Writer: Rasha Khoweiss
San Holo’s
Galatic Journey
A lot can be said about the trend of music so endearingly referred to as Future Beats, music composed around
the forthcoming concept of what we can effectively
label as music, especially in an age where it is all digital.
Many seem to misinterpret such digital effects for musical quality, while musical puritans dismiss digital effects
all together. Cosmos walks a fine line between both notions, however credence is to be given at what Cosmos,
the debut EP from San Holo, is trying to achieve.
“Welcome” for Virgin Galactic one day.
San Holo’s Cosmos is your four track odyssey through
the intergalactic multiverse, and in San Halo’s dimension your journey will be a vibrant, creative, and atmospheric experience. Cosmos is delightfully bass ridden,
with special effect vocals accumulating in trance like
spacey beats.
“Memories” follows the same feel as “Fly”, and contains
more of the kick drum and hi hat score that is more synonymous with Future Beats music. It isn’t until “Hiding”
featuring The Nicholas, whose voice is subtle and cold
like chrome, that you realize your destination has been
reached, a somewhat interstellar dance party.
“Welcome,” the first track, plays very similar to that
pleasant background music you hear when you are
boarding an aircraft, however instead of a plane,
substitute a galactic spaceship and it’s almost certain
this opening track will be playing. With “Welcome,” San
Holo is making sure you are comfortable and ready for
take-off. In fact, Richard Branson could look into using
Receiving attention from Future Beats counterparts
LessThan3, Earmilk, and Trap.Net, Cosmos can be described as visionary. Not in the inspirational context of
visionary as it is conventionally known, but visionary in
wanting music to formulate an image of wanting to b