Not many artists have been in the music industry for 20 years, never released an album, and steered the forefront of a sonic phenomenon (house music, in case you were wondering). Today, 20 years is an eternity to musicians, it’s almost unheard of in this Soulja Boy Tellem age of microwave artists. Dylan Hermelijn is different than most, though. Working under the moniker 2000 And One, the Amsterdam musician has been light years ahead of his peers since the late 1980s. His first full-length album, Heritage, is his testament to longevity. Captured in full, the album celebrates his first, and foremost, love: House music, while equally paying homage to his West African roots. Full of pulsating, tribal sonics and techno mash-ups, Heritage is a solid first effort. “Burnin Dub” and “Spanish Fly” recall late 80s Chicago house disco while “Dat Na Poku” is an example of 2000 And One’s stripped, raw style. The album offers listeners two sides of his multiplex, hybrid sound: African rhythm and Amsterdam electro-house. Looking back on it, 2001 sure seemed a long way off in 1989. Not now, though. And probably not ever again.

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