H.O.S.H. Plays Electric Pickle on Friday

​I first heard of Hamburg-based producer H.O.S.H. (a.k.a. Holger Behn) through a mind-blowing 2008 release called "Radar" -- a collaboration with esteemed producer and Diynamic labelmate Stimming. This insidious little banger blends delectably nuanced and understated tribal rhythms with weird distended pitch crescendos and a smiting climatic jazz organ breakdown unlike anything else I've heard in techno before.

With an idiosyncratic signature sound embracing elements of minimal tech, dub and world music, H.O.S.H. has emerged into 2010 as one of the most original artists of the German EDM scene, while contributing to the increasing renown of the Diynamic Music collective. H.O.S.H. will be bringing his innovative dance grooves to the Electric Pickle on Friday night, where he'll be joined on decks by DJ Andres Amadeus, plus Will Renuart, Tomas of Aquabooty, Edwin Adams and Terrance Tabeau.

H.O.S.H. at Electric Pickle, Friday, January 8, 11 p.m.-5 a.m. 2826 N Miami Ave., Miami.