Published
Fri, Oct 6, 2006, 20:00
- Progressive house label Hooj Choons is preparing to make a comeback in 2007.
Progressive house label Hooj Choons is preparing to make a comeback in 2007.
There's not a prog DJ out there who doesn't own at least one or more 12 inches released on Hooj Choons. In progressive's heyday the label was responsible for some of the genre's finest moments such as Space Manoeuvres 'Stage One', Pete Lazonby 'Sacred Cycles' and Lustral 'Everytime'. Its iconic logo of a stick figure DJ spinning on two decks was regularly seen jutting out of record crates.
Hooj was one of the victims of the slump in UK clubland a few years ago, eventually shutting up shop in September 2003. But good news for fans of the label -- it's firing up again in early 2007. Before they release any vinyl, however, Hooj are releasing new remixes and unreleased versions of back catalogue tracks on Beatport over the next six weeks with one release per week.
Appropriately, the first release is 'Resurrection' by Medway which originally came out in 1998, appearing on John Digweed's Global Underground Hong Kong compilation. This digital version will include a new ambient dub plus remixes by Chris & Kai and Delikate Imposters, which actually had a limited vinyl run on Release Grooves in November 2005.
Best start sending your demos to Hooj Choons now.