HO-JU RECORDS! WHOOP

Of course, you've all heard the likes of Wonk, Bass Weazal, Jak-Z and even Brisbanes very own, Koochie - but what do these top notch artists have in common? Well, while they may be evenly dispersed around the globe, all of them have featured on the prominent (and skyrocketing) label, Ho-Ju Records. The guys and girls over at Ho-Ju have established themselves as a premier Australian and international label and are continuing on the up. To further explain just how good these crazy music fanatics are, we decided to have a sit down chat with label owner/manager Duane Spratling, just to see how things were working.

First things first however - with releases coming out left, right and center for the label, the always friendly crew were happy to throw some promo tracks our way, fresh on beatport! This week, we received both the original and Aquasky remix of Crush Groovin', the Journeyman VS BARRcode track. While both are equally catchy and impressive, in true FridgeJet style we just can't go past the extra bass layer Aquasky threw on - true banger! Check the interview, grab the samples - then jump your ass onto Beatport and buy their shit ASAP.

Journeyman VS BARRcode - Crush Groovin' (Original Mix)

Journeyman VS BARRcode - Crush Groovin' (Aquasky Remix)

BUY the above tracks HERE!

So first of all, how would you describe Ho-Ju Records to a person who hadn't heard of them before?

First of all, we would say.. " Where the hell u been??? ".. hehe... well let me see, We are a label that releases floor shaking stuff from across any genre.. if it makes ya wanna shake ya booty, we want it on Ho-Ju. haha ..That sound stupid enough??? 

So would you say Ho-Ju have a specialised genre?

We didn't want to limit ourselves to just one genre, sort of like my dj sets.. I play a variety of styles including  Breaks/Electro/Fidget/House/Tech House/Progressive..... thats what i wanted to represent in a label.. We don't have one specific genre we want to concentrate on purely because there are so many amazing artists across a wide variety of genres, who we respect and admire that we didn't want to be limited as to who we could sign on our label..

What artists have you and the team worked with?

We have been lucky enough to work with some incredible artists including: Journeyman VS BARRcode, Lissat & Voltaxx, Roman Pushkin, Aquasky, Micah Black, House Addicts, Ellektra, Kelevra, DJ Bam Bam, The Angry Kids, Dylan Rhymes, Pablo Decoder, Love Assassins, Aquilaganja, WoNK, Nick Supply, Jak-Z, Tom EQ, Koochie, Analogue, Gigi Barocco, Josh David ( Breakdown ), Edu K, Aniki, Dan Aux, Lazy Rich, Kaysh, Milner ... 

Any major future prospects, and what can we expect from Ho-Ju Records in 2009?

We have an amazing line up of releases coming up in the next few months including some more instalments from Ho-Ju favs Journeyman VS BARRcode ( Crush Groovin out 30th March ) and WoNK ( Jump out 13th April W/ Bass Weazal mix ) the much anticipated ' Loose Morals EP ' from Bris-Vegas local Koochie..( inc Remixes by Gigi Barocco, Edu K , Analogue, Josh David ( Breakdown ) & Aniki ) ..2009 is all about establishing Ho-Ju Records as a label to watch...A label that consistently releases quality music from a broad range of genres...Also as a side project.. We have teamed with Monkey Beats in the UK to form Monkey-Ho ... Doing a one off release ... That will hit soon... keep an eye out...;)

Where can people buy your stuff?

Beatport, Juno Download, Trackitdown, DJDownload, I-Tunes, Napster, DJTunes, Juno Records, Hard To Find Records, Chemical Records, Vinyl Warning.. and more sites to come...

Any nights/events in conjunction with the label?

Not as yet, although we are looking at putting on some nights in conjunction with some upcoming releases, and we are also looking at getting into touring some local and international artists...we will be pushing this hard in 09.. So stay tuned... ;)

Got any shout outs, or anything we have missed?

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to all who have jumped on board with support for Ho-Ju so far...The people who have bought our tracks , the dj's who have played our tracks, the producers who have made the tracks, the blog sites like yourself who feature us, everyone who has supported Ho-Ju .. A MASSIVE THANK YOU!!!!

A big big thankyou to Bec, Bails & Eileen... Thier Support is greatly appreciated..

Duaneo & Shane Ho-Ju