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Buyer Rating: 100.0% positive (6 ratings)

Ramjack (2) - Let Me Hear Music - 20-Aug-06 08:39 AM
I know most people will probably disagree, but I consider the mid nineties to be Hooj Choons' peak.

"Let Me Hear Music" is the perfect example of the label's sound at the time. A gorgeously bouncy and uplifting track, very much in the Tall Paul vein.

Opening with a couple of arpeggios and "Music" vocal samples it builds before the prerequisite twangy Yamaha FM bass sound is introduced and a nice offbeat cowbell clangs along with the track. Shortly after Kevin White's input is very clear - the lead riff could have been lifted straight from an Elevator track, both in it's melody and synth patch.

The combination of producers makes for an excellent track - Paul's housey bounce along with Kevin's ear for the more complex layers and borderline Nu-NRG riffs.

A little known gem, for sure!

A+E Dept - The Rabbit's Name Was... Remixes - 20-Aug-06 08:39 AM
"Kris Needs' Kek Detonator Mix" is 10 minutes of heavy 303 artillery and can only be described as the aural equivalent of being run over by a train.

Introducing itself with a repeated distorted guitar sound then catchy little breakbeat and 909 hat patterns the track pauses for a couple of seconds with the "A large Chinese rabbit..." sample before the kick and 303 begin.

What follows over the next 8.5 minutes is a climax of epic proportions as the filter twiddling begins and that little silver box screams louder and harsher than you've ever heard. Clattering percussion and stab sounds are dispersed in increasing amounts to urge the track forward to it's second breakdown.

Just when you think it's all over at the 5 minute mark the 303 resumes with a second, even more distorted 303 line, tearing through the track, filters soaring higher and higher with gritty distortion and incredible power.

It's impossible to convey in words just what this track sound like. It's harsh, dirty and an incredible testament to the greatest accidental sound in dance music.

Long live the unmistakable sound of the Roland TB-303.

Sonic Inc. - I Feel For You - 19-Jun-06 05:30 AM
The original mix quite possibly features the most pretentious breakdown in any trance record. Slowing down to around 100bpm it features long pads, sweeping classical strings and, to top it off, a harp. Quite bizarre, yet it doesn't detract too much from a storming tune.

EMF - It's You / They're Here (Remixes) - 06-Jun-06 01:39 AM
D:Ream's remix here is so far removed from their usual Pop Dance sound it's unreal. A lush, piano led, progressive affair with just a hint of electric guitar and a sprinkling of vocals.

I'm sure this record would have passed by unnoticed if it wasn't for the Renaissance compilation on which it was featured.

Escrima - Deeper - 19-Mar-03 07:11 AM
The rarest Hooj ever. Very little info on this release exists and most discography sites contain a gap or blank entry for HOOJ33, except where I have supplied the info.

Originally, release 33 was going to be
Deeper Cut - Love Surrounds You, licenced to London. However due to issues between the artists and London it never saw the light of day, despite getting a remix from Red Jerry. A few accetates were pressed and Tall Paul hammered it.

Hooj 33 is a white label promo of Escrima - Deeper. The tracklisting is different to the FFRR promo and release tab236, with 4 different tracks. The Matt Darey Remix is longer than on the FFRR, with different arrangement and a few additional sounds. The Radio Mix is identical to the TAB236 CD. The B side mixes never made it past this pressing.

There is no artist, tracklisting or credits on the label, it's just plain white in a plain black sleeve. After conversation with various people, including Andy Allder who co-produced and remixed the track, I have been able to piece together the information. I'm unsure as to whether this went out as Escrima or just Tall Paul.

I have to say this is My favorite Hooj of all time. It took me eight years to locate a copy of the Original Mix since hearing it on the clubbing TV show "BPM" back in 1995.

This comment / review contains some information from http://www.hoojfan.com, which I have taken over and will soon be updating.