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Label: Ellipse Records
Artist: Holo
Format: Vinyl (300 copies) & Digital
Cat Number: ELP002
EP Title: In Limbo EP
Release Date: March 11th, 2022

The Ellipse Records project was born out of two common goals with Houseum Records: sharing music and putting forward promising artists. This sub-label highlights a new music library that oscillates between electro, breakbeat and ambient. The releases will combine exploration and texture through the symbiosis between artistic covers and sounds.

Rising contemporary electronica musician Holo will be releasing his new In Limbo EP via Houseum’s sub-label Ellipse Records on the 11th of March. The Australian producer burst onto the scene in 2019 after seeing his first track 'Atlas' uploaded on the Houseum YouTube channel and after releasing his debut EP of the same name, with house music heavyweight UK label Shall Not Fade’s sub-label Lost Palms. The EP featured the deep house classic ‘In My Dreams’ that earned over 2 million streams on Houseum channel.

Hugo Horwood (Holo himself) is originally from Canberra and is currently living in Melbourne, Australia. His music draws from unexpected genres, including pop, classic rock, acid and 90s hip hop, to create a sound that is truly his own.

‘Bleu’ is the first introduction into the kaleidoscopic EP that will subvert your expectations from the get-go. With a gradual start, the listener is rewarded for taking the extra time to lean back into the song and explore the multilayered tones of chilled vibes and an inescapable otherworldly realm. The first hint at the artist’s vocal talents, the single leaves the listener begging for more.

‘In Limbo’ is the epitome of holidays: luxurious soundscapes and unhurried production at each turn. Join us as we venture down a long, winding road that hugs the mountains on one side and showcases a vast aquamarine world on the other. Just above, around the bend, you know there’s a house party waiting for you that promises sunsets and good vibes but for now, the road stretches on and there isn’t a rush in the world. Why would there be, when you’ve got Holo on the speakers?

It took a long time to get 'Supersonic' sounding the way Holo wanted it to, particularly dialling in the bass sound he could hear in his head. It reminds him of Fatboy Slim's 'Right Here, Right Now' or Robert D's 'Clubbed to Death' (from that scene in The Matrix with the woman in the red dress) with its swirling bassline and relentless drums. The guitar parts at the end are inspired by the intro to Pink Floyd’s Shine On You Crazy Diamond'. His friend rapped on the outro, and he’s keen to produce a live version of this track one day which puts his part front-and-centre.

Holo once had this “Airbnb for music gear” business idea and tried to validate it by buying an original Roland TB-303 to rent out to other producers in Melbourne. He ended up stopping that project but found he was way too in love with the 303 to sell it, and he's glad he didn’t because it's been a constant source of inspiration, and it’s all over this track. He’d been mucking around with an acid line over “In Limbo” and found that the 303 line worked brilliantly with the drums and bassline by themselves, so he immediately saved a new version of the project and didn't look back! The sound of this track is inspired by Andy Garvey’s 2019 Boiler Room x Pitch Festival set, and it’s another one where he thought, “this shouldn’t work”, with an acid lead, disco bassline, renaissance choir sample, eBow guitar line and a couple of sampled trumpets. His favourite track from this EP.

Holo
https://soundcloud.com/holoofficial
https://www.instagram.com/holo__gram_

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Delighted to have gotten the chance to paint the audio landscape to this world, I had so much fun delving in plus it meant I could re-explore some of my favourite artists and albums for inspiration. Brian Eno, Moby, the Mass Effect and FTL soundtracks for the Construct theme and for the Destruct theme I went back and listened to the dnb classics from Sub Focus, Bad Company, DJ Fresh and Concord Dawn. I hope you enjoy.

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Hey guys uploaded is just a sample track from my new release.
I had been sitting on this idea for a while now and was very much in two minds about releasing it BUT - as a way of showcasing my music to date (and unleashing some rare tracks and remixes), getting a huge shout out to the ZEIT crew and last but by no means least try and raise awareness and point you in the direction of my sons GoFundMe page - I felt it made sense to get it out there.


Grab it here
https://bocuma.bandcamp.com/album/z-e-i-t-an-evening-of-electronic-music

All proceeds raised from this release will be going straight into his GoFundMe and would be a massive help achieving his target. Find out more here www.gofundme.com/harvey039s-service-dog

and for more info and updates on ZEIT check out their page here www.facebook.com/ZEITevent/

Thanks so much in advance guys and as always thank you for all your listens, shares, comments, purchases and just your overall super kind support!

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https://twitter.com/nostoppingepoch

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https://cassetter.bandcamp.com/
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https://www.facebook.com/Cassetter-1948599435260078/

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https://admoyo.bandcamp.com/
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