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The best of 2017, according to San Holo
RnB/Hip Hop | Wednesday 29th November 2017 | Arren
San Holo shares his favourite records of 2017.
Sander van Dijck, better known as San Holo, has probably just had one of his biggest years in 2017. He’s been dubbed the fastest growing act in electronic music and has seen a huge growth in his online following after his projects caught the attention of major artists like Skrillex & Diplo. The trap and bass producer from Holland has been capitalising on the successful career he’s been building over the past few years. Earlier in November he released his latest record ‘One Thing’ just before kicking off his North American tour.
The Dutchman has made a man of himself by taking a simple theme and then blowing it up into a veritable kaleidoscope of sounds. No more obvious is this concept than in his latest record, ‘One Thing’ which he describes as being “an exact translation of how I feel most of the time”.
Hear the track below and get yourself a copy here.
It’s been a big year for San Holo, all starting with the huge success of ‘Light’ which was released at the tail end of 2016. ‘Light’ spent 7 weeks as number 1 on the Sirius BPM, propelling San Holo to the top of the global trap and bass scene. Since then he has delivered two mixes to Radio 1 for Diplo & Friends and Annie Nightingale as well as having DJ’ed across the world with dates in the US, Australia and Europe.
To help celebrate his landmark year, and his latest release ‘One Thing’, San Holo shared with us his top 5 tracks of 2017:
DROELOE - Sunburn
“DROELOE released their EP ‘A Moment in Time’ with us on bitbird last August and this is the single from that EP. DROELOE have such a unique and distinct sound. Also, their storytelling is just so amazing, I have no words for it. Happy to know them and have them on tour with me.”
San Holo - If Only (Mega Collab) feat. EASTGHOST, Analogue Dear, Taska Black, DROELOE, Losi, ILIVEHERE. & GOSLO
“I’ve had the idea of doing a “Mega Collab” for a long time and I’m so happy of how this turned out. It’s so cool to me that it’s so cohesive but you’re still able to hear all the producers’ specific sounds. Couldn’t have thought of a better way to close off the Gouldian Finch #02 compilation!”
San Holo & James Vincent McMorrow - The Future (Marcioz Remix)
“Marcioz is an amazing producer from Brazil. Really inventive and just makes amazing songs, no matter what genre. The way he reimagined this song is just mind-blowing to me! Definitely more to come from him on bitbird very soon.”
The XX - On Hold
“Although this one came out in 2016, I heard this one for the first time in 2017. I really fell in love with this song when I was on tour through North America last March. I have absolutely no words for this song!”
Analogue Dear - Obrecht
“I literally cried the first time I heard this. Analogue Dear has this way of touching my soul time and time again – I just absolutely love his work!”
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