Tropika EP

by DJ Soo

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Ah hah! 03:48
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Tropika 03:56
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Dark Haus 04:41
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4.
Tropika (Socool Remix) 03:57
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about

DJ Soo returns to Bandcamp as a solo artist after a 2 year hiatus spent honing his production skills on a new hardware set up, and the results are stunning... It's a family affair too, featuring brilliant contributions from Soo's wife Socool and their little girl.

The EP kicks off in fine style with "Ah hah!" - an immediate and infectious dancefloor beast with bouncing synth lines, crisp handclaps and joyful samples of Soo's daughter giving it some serious disco vamp.

"Tropika" goes deeper with tribal breaks that bloom into latin piano stabs, luxurious washes of colour and interjections of jittery rhythms. It puts me in mind of Spiritual House godfather Joe Clausell's sound. A stunning track worthy of any House collection.

"Dark Haus" twists the vibe again with similar rhythmic chops to "Ah hah!", but with a haunted house ghost ride of a dirty bassline that I was humming for weeks after Soo sent me this. So funky it's ridiculous!

We close proceedings with a classic Socool rework of "Tropika" that heads straight for the lush and dreamily haunted sounds that label-regular Emily has been perfecting over the last few years.


For those interested, here's what Soo used to make his tracks:

MPC Live 2
Ableton
Hydrasynth Desktop
Roland SE-02
Arturia Microfreak
MicroKorg

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released October 27, 2023

Cover art: Tropical by Unlimited Dream.Co

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