The Hawaiian concept of 'ohana'—family—takes on urgent meaning in this compilation EP spearheaded by Scottie Soul, a DJ who planted house music seeds in Hawaii's volcanic soil three decades ago. Conceived as a fundraiser for Maui wildfire recovery, this five-track collection brings together electronic music veterans with deep Pacific connections.
Scottie Soul opens proceedings with "Love Love Love," threading chunky rhythms through a dirty 303-like bassline while speech drops fragment across late-night warehouse drums. The Ward Mix, a collaboration with legendary DJ Spun (Rong Music), transforms the original into a four-on-the-floor dancefloor destroyer, complete with echoed vocals and a breakbeat surprise ending.
San Francisco tribal-house maestro John Howard contributes two characteristically off-kilter journeys. "MMOO" layers cosmic percussion with strange orchestral synths, while "Discedit" channels NYC's avant-disco spirit through whistles, shouts, and clever quotations from classic tracks—a street-side jam that's pure vibe.
The closer from Orangutan Tiddies ft. Symphony delivers. "MAUI (Piano Dub)" marries full-throttle funk bass with old-school piano magic, as a female vocal explicitly connects the track to its beneficiary. The result lifts spirits through lush production that's equal parts garage-disco and hopeful joy.
Beyond its musical merits, The Ohana Project Vol. 1 succeeds as community action draped in electronic music. Each track pulses with purpose, transforming dance music's escapist tendencies into the profound—healing through rhythm, recovery through warehouse communion.
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