Play It Loud episode 10 by Coh-hul is presented on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian underground electronic music radio station, DJ agency and promoter, publishing music news and connecting audiences across Japan, China, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and beyond.
Coh-hul is a DJ and producer based in Ho Chi Minh City and a member of the Scientific Sound Asia DJ agency. His live debut came at a New Year's Eve celebration in Northern Thailand in 2015, and the years since have seen him build a consistent presence across Saigon's electronic music scene through regular events and club appearances.
Tech house and tech funk sit at the core of his sound, with labels including Dirtybird, This Ain't Bristol, Relief, Snatch and Perfect Driver among his key reference points. Heavy basslines, energetic drum rhythms and a forward-thinking approach to arrangement characterise both his productions and his DJ sets, shaped throughout by an instinct for reading and responding to the room.
Across five years in Saigon, he has developed a loyal following through nights at The Lighthouse, Saigon Soul Pool Party, Piu Piu, Upper Saigon, Hideout, Last Call, Indika, Saigon Outcast and Rogue. The monthly AfterDark party with Broma Not A Bar has become his most recognised platform, while his affiliations include the DTOX party label and collaborative work with WHAT? Events, alongside appearances at the Mui Ne Music and Arts Festival and Rock Island Club on Phu Quoc Island.
A 2017 trip to the Dirtybird Campout in the USA led to an impromptu Venice Beach event and a performance at Stacy's at Melrose in Phoenix. The following summer brought a sold-out show at Le Chapiteau in Marseille, and his work is available on Mixcloud, Instagram and SoundCloud, with his studio investment marking the beginning of a more production-focused phase.
Having spotlighted Hot Creations in his previous episode, this edition turns its attention to This Ain't Bristol, showcasing a selection of the label's standout tracks alongside a handful of his current favourites. The programme therefore places the label showcase beside a wider first-hour selection from across Coh-hul's underground reference points.
Coh-hul's Play It Loud Episode 10 opens with the host's first hour drawing from a broad range of underground Tech House and House labels. Rhyze's Just How Sweet Is Your Love in the Walker and Royce Touch sets a warm, groove-led tone, recasting the 1980 Disco and Funk classic as a contemporary Indie Dance-leaning House Music edit that sits naturally within Coh-hul's programming philosophy.
Moondance's Never Found Love in the Amen Mix on Local Talk and Joe Lewandowski's Hugh Masekela-inspired Afro Beat Blues Edit develop the soulful, groove-oriented direction before Motion Sky's NBN Edit and Sirus Hood's Which Way move into more forceful Tech House territory. Armand Van Helden and Chris Lake's The Answer featuring Arthur Baker and Victor Simonelli on Black Book Records arrives as one of the first hour's more historically weighted selections, connecting two of electronic music's most recognised names across different eras of club culture.
Wyatt Marshall's Da Ding on Dirtybird and Sacha Robotti and Sammy Legs's When U Clakckin' on Sloth Acid sustain the Jackin House energy before Return Of The Jaded's Automate on Box of Cats and Michael Jackson's Blood On The Dancefloor in the Stefen Neuven Remix extend the varied first-hour direction. Walker and Royce's Need2Freek on Dirtybird and Billie Eilish's Everything I Wanted in the Catz 'n Dogz Remix provide two contrasting pop crossover moments before Wyatt Marshall returns with Another Redundant Question on Dirtybird.
Whenuknow's 5 Stars on Bomb Ass House brings a Funky House accent before John Monkman and Sandman's French Girl In Berghain in the Giddibangbang Remix, Bingewatch's Satellite Control on Hood Politics and Reginald's Creaky Floor on My Techno Weighs A Ton introduce a Peak Time Techno edge. Ekoboy's I'm So High, Lubelski's Things That Matter Most on Music To Dance To Records and The 2 Bears's Be Strong on Southern Fried Records close Coh-hul's first-hour selection.
