Biography – With ‘ the long nineties’ slow train still showing no sign of departing the cultural platform, and much current electronic music spinning around related axis, it’s no big surprise to see occasional  providers Hooj Choons make one of their infrequent returns to the fray.‘ 

With the Hooj Catalogue owners keen to see orchestral versions of some of their (and selected  other) favourites from yesteryear, they managed to tempt the original ‘creative team’ back to the fray for the project ( he wasn’t exactly overdoing it down in the SW ), to work with the fruits of a noted Slovenian orchestra’s interpretations.

Between them, the Hooj 21c crew have swerved the well trodden ‘ orchestral bangers at the Albert Hall’ path. Instead, Memories of the Future features sweeping electronic / orchestral hybrid versions of the likes of Humate’s Love Stimulation and mid 90’s Hooj favourite Only Me, more delicate, piano focused interpretations of Lazonby’s Sacred Cycles and Transformer 2’s, Fruit of Love, and a minimal, slow burning rework of the inevitable Cafe’ Del Mar, that eventually bursts into widescreen life.

With an accompanying dancefloor friendly remix package imminent , MoTF Vol 2 already in the works, and signs of the label engaging with the present via bespoke H21c releases, 30 years on from inception, Hooj 2021 looks settled in for a longer haul this time around.