Coh-hul has published his playlist for his new Play it Loud 11

Play It Loud 11 originally aired on Scientific Sound Asia on Saturday, 16 January 2021. 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.

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.

Across five years in Saigon, he 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 became one of his most recognised platforms, alongside affiliations with the DTOX party label and WHAT? Events.

Further afield, Coh-hul has played the Mui Ne Music and Arts Festival and Rock Island Club on Phu Quoc Island. A 2017 trip to Dirtybird Campout in the United States also 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. His work can be followed through Mixcloud, Instagram and SoundCloud, with his studio investment marking a more production-focused phase.

His previous show focused on This Ain’t Bristol, presenting a mix built around selected tracks from the label. This episode gives attention to Dumb Fat Records, with material connected to the label alongside several of Coh-hul’s current favourites.

Dumb Fat Records is linked with the wider Tech House and underground club circuit through its label presence on Resident Advisor. That connection fits closely with Coh-hul’s bass-heavy sound and the Play It Loud format.

Coh-hul presents Play It Loud episode 11 with a first section moving through Jackin House, House, Tech House and Bass House before a Dumb Fat Records label mix. Bonetti’s Funky Groove opens the episode through Mood Funk Records’ funky Tech House and Jackin House identity, before Kyoto Jazz Sextet’s Mission in the Jaxx Madicine remix moves into House Music through Local Talk.

Ronald Christoph and Orlando’s Take Off Baby! adds a Tech House shape, followed by Makson (PL)’s Playmate! returning the selection to the Mood Funk Records sound. Steal Tapes’ Dance With Me, Franklyn Watts’ Ridin’ and Ekoboy’s Happy Dance keep the first half close to Tech House through label and artist catalogue context.

Bombay Traffic’s Boogie 3000 in Sven Tasnadi’s Acid Twist and Warren Blake’s That Money add House entries between the tech-led sections. Kimba, KZN and D-Tek then bring the Box Of Cats sound into focus, placing Hopskotch, My Dive Man and I Don’t inside Bass House through the label’s Tech House and Bass House compilation setting.

Back Groove’s Ghostly brings the Dirtybird Birdfeed identity into the programme, keeping the rhythm playful and low-end focused. Mazai and Wild Dee, Case Of The Mondays with Trey Mark, and Dissolut with NOID then keep the section in Tech House before Ida Engberg’s Owls Nest introduces a brief Techno turn through Truesoul.

Elternhouse’s Badda Bush returns to Bass House before Ratatat’s Wildcat closes the first section with an Indie Dance and electronic rock-rooted change of tone. The track gives the episode a short leftfield break before the Dumb Fat label mix takes over.

The Dumb Fat section opens with Sage Armstrong’s Beatsocrazybaybeh and Holt 88’s Wait Till U See, both placed inside Breakbeat through the wider UNIFY album context. Arnold and Lane’s Drippin’, Sage Armstrong and BOT’s $hake, and Steady Rock with Finn’s Pull Up then move the mix into Bass House.

Sage Armstrong, Steady Rock and Franklyn Watts’ SFBF brings a Tech House entry into the label mix, matching its Beatstats placement. Sage Armstrong’s Lights Is Blue and Sven Lochenhoer’s Oh Boy then add House and funk-influenced House material before the Franklyn Watts remix of Pull Up returns the sequence to Bass House.

Sage Armstrong’s TEARDACLUBUP, Sage Armstrong and BOT’s Excuse Me, Holt 88’s Radically and Sven Lochenhoer’s Anotha Level keep the label mix in a heavy Bass House lane. B A E B adds another Breakbeat cut, while BOT and Sage Armstrong’s Party Ppl returns to Bass House with a direct club rhythm.

Sage Armstrong, Steady Rock and Franklyn Watts return with Where You At, adding another Tech House moment to the closing run. Sage Armstrong and Bianca Gardner’s Float W Me shifts back into House before Ima Alien and Feel It In My Stummy restore the Bass House pressure.

Sven Lochenhoer closes the episode with Black Friday, ending the Dumb Fat section on a Funky House placement shaped by his funk and soul-influenced catalogue. Play It Loud episode 11 moves from funky House and Tech House into Box Of Cats-style Bass House before the Dumb Fat label mix closes with breakbeat, bass-heavy club tracks and Sage Armstrong-centred material.

Coh-hul Play It Loud  episode 11

onetti - Funky Groove [MOOD FUNK RECORDS]

Kyoto Jazz Sextet - Mission (Jaxx Madicine Remix) [LOCAL TALK]  

Ronald Christoph Feat. Orlando - Take Off Baby! [EVAMORE MUSIC]

Makson (PL) - Playmate! [MOOD FUNK RECORDS]

Steal Tapes - Dance With Me [TOO MANY RULES]

Bombay Traffic - Boogie 3000 (Sven Tasnadi´s Acid Twist) [HEADFIRE INTERNATIONAL]

Franklyn Watts - Ridin’ [RAWSOME RECORDINGS]

Warren Blake - That Money [BE ONE RECORDS]

Kimba - Hopskotch [BOX OF CATS]

Back Groove - Ghostly [DIRTYBIRD - BIRDFEED]

Ekoboy - Happy Dance [BE ONE RECORDS]

KZN - My Dive Man [BOX OF CATS]

D-Tek - I Don’t [BOX OF CATS]

Mazai & Wild Dee - Alright [LA MISHKA]

Case Of The Mondays, Trey Mark - Is She Worth it [HOUSE OF HUSSLE]

Ida Engberg - Owls Nest [TRUESOUL]

Elternhouse - Badda Bush [MY TECHNO WEIGHS A TON]

Dissolut, NOID - Takin You High [NOID]

Ratatat - Wildcat [XL RECORDINGS]

Dumb Fat Label Mix

Sage Armstrong - Beatsocrazybaybeh

Arnold & Lane - Drippin’

Holt 88 feat. Sage Armstrong - Wait Till U See

Sage Armstrong & BOT - $hake

Sage Armstrong, Steady Rock & Franklyn Watts - SFBF

Sage Armstrong - Lights Is Blue

Sven Lochenhoer - Oh Boy

Steady Rock, Finn - Pull Up

Steady Rock, Finn - Pull Up (Franklyn Watts Remix)

Sage Armstrong - TEARDACLUBUP

Sage Armstrong & BOT - Excuse Me

Holt 88 - Radically

Sage Armstrong - B A E B

Sven Lochenhoer - Anotha Level

Bot & Sage Armstrong - Party Ppl

Sage Armstrong, Steady Rock & Franklyn Watts - Where You At

Sage Armstrong feat. Bianca Gardner - Float W Me

Sage Armstrong & Arnold & Lane - Ima Alien

Sage Armstrong & Pheezy 420 - Feel It In My Stummy

Sven Lochenhoer - Black Friday

Listen on Mixcloud here.