House of Strawberry (H.O.S.) are a UK-based electronic duo operating between melodic techno, avant-garde deep house and Afro-centric groove. Rooted in London and Manchester’s underground, their sound leans on weighty low-end, polyrhythmic percussion and slow-burn harmonic builds, engineered for long-form club narratives. The result is DJ-first music that feels both textured and immediate: hypnotic enough for late-night floors, but always with an emotional centre.
As one half of H.O.S., London producer and engineer Drew Horley brings over three decades of studio experience. A Mercury Prize nominee for his work on TY‘s 2004 album Upwards, and co-founder of Lab Studios London and Lab West Recording Studio, his credits span Estelle, Burna Boy, De La Soul, Natalie Williams, Jay Sean and a new wave of hip-hop and neo-soul artists. That breadth of songcraft and analogue-rich production underpins the duo’s output, giving their club tracks a warmth and musicality that stands out amid the 4AM haze.
On the other side, Manchester DJ, producer and events promoter Dan James (Dan Riggs) traces his story back to the late-80s currents of post-disco, electro and acid house. In the mid-90s he launched the Strawberries and Cream parties, building a community around underground house and techno long before H.O.S. took shape. Decades of record collecting, nationwide DJ sets, festival organisation and media appearances now feed into the project: his ear for emerging sounds and off-centre grooves gives H.O.S. sets their crate-dug, forward-leaning edge.
Across their DJ performances, H.O.S. focus on narrative-driven journeys that thread rolling Afro-leaning rhythms, widescreen melodic techno and smoky deep-house textures. Explore the project via Mixcloud. For Drew Horley’s wider discography and production work, see his Linktree plus Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