The second hour is dedicated to This Ain't Bristol, the UK Jackin House label known for energetic and irreverent club tools. Nick Olivetti and Tough Love's Jenny opens the label mix before Weiss's Bergerac and Dozens's Bad Girl develop the label's signature sound.
Mat.Joe's Dynamite and Landis LaPace's Zesty Nachos carry the mix forward before Nick Olivetti's Bee Beat and Kyle Watson's Rhinoceros sustain the Jackin House energy. Watson's South African roots give his productions a slightly different rhythmic character from the UK-based label staples.
Golf Clap and Dillon Nathaniel's Sick and Weiss's Warp shape the label mix's middle section before MKJAY and Sterium's Okay Obey and GAWP's Working Girls keep its club-focused energy intact. Maximono's Jackit and Marc Spence's Morning After then make way for Ardalan's Make You A Pie and Aaron Snapes's Sausages in the Walker and Royce Remix.
Kyle Watson returns with Sides, while Harry Judda's Backstage Pass in the Genghis Clan Remix carries the mix towards its close. Ray Foxx's What's That, Nick Olivetti and Heartlybeats's Bang Low, Landis LaPace's Don't Do That, Jaded's Ya Dig and Kyle Watson's Chomp provide a final Rap/Hip Hop-tinged sign-off to the episode.
Coh-hul's Play It Loud Episode 10 spans two contrasting hours, with an eclectic opening selection giving way to a focused This Ain't Bristol showcase. The label mix closes the programme with the same energetic Jackin House emphasis established at the start of its second hour.
Coh-hul Play It Loud 10
Rhyze - Just How Sweet Is Your Love (Walker & Royce Touch) [Nuvous Records]
Moondance - Never Found Love (Amen Mix) [Local Talk]
Joe Lewandowski - Hugh Masekela (Afro Beat Blues Edit) [Free Download]
Motion Sky - NBN Edit [Free Download]
Sirus Hood - Which Way (Sirud Hood Edit) [Mood Edits]
Armand Van Helden & Chris Lake - The Answer (feat. Arthur Baker, Victor Simonelli) [Black Book Records]
Wyatt Marshall - Da Ding [Dirtybird]
Sacha Robotti & Sammy Legs - When U Clakckin’ [Sloth Acid]
Return Of The Jaded - Automate [Box of Cats]
Michael Jackson - Blood On The Dancefloor (Stefen Neuven Remix) [Free Download]
Walker & Royce - Need2Freek [Dirtybird]
Billie Elish - Everything I Wanted (Catz ’N Dogz Remix) [Patreon Subscription]
Wyatt Marshall - Another Redundant Question [Dirtybird]
Whenuknow - 5 Stars [Bomb Ass House]
John Monkman X Sandman - French Girl In Berghain (Giddibangbang Remix) [Free Download]
Bingewatch - Satellite Control [Hood Politics]
Reginald - Creaky Floor [My Techno Weighs A Ton]
Ekoboy - I’m So High [Follow the EKO]
Lubelski - Things That Matter Most [Music To Dance To Records]
The 2 Bears - Be Strong [Southern Fried Records]
This Ain’t Bristol Label Mix
Nick Olivetti & Tough Love - Jenny
Weiss - Bergerac
Dozens - Bad Girl
Mat.Joe - Dynamite
Landis LaPace - Zesty Nachos
Nick Olivetti - Bee Beat
Kyle Watson - Rhinoceros
Golf Clap & Dillon Nathaniel - Sick
Weiss - Warp
MKJAY & Sterium - Okay Obey
GAWP - Working Girls
Maximono - Jackit
Marc Spence - Morning After
Ardalan - Make You A Pie
Aaron Snapes - Sausages / Walker & Royce Remix
Kyle Watson - Sides
Harry Judda - Backstage Pass (Genghis Clan Remix)
Ray Foxx - What’s That
Nick Olivetti & Heartlybeats - Bang Low
Landis LaPace - Don’t Do That
Jaded - Ya Dig
Kyle Watson - Chomp
Listen on Mixcloud here.