The Norwegian music scene has gained tremendous worldwide attention in the past year thanks in large part to the rise of
Kygo,
Rytmeklubben,
Cashmere Cat,
Lido and
San Holo, who first broke into public consciousness with his "
Don't Touch The Classics" remixes, especially when his "
Next Episode" remix was featured in
TWRK's fifth installment. Holo's inimitable style and sound have catapulted him and his continually growing library into countless mixes and a worldwide tour. SH has his own label,
bitbird, but he's also released
tonnes of free music, a
3 track EP on Monstercat, an
OWSLA single, big names remix credits for
Tchami and
Porter Robinson, and now he's picked up his very own Spinnin' release:
His last release,
a collab with Father Dude, was also on Spinnin', and as you might expect with Spinnin', it has marked a move to a slightly more poppy, easily consumable sound and feel for the heavenly, chiptune inspired producer. Both "
IMISSU" and "Can't Forget You" lean on sparkling vocals and less on heavily tuned drops or glitchy builds, and what I feel is almost a stripped down, rather confined version of the San Holo I've come to know and love. My only hope is that, because of Spinnin's huge reach, more and more people get into San Holo and he floods us with new music; nothing wrong with that.
SCORE
Composition 2/3
Dynamics 2/2
Improvisation/Progression 2/3
Melody/Harmony 2/3
Originality 1/2
Sonic Quality 2/2
Lyrics 2/3
Vocals 2/2
TOTAL 15/20
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