Coh-hul presents Play It Loud episode 14 on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music-news platform connecting audiences across China, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and internationally through its radio output.
At the time of publication, Coh-hul was an established DJ and producer based in Ho Chi Minh City, and had been an artist on the agency for several years. His first major event was a New Year's Eve party in northern Thailand in 2015, after which he developed a following for his musical selection and style of play.
His predominant styles are Tech House and Tech Funk, informed by his grounding in the Dirtybird, This Ain't Bristol, Relief, Snatch! and Perfect Driver record labels. He favours funky drum patterns, pounding bass lines and futuristic Sci-Fi melodies, with an ear for judging when to intensify a set and when to give the crowd space.
He had lived in Saigon for four and a half years, where he hosts his own Tech-House nights and brought lively dancefloors to the city. Visitors to Ho Chi Minh City may have encountered him through one of his residencies, including the monthly "AfterDark" event co-hosted with Broma:Not A Bar.
Coh-hul is a DJ member of the "DTOX" party brand and was involved with WHAT? Events and Scientific Sound Asia events. His Ho Chi Minh City appearances included The Lighthouse, Saigon Soul Pool Party, Piu Piu, Upper Saigon, Hideout, Last Call, Indika, Saigon Outcast and Rogue.
Outside Saigon, he played at the Mui Ne Music & Arts Festival and at The Rock Island Club for New Year's Eve on Phu Quoc Island. His admiration for Dirtybird Records led him to attend the Dirtybird Campout festival alone during the summer of 2017.
While visiting the United States, he set up a renegade party at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California, and performed at Stacy's at Melrose in Phoenix, Arizona. In the summer of 2018, he played a sold-out show at Le Chapiteau in Marseille, which he regarded as the best set of his career so far.
During the previous two years, Coh-hul acquired production equipment, built a studio and began a new musical endeavour. His goal was to develop his production skills and release music through established labels, building on his reputation as a producer and DJ.
His previous show focused on My Techno Weighs A Ton, delivering a bass-heavy mix of the label's catalogue. This instalment is dedicated to House of Hustle, bringing together the label's material with tracks released that month.
Coh-hul's Play It Loud 14 episode opens with Fouk's Blue Steel in the Girls Of The Internet Remix on Hiest Recordings, establishing a warm Deep House feel before Saliva Commandos' Make Me Shine on Too Many Rules and Ron Hall & DJ Spen's Talk To God ‘bout It on Quantize Recordings bring in House Music rhythm and vocals. Mihalis Safras' Love Away, in Joeski's remix for Relief Records, then gives the opening a more percussive direction.
Kofla's Lemme Find Out on Materialism and Back Groove's Gangstar on Birdfeed tighten the groove before Monki & Queen Rose's Ring Ring on Hot Creations adds a vocal-led turn. Papa Marlin's That Touch on Mooved introduces Deep Tech House, while Fourword's Snake Charmer on Black Book Records establishes the programme's Tech House focus.
Dking & Luke Andy's Bekki on Elevation Music brings a firmer Bass House edge, followed by Ekoboy's Bruh on strangelove and Dipzy's Proximo on Basement Leak. Vnssa & Lenny Kiser's Cue The Rhythm on Dirtybird adds another rhythmic change before Alan Braxe & Fred Falke's Intro on Vulture supplies a familiar melodic lift.
The House of Hustle sequence begins with Steady Rock's Over Here and Holt 88's Crazy Party, then moves through Zendlo's Dumb and Omnom's Know I’m Bad. Rafael Manga & Filipe Gusmao's Move Bitch and Case Of The Mondays & Trey Mark's Is She Worth It keep the label section direct, upbeat and centred on clipped percussion.
N808 & Viltta's Detective Work and King Felix & Crowderbyho's Milk And Cookies extend the playful mid-section, with the latter returning to bass-heavy pressure. Papyon's Space Bar gives way to Mike Mcfly's Merecida, Holt 88's Dance At Home and Papa Marlin & Bondar's Eye To Eye, keeping the pace firm.
Marc Spence & Dirty Rituals' Booty Call, Dedwork's The Hustle Part One and Ratman & Bobbin's Partys Not Stoppin’ carry the final stretch with concise, club-built arrangements. Omnom's Want 2 Want Me, Holt 88's House Bird and Ekoboy's Ekobeat lead into Doctor Boom & Ucros' Source Code, closing the episode with the same focused rhythmic intent heard at the start.
Coh-hul Play It Loud episode 14 17th of April 2021
Fouk - Blue Steel (Girls Of The Internet Remix) [Hiest Recordings]
Saliva Commandos - Make Me Shine [Too Many Rules]
Ron Hall & DJ Spen - Talk To God ‘bout It [Quantize Recordings]
Mihalis Safras - Love Away (Joeski Remix) [Relief Records]
Kofla - Lemme Find Out [Materialism]
Back Groove - Gangstar [Dirtybird [Birdfeed]]
Monki & Queen Rose - Ring Ring [Hot Creations]
Papa Marlin - That Touch [Mooved]
Fourword - Snake Charmer [Black Book Records]
Dking & Luke Andy - Bekki [Elevation Music]
Ekoboy - Bruh [strangelove]
Dipzy - Proximo [Basement Leak]
Vnssa & Lenny Kiser - Cue The Rhythm [Dirtybird]
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Intro [Vulture]
House Of Hussle Label Mix
Steady Rock - Over Here
Holt 88 - Crazy Party
Zendlo - Dumb
Omnom - Know I’m Bad
Rafael Manga & Filipe Gusmao - Move Bitch
Case Of The Mondays & Trey Mark - Is She Worth It
N808 & Viltta - Detective Work
King Felix & Crowderbyho - Milk And Cookies
Papyon - Space Bar
Mike Mcfly - Merecida
Holt 88 - Dance At Home
Papa Marlin & Bondar - Eye To Eye
Marc Spence & Dirty Rituals - Booty Call
Dedwork - The Hustle Part One
Ratman & Bobbin - Partys Not Stoppin’
Omnom - Want 2 Want Me
Holt 88 - House Bird
Ekoboy - Ekobeat
Doctor Boom & Ucros - Source Code
Listen on Mixcloud here.