Johan Jariten Soh

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Founder and head honco of the Sound of Habib label, DJ, producer and all round gloomy fucker.



Biography:

Jariten's started his path into the world of music by DJ-ing at the very popular student nights in Gothenburg. He quickly became well know on the local circuit for venturing outside the student night norm and intruducing a mainstream crowd to electronic music. As he grew in polularity, playing 3-5 nights a week meant staying awake in class was a near impossible feat, and Jariten left his studies behind, having undertaken an eclectic mix of courses including Chemistry and Chineese.



In 1995 the relentless drum & bass movement took it's first baby steps in Sweden, and Jariten was right promoting nights and touring with Aphrodite, among others. After a 2 month US tour playing drum & bass, Jariten returned for Europe to play some UK dates, but felt the politics of drum & bass was getting to him and no interesting records were being released. But under the surface things were bubling in London. Jariten met Botchit founder Vini Medley who introduced him to a whole new world of sounds and people. Breaks had all the energy of drum & bass, a more interesting approach and none of the politics. After meeting and getting a studio tutorial from Rennie Pilgrem in 1998, Jariten shelfed his drum & bass records for good and started looking into production.



In 1999 the first Sound of Habib release saw the light of day, distributed by ST Holdings. The track "Enjoy" by Jariten under the "Spark" moniker secured a sureplayer in DJ Magazine, and after having Stisch masterpeice JFK as the 3rd release on the label, it was already legendary. Sound of Habib is the longest running international breakbeat label, and one of the most consistent breaks labels in the world.



Jariten continued using different monikers for himself and his various collaborations and release tunes as Invincible, Random Source, Spark and Johan Soh. In 2006 he felt it was time to focus it all on one alias, and then there was only Jariten.



The strength of Jariten's production lies in originality and an endless effort to give each track a life of it's own, something that gives the tracks and remixes extra shelf life, and that is what makes them stay in peoples boxes and cd wallets for a long time.



Jariten has always been an in demand DJ and playing 2-3 times a week means he has done over 1500 gigs in his professional career, all over the globe. His refined surgical mixing skills combined with an uncanny ear for the right tune at the right time, he always has the crowds screaming for more.



For more on the label, check Sound of Habib on Myspace or soundofhabib.com



Key gigs include:

Fabric, Space, Ministry of Sound, Turnmills, Zouk, Hultsfred festival, Fusion Festival, Fat!



Upcoming projects:

Beta & Mesmer "Tetris" (Jariten remix) (Scarcity)

Dan F and Jariten "Half light"



Discography:

Left/Right "Gang bang" (Jariten remix) (Sound of Habib)

High Eight "Thru time" (Jariten remix) (Re:connect)

Stickybudz "Bassnow VIP" (Jariten remix) (Hellfire Audio)

Sharam Jey "Feel nobody" (Dan F and Jariten remix) (King Kong)

Jariten & Myagi "Still" (Sound of Habib)

Mike Lennon "Click factor" (Jariten remix) (Wuteva rec)

Karl Sav "No doubt" (Jariten remix) (Re:connect)

Mesmer "Rowla coaster" (Jariten remix) (Sound of Habib)

Jariten "Flooded" (soundofhabib.com free download)

Jinx in dub "Holy trinity" (Jariten remix) (Sango music)

Jariten "Truskool" (Sound of Habib)

Nuboy "U can't" (Jariten remix) (En:vision)

Karton "Can't see" (Jariten remix) (Sound of Habib)

Neztic "Amanhecer" (Jariten remix) (Sound of Habib)

Dr Akward "Survival instinct" (Jariten remix) (Re:connect)

Dan F & Jariten "Halo" (Sound of Habib)

Random Source "Face like a robot" (Sound of Habib)

Random Source "Knowledge is power" (Sound of Habib online)

Invincible "Mean Streets" (Sound Of Habib)

Invincible "You control the sound" (Sound of Habib online)

Splitloop "Panic Mechanic (Invincible remix)" (Sinister)

Karton "Firefucker (Invincible remix)" (Sound Not Scene)

Kilowatts "Ideal Chamelion (Johan Soh messed with texas remix)" (Sober)

Random Source "Big Stupid Grin / Foo" (SOD)

RNA "Eyes Open Wide" (Johan Soh remix) (Skydive)

Johan Soh "The Blizzard / The Drum" (Music by Numbers)

Safe Breaks CD mixed by Johan Soh (Safe sounds/Dorigen)

Random Source "Zombie Rats" (SOD)

Invincible and Kid Kenobi "Alright" (Sound of Habib online)

Invincible "Untamed/Acid Burn" (Badaboom)

Invincible "My mind" (Freakaboom)

Spark & Marathon "Neibahkilla" (Sound Of Habib online)

Elephant "Fashion fits models" (George Truly & Harley Quinn remix)

Spark "Turn / Where the party's at"

Spark "Enjoy remix" (Sound of Habib)