{"id":24609,"date":"2020-07-22T13:39:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T17:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/records\/best-of-yhv-vol-1\/"},"modified":"2020-07-22T13:51:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T17:51:00","slug":"best-of-yhv-vol-1","status":"publish","type":"records","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/best-of-yhv-vol-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of YHV Vol. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Active since 2017, Jakarta-based label YHV is primarily the platform for producer Yopi Handi, under his own name, the alias Yoheva, and in tandem with his pal Oji Lazuardi. Handi hails primarily from the fashion scene, where he\u2019s done musical direction for a decade, and so his take on house music is definitely on the deferential side \u2013 raw, organic, and preoccupied with percussion though it may be. Several tracks on this showcase compilation are taken from the label\u2019s impressive soundtrack for Indonesia Fashion Week 2019<\/a> (an event that\u2019s worth an image search, if you\u2019ve got a thing for cool couture).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only tracks close to outright bangers here are \u201cPerc Pervert\u201d and \u201cIndonesian Drums\u201d, with its fierce drum breakdown midway. Handi also seeks to strike a balance between practicing a robust globalism and highlighting uniquely Indonesian elements. Note the African choral riff in \u201cPerc Pervert\u201d, or the very universal character of numbers like \u201cMystique Forest\u201d, the synth-heavy \u201cNomaden\u201d, and the lulling \u201cWayang’s Lullaby\u201d. On the other hand, the distinct local flavours are present in the charming \u201cNusantara Chilling\u201d, the light but lively, flute-based \u201cTakuling\u201d, and especially the bouncing gamelan groove of the opening track, \u201cBatik Warrior\u201d. Whatever the reference points, by prioritizing atmosphere and character over dancefloor exigencies, Handi has generated a satisfyingly varied selection of sounds on this comp \u2013 and YHV\u2019s recently expanding roster suggests an even wider spread of good stuff to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n