susumo Yokota and Steve Reich. Swiss-born producer Ben Kaczor goes 4x4 on Irregular, pushing the dreamy original towards Giegling territory in a good and meditative way. Dwaalgast extrapolates the dub elements in the title track Binding Elements while Brooklyn duo Moon Patrol takes things even deeper on their bass heavy remix of Rise. Closing track Ray gets a wonderful sun-bleached ambient treatment by the talented Will Oirson. All five remixes breathe new life in the original versions while retaining their unique magic. Thats what friends are for.

Bas Dobbelaer