DJOKO and his Cologne based HOOVE crew are really rocking right now, from their recent party with lady of the moment Laurine to the firing residents and of course their imprint. Germany’s clubs may be getting sadly side-lined again but HOOVE is will not be getting put in the fridge when they have releases this hot coming out. For the third instalment, they have lined up a team of artists that include label residents DJOKO also under his Kolter alias, Thalo Santana as Dr. Octavio, and J.Feierabend and Ramí also combine.
A large part of the HOOVE sound palette is upbeat, positive house music so there was no other option for our pick of the release than the utterly shimmering ‘Passion Eterna’ Dr. Oktavio. The doctor on call here is none other than label resident Thalo Santana under his alternative ego Dr. Oktavio and this solid slab of house music more than fits the bill. Pristine drums wrap around the thudding kicks like a warm hug and the top synths float in and out of the mix like a summer breeze. Distant whistles are like a carnivale block party kicking off in the next street. The vibes are so high on ‘Passion Eterna’ and the whispered female Spanish tones round the track off to such a fine point.
DJOKO on A1 with ‘Positive Energy’ is on point too and the trademark big bassline call to the track name perfectly. On A2 DJOKO’s electro alias Kolter offers a nice contrast to the rest of the release. The synth heavy theme on ‘Interstellar Music’ works perfectly in tandem with the vocoder vocals and lush electronics. Rounding out another fine HOOVE release with J.Feierabend and Ramí’s with a soulful daydream in ‘Phase 9’.
HOOVE03 is now available on pre-sale at decks.de.
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